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Here is the situation: Currently the debtors are working with me, and agreeing to work out payment solutions including legal action if necessary. I want to make sure this next document\contract we sign contains the right words follows the right steps to allow me to collect should this go to a legal... View More 
answered on Sep 9, 2019
Any contract attorney should be able to help you with this type of agreement. If the debtors breach the agreement you will still have to go through the court process but you can put in provisions that will give them incentive not to breach.
My tenant moved in one month ago. I chose her from multiple applicants only because she said she was ready to move in ASAP and assured me that she had all of the money required to move in. I live out of state, so my parents manage a lot of things for me.
Upon receiving keys, the tenant... View More
answered on Sep 5, 2019
A properly worded and lawfully prepared notice can give her three days to either pay in full or move out. If she fails to do either you still have to go through the eviction process. You should consult an attorney
I am disabled I'm assuming my landlord is evicting me because I wanted him to make repairs he lied on the court papers and said I hadn't unauthorized dog but she is on the lease and I've been paying $25 a month to keep her
answered on Aug 29, 2019
All you need to do is defend the case and make sure the landlord doesn't carry his burden of proof at trial.
Add late fees on to balance
answered on Aug 27, 2019
The terms of your lease will control this situation. If your lease provides that there are late fees or administrative fees charged for late rent, the landlord may accrue those fees.
Can a member of your llc rent out a property owned by the llc?
Just started a membership llc and working on building inventory when a member expressed interest to rent out one of the newly acquired properties by the company. Can that member rent the property just like if it was a normal... View More
answered on Aug 25, 2019
A member of the LLC can rent just like a normal tenant. How it would affect taxes is a better question for your accountant.
Is there any type of language that can be in a contractual document that secures the the lender ability to secure debt?
In learning about the legal world it is all about the language or how something is written, of wills, and any sort of contractual document. My question is: Is there any... View More
answered on Aug 25, 2019
You can include any language you want in the contract. But in order to garnish wages or attach an account you have to have a judgment. That requires an action filed in court.
If a person was promised TOD of a property, has paid all the Bill's of the person who owns property in exchange for TOD. Has made improvements upon the property, sunk all their money into property. Then owner of property decides to put the TOD into a groups name instead of promised party. Is... View More
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answered on Aug 23, 2019
Yes, there is a legal remedy for breach of contract IF you have sufficient evidence to prove your case, preferably in writing. If not, this is a hard lesson about the importance of hiring an attorney to document any kind of agreement regarding real estate. That would have been WAY cheaper than... View More
Our garage door will open in the middle of the night on its own. It will also open while we are gone for the week/weekend and stay open for days at a time without us knowing. We have told our landlord of the issue 3 times in 2 months and it still isn't fixed. They had their maintenance person... View More
answered on Aug 16, 2019
I should publish an article on this type of question because it comes up so often. I don’t mean the garage door issue but rather a tenant who is upset about the condition of the premises and wants to terminate the lease.
Here’s my answer.
1. If you and your landlord can... View More
My landlord is in breach. But I don't have enough money to pay for the attorney myself. But I need help
answered on Aug 14, 2019
If you are being sued and lack funds contact Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. If you want to sue your landlord and lack funds, either file suit pro se or find a friend or relative to pay your legal fees (unlikely) or borrow money to pay an attorney. I hope everything works out for you.
Counter suit but the court clerk said they don’t have the forms for me to do so. She stated “you’ll have to do some research and find it yourself” where would I find this information? Also since we are counter suing for uninhabitable living conditions is the landlord allowed to come finally... View More
answered on Aug 14, 2019
There is no custom-fit form. You’ll either need to hire and attorney or educate yourself as best you can and be at a big disadvantage of your landlord is represented by counsel.
I have no rental agreement, and my water is in my landlord name. She had it turned off today. Refuses to get it back on, or sign a contract so I can get it in my name.
answered on Aug 6, 2019
Every lease includes an implied warranty of habitability. Even though you don’t have a written lease, if your landlord is accepting money from you every month, you have a lease and your landlord must supply water. It sounds like your landlord is in breach. I recommend you consult a lawyer to... View More
Big hole in kitchen where my 23month old twins fell in to floor
answered on Jul 12, 2019
You didn't ask a question, but if you want to know what to do, the answer is to meet with an attorney knowledgeable with landlord tenant law. Most importantly, don't ignore the suit or a default judgment will likely be taken against you.
The city health inspector came and said we needed to move out, the foundation is sinking the basement floods and there is mold in our sons room and my wife and i have an son who is autistic, my mom is an disabled elderly woman whom stays with us we take care of and we have an infestation of brown... View More
answered on Jun 30, 2019
Sorry to hear of your troubles. If you received a notice of eviction—but haven’t been sued and lost and received a notice that the sheriff is coming to return possession to the landlord—then you won’t be physically forced out by July 3. If you get served a summons, show up at court.... View More
I have been renting the parsonage from the church in my town for 8 years a few months ago i got a letter saying that my boys and i have until june 1st to be out found out that the whole time i had been paying the church for rent that they were a non profit church. Is that even legal?
answered on Jun 3, 2019
It is not illegal for a nonprofit organization to rent property.
answered on May 22, 2019
Between the landlord and tenant, the tenant is responsible. But the utility companies will usually go after whomever they can get to pay and they will not turn utilities on until they are paid, so the burden often falls on the landlord. The landlord is then stuck trying to go after the tenant for... View More
I own the residence, and we have absolutely no written agreement whatsoever regarding his tenancy. I asked him to leave because of addiction issues and unpaid bills. He vacated the property and his family picked up his personal belongings, which I gave them without issue, even though he still owed... View More
answered on May 13, 2019
You cannot hold his property hostage but you could give a statutory notice of abandoned property.
answered on May 1, 2019
There is no stay of eviction available in Missouri unless you have filed Bankruptcy.
some one (I assume from the management co.) placed a printed page stating it was a notice to vacate on our storm door. we never saw that person.
answered on May 1, 2019
Eviction notices are not required to be delivered in person or by the landlord. A notice on your door is sufficient, as long as the notice contains the proper language and gives adequate notice pursuant to your lease.
The lease was fulfilled as agreed and the property was left spotless.
answered on Apr 14, 2019
If you disagree with the withholding, you may file suit in small claims court under this statute: https://law.justia.com/codes/missouri/2015/title-xxxvi/chapter-535/section-535.300/
Fee for trash doubled from 15 to 30 a month. Service provider says they have had no rate increases. Last month they tried to impose a "speeding ticket" because they claimed a visitor to my house was speeding on the entry road, an incident that did not happen as I had no visitors during... View More
answered on Apr 14, 2019
If you have no written lease then you are likely on a month-to-month tenancy. Therefore, even if you don't owe the increased fee (you might), then the landlord is free to give a month's notice and terminate the lease. You'll have to decide whether to fight, in which the landlord... View More
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