I'm looking to rent from an apartment complex and every complex requires $100+(usually way more) to even get to see the lease. This seems like a cash grab because you pay, I don't know, say $250 to see the lease, and it's filled with extra fees, clauses that waive rights, etc, but if... Read more »
I am not aware of any such laws. If you have an obvious personal trait that is protected under federal law, they might be using this fee as a way just to be difficult to make you go elsewhere without looking like they are discriminating against you. If they don't charge everyone the fee,... Read more »
I bought a house with two tenants, one is month to month and the other has a lease in place till next year.
I read about a buyout clause in the lease that doesn't specify who can use it. Is that an option?
I have other plans for the home in the short term. The house... Read more »
The answers to your questions are in your contract. As I haven't read the contract, I can't give you any sure answers. I will say that most Buyout Clauses in leases are designed for the Tenant to buy the property, not the reverse. How to serve documents on a Tenant, like a clause allowing... Read more »
Sister lives on the property she has a manufactured home that she's renting out on the property also that I live in for five years and she made us leave she wanted more rent. I also have an older brother but my question is I've had things out in the shed out there and she's made me... Read more »
There are many ways to deal with property owned by multiple people. Sometimes someone is allowed to stay on a property for free to care for it, thus protecting everyone's interest in the property. Other times one owner will live there as a tenant, and the other owners are landlords. In that... Read more »
He paid the deposit and one month in advance three weeks prior to the start of the contract and now is asking for the full refund. We’ve found new tenants and they’ll start the contract in two weeks. The previous tenant doesn’t want to sign a termination agreement and he doesn’t think he... Read more »
The date they told you they would not be staying in the rental is normally the date of Termination for the original tenants. They did sign an agreement, so even though they got nothing out of it, you may technically argue their termination cost you rental time if the contract is clear on this... Read more »
How many days after receiving this unlawful detainer do I as defendent have to reply? In Utah.
What's the next step after I send my reply in to court ??
When do I have to move out?
As you have several questions and unlawful detainer is unique, I recommend talking to an attorney. If you can't afford an attorney there is an organization in Utah that will represent you for free and give you plenty of information:
https://www.utahlegalservices.org
After 6 years of dealing with terrible landlords, I have put in my 30 days notice to vacate property. My soon to be exlandlords are trying to enter the property prior to the 30 days being up for an inspection and I would like to know my rights.
I have never seen a commercial property lease without an agreement. Your rights will be detailed in that agreement.
one month ago he has made, no progress bought no materials, and is using the garage as a storage unit, i never allowed use of garage. i want him gone i want to move his stuff to storage for 30 days like i would a tenant who has left there things behind. i would call this theft by deception for... Read more »
You need an attorney who practices eviction and real estate law.
If a tenant is renting a room in a house where the owner of that house also lives can the tenant ban guests that the owner has said are ok to be there?
Hard to say w/out seeing the contract. A tenant may exercise exclusive control over some areas, probably their room and private space, but would not have the legal right to ban a guest of another tenant/owner from a common area space.
I hope this helps.
Wes
My uncle who was the executor for my grandfather's estate will not provide a will . iam in the will stating me and my jids can live there in his house under we pay utilities and house taxes. My uncle changed the locks broke into my sons room went threw all of our stuff and threw a lot of mine... Read more »
I am sorry for what you are going through. If you haven't seen the will how do you know you had a right to live in the house so long as you paid utilities?
This sounds like it would be very difficult to reverse what has happened as the house is now owned by someone else. If you are... Read more »
He filed eviction under a new company name I have never heard of and a copy of a lease that is not our original lease. Signatures are copy and pasted. He originally filed with "Property Management" for the business name but amended it to lease company name. After I questioned having no... Read more »
If you can prove he copy and pasted the signatures, that is criminal and he could go to jail. Take the proof to the county attorney's office and make sure they know which attorney he is using. The attorney may be in trouble as well.
We paid the deposit prior to move in. Deposit was the same amount as monthly rent. We moved in 6 days early and paid that with this months rent. Now they are saying that they want us to pay for last months rent in 5 days. This was not ever discussed or agreed to. And, is not in the lease.
