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We have two doctor notes and gave 30 days notice with the doctors letters. Climbing steps risked a fall with more serious injury. The landlord has sent us a bill for the remaining rent until they rented the unit. In Ohio Are we liable?
answered on Aug 17, 2020
A doctor's note provides no legal basis for a tenant to terminate a lease.
Tenant is responsible for the full amount of rent for the entire lease term until the lease expiration date. If tenant leaves early, tenant is liable for the remainder of rent until the lease expiration date,... View More 
Students will be randomly selected throughout the semester, 100 at a time. Students with no symptoms, no contact tracing, perfectly random. If they choose not to be tested they will be made to “ quarantine “until they comply. They will not be allowed to attend their classes. This is only for... View More
answered on Aug 5, 2020
That’s a rather strange scheme. There’s little precedent on a lot of these issues. General, common sense health precautions are likely to be upheld in court. But this does seem wrongheaded. For one thing, with limited testing resources, it makes sense to focus on those with symptoms or probable... View More
There have been no upgrades, maintenance etc over the nine years I have done all upkeep myself. The home will need new carpet, drywall repairs and paint.
answered on Jul 30, 2020
Unless the original signed lease specified otherwise, then when it expired, you became a month to month tenant, and either tenant or landlord can terminate that occupancy at the end of any month by giving 30 days written notice. Tenant is responsible to pay for any damages to the premises beyond... View More
A friend of mine went missing and her family put out a $25,000 reward for information leading to her. I came forward and disclosed some information where I think she might be, and they ended up finding her where I said she was. The family has not contacted me with information on how to get the... View More
answered on Jul 30, 2020
Use the Find a Lawyer tab and retain a local attorney. You might have to sue them.
My roommates are being evicted. Im not on the eviction notice or the lease but i have established legal residency at the apartment. Do i legally have to leave when they do?
answered on Jul 27, 2020
If your name is not on the eviction complaint, then you would not have to move. However, if the eviction is granted, and sheriff comes to move them out, there could be problems on whose things get moved out. So you will have to talk to the landlord and work that out ahead of time to avoid... View More
They say its in my contract that they can non-renew and not give a reason. I am shocked! I do submit a lot of maintenance requests. The community is pretty nasty. Wet, moldy, bugs, the front porch concrete is disgusting dirty. Would they really discriminate like that?
answered on Jul 22, 2020
They don't have to give a reason. If you don't leave, they can evict you. And if it is wet, moldy, has bugs, etc. there is no reason to stay.
answered on Jul 22, 2020
No. They will just file a lien against your home and charge late fees. If they won't enforce, persuade other people to run for election to the board with you who want to enforce the rules.
I am a disabled 65-yr old with multiple health issues that make my chance of surviving COVID highly unlikely, living in a county with 135 cases of COVID. Inspectors from Columbus, which has the highest number of cases and deaths in Ohio, are planning to walk through my apartment. Am I required by... View More
answered on Jul 15, 2020
Landlord is allowed by law to inspect after giving reasonable notice. But if you refuse entry, there is not much landlord can do about it. Landlord could call the police, but are unlikely to force you to let landlord enter. If landlord tries to force his way in, call the police. If you refuse... View More
This involves a land contract which I know has its own set of hurdles but basically I want to know if the vendor of the land contract committed fraud or at least made known significant misrepresentation to the common pleas court can that be grounds to reopen the bankruptcy case and reverse the... View More
answered on Jul 6, 2020
Possibly, but it would be very difficult unless the proof establishes the fraud unequivocally. Contact a competent attorney who can realistically assess your chances of success.
Move in date was supposed to be 6/29 but we didnt even receive confirmation that we were approved until that day. We looked around for other places and found one that we liked because they had been very bad at communication.
answered on Jul 1, 2020
You signed the lease, so you are legally obligated to pay the rent. Try to work it out with landlord, or landlord could sue you for breach of lease and file an eviction. An eviction is a permanent court record that can make it difficult to rent from a landlord who checks the records. Landlord... View More
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answered on Jun 28, 2020
No. Once a lawsuit is initiated you can go through the civil litigation process, which does not result in the business being shut down. Even if you win it is unlikely that the business would be shut down.
