Category: Landlord Tenant Law

I own a house with three of my brothers – it was written over to us from an uncle approximately 10 years ago. The house is a two family house. One brother lives in one apartment and the other apartment is where our mother lives. We made an oral agreement with the brother, lets call him John, that he would pay a discounted rent to take care of the property as well as take care of our mother. John has not paid rent in three years and has not taken any of the responsibility with our mother. John has broken off all communications, and we cannot even sit to discuss possible resolutions. He will not admit real estate professionals into his apartment and that would make selling the home impossible. Is there a possible way to evict him, buy him out, etc? Read More …

The landlord posted a notice on the main doors for a few days, that anyone caught letting in others that do not live here will be evicted. This was never added to any lease. My husband came in with another tenant and another man who, we thought, still lived here. At the time we did not know that this other man no longer lived here anymore. Now the landlord wants to evict us for letting this man in. Can he do this? Read More …

I have recently moved in with my boyfriend who is on a month-to-month lease with his landlord. His landlord has told us that he will not let us live in the apartment because we are not married. Is this a form of religious discrimination? Read More …

My husband and I were evicted by our landlord a couple years ago, we were late in payment when evicted. As we were evicted does that still mean we need to pay? Read More …

What should a tenant for commercial space do when the landlord refuses the tenant a pre move-in walk through, and refuses to provide proof of permits and other documents for work which was to be done before move-in? Read More …

Most states require that in performing a service of process, the person serving a legal notice be a) over 18, and b) not a party to the action themselves, but most do not require that service of process be performed by an attorney. Read More …

A question about tenants rights where a landlord kept a tenant’s security deposit after they moved out, and used it to fix problems which were there when the tenant moved in, and about which the tenant had complained. Read More …