Your relationship is based on the lease. If they can't show you a place on the lease where you are required to pay last month's rent, then they can't ask for it. If they tried to evict for your failure to give them last month's rent, but it was never agreed to, they would lose.
my sister rents a small house in Utah. The driveway goes from the street past the house to a garage. My sister's landlord has parked two old trailers on the driveway next to the house. They are an eyesore and my sister does not want them there. They also partially block access to the garage... Read more »
The answer depends on the rental agreement and the condition of the property when your sister arrived. Does the agreement make any mention of the landlord storing anything on the property? Does the agreement use unusual language that says your sister was only renting the house and not the property... Read more »
I know some states have a limit on how much advance rent a landlord can collect. Does Utah have any such rules if I wanted to pay either the full 2-3 year lease at the beginning, or pay each year in full. Are there any downsides as a renter to do that?
I would not advise it for the same reason I would not buy a ring on a first date. Landlord-Tenant relationships sometimes go south or simply must end for various reasons. Further, when landlords have money in hand, they tend to pay less attention to their obligations.
Days to move cuz it is city property. Not our landlords. He refuses to refund any money or help with moving costs. We signed a lease and everything. What are our rights?
Since 10 days have already passed, I assume you are already out of the property, unless you retained an attorney that was able to help you work something out with the city. In regards to paying rent and getting a refund from the landlord, any rent paid in advance for days you aren't allowed to... Read more »
My vehicle was towed out of my driveway without my consent i was not givin a 24hr notice to move my vehicle or anything there is not any signage around where i live and i had no clue where my vehicle was took to until i recived a note from the post office about a week later saying theres a letter i... Read more »
According to Utah Administrative Code you should have received a copy of the Utah Consumer Bill of Rights Regarding Towing as soon as you were contacted by the towing company. If you did not, you can file a complaint with UDOT on their website (www.udot.utah.gov). You may have a claim for damages... Read more »
Landlord did not have space ready by the time lease said. Can I get damages from them even though there is no language in the lease about what happens in this case and no language about damages whatsoever?
In my opinion it would be difficult to persuade a Court that you should get damages. If the lease is silent on the matter, you would have to show detrimental reliance. Meaning, that they knew it would cost you if you didn't get the space on time, and that you relied on their representation... Read more »
I am now trying to buy a house but they say I'm in a contact for 8 more months. I've lived here 1.5 years after the initial contact was complete. Is this legal? Is this something I can fight in court or is it something I more than likely will lose. They want 3 months rent for fees.
Contracts with auto-renewals are valid. It cuts both ways, if you didn't want to move they couldn't terminate the contract for another year.
More common than the auto renewal contract is the one that goes a month to month after the expiration of the initial term.
I am... Read more »
I am trying to move, but my landlord won't let me sell my contract/sub-let it even though the contract has a provision that allows it as long as the landlord agrees to it. Instead, they want to find a new tenant and increase the rent by $100. I combed through the contract and found that they... Read more »
Yes, the contract is enforceable. If the business is expired, the only thing that it means is that, they can get in trouble with the department of corporations and they may be personally liable rather than having the limited liability they probably thought they had.
I hope this helps.
Wes
I recently rented out a apt. the lease that was signed was a lease takeover that was for 6 months, during the last 3 months i requested a copy of the lease, I then noticed that the manager forgot to sign the lease. I then signed another contract with her ( which i still have a copy of) stating that... Read more »
Contracts are enforceable against those who have signed them. So if you signed a lease but the LL never did, then they could hold you to it, but you might not be able to hold them to it. Signatures are just one method of "acceptance" of a contract. Performance is another. So if you... Read more »
We had a lease when we first moved in to the basement apartment almost 3 years ago, the lease was up in 2017, we never signed another lease. We have gotten behind on rent and our landlord said he would keep working with us. We received a letter from him saying that we had until January 2019 to get... Read more »
You main question is whether a person who is illegally renting out his basement can evict a tenant.
The answer to that is yes. As between you and the Landlord the contract governs, therefore he can evict you for default of the agreement ( failure to pay rent). As between the Landlord and... Read more »
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