In our divorce we were ordered to pay our own debt. She left the car somewhere and it got towed. I have no idea where it is. Now the finance company is threating to garnish my wages.
answered on Jun 25, 2020
She committed fraud by forging your name. Contact the attorney who handled your divorce.
Recently, we put an offer on a house. One of the stipulations was for the seller to paying closing costs up to 3500, the offer was accepted. A septic and well inspection was completed and it failed the inspection for the septic. So roughly the house needs a new septic system for 10k. Now, the... View More
answered on Jun 19, 2020
You need to have your purchase agreement reviewed by an attorney. After the inspection you made a request to have the septic system repaired. The Seller countered by, essentially agreeing to pay up to $6,500 for the septic repairs. You need to accept or reject their counter-offer. The purchase... View More
answered on Jun 15, 2020
You could sue landlord for monetary damages you have suffered. Use the Find a Lawyer tab to retain a local attorney to review the facts and advise you of your options.
I'm breaking my apartment lease early and the only thing my contract states is that I forfeit my security deposit upon doing so. I called to ask if there were any other penalties and I was told that I would also have to pay 3 month's rent upon vacating or $1000 breakage fee and continue... View More
answered on Jun 15, 2020
If you are breaching the lease, then landlord can claim lost rent amounts, damages, cleaning, etc., as those are remedies provided by law and do not need to be stated in the lease. Landlord can sue to recover those amounts and also will file an eviction to regain legal possession of the premises.... View More
I am current on my rent. He had been arrested three months ago on misdemeanor charges but nothing was said to us until the call today, mid-may.
When I asked who decided this i was told it was the property manager. When I asked for the name and number of the property manager they refused to... View More
answered on Jun 9, 2020
I might depend on your lease. If your lease has a stipulation that no one with a misdemeanor conviction may live there, or other basic wording, they may be able to evict over an unlawful tenant. It's worthwhile to have an attorney look over your lease.
I paid a $700 dollar deposit but I’m not worried about that. I just don’t want to pay the price for both semesters. It was a stupid idea in the first place but I was pressured by others to sign early or else there would be very little options.
answered on Jun 9, 2020
You can try to negotiate an early lease termination with the landlord. But landlord does not have to agree to that. If you don't pay the rent required, landlord can file an eviction to terminate your lease rights, and sue you for any lost rent. An eviction is a permanent court record that... View More
My brother had asked my husband and I if he could take over our car payment. We all came to an agreement and for almost a year the payments were made while my brother had the car. My brother asked us to take the car back in August of 2019. We had asked him if he could fix the damage on the front... View More
answered on Jun 2, 2020
You could sue your brother in small claims court, but if you did not have a written contract, then he could deny he had any obligation to pay, and you probably would not succeed. Check your local court web site for the small claims process.
Hi. As stated, I was offered to renew my annual lease. I returned the digital document signed promptly. At first I was told they didn't receive it (a month after my sending it...) Once I let them know about the digital document's history proving that I did sign it on time, they told me... View More
answered on Jun 1, 2020
If a lease expires, landlord has no obligation to renew it unless it has an automatic renewal or some other renewal process, and tenant gave proper notice of renewal as the lease required before any deadline. Ohio law allows a landlord to inspect at any time after giving reasonable notice. When a... View More
I rented an apartment May 2019 to June 2020. On May 1st my rent was due. I was not going to have the money to pay the rent till after May 7th. On May 6th I got an eviction notice stating I needed to vacate by May 11th. To avoid legal action I left May 9th. I got a final statement yesterday saying I... View More
answered on May 26, 2020
Yes you can fight it. If they sue you for the money, then you can file an answer to the complaint that they file, and then attend the hearing to offer the lease as your defense. Check with local legal aid, or if your local court has a clinic with volunteers to assist those without an attorney.
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