No it is not legal to take a security deposit more than one months rent. However, this seems more like a paperwork mistake than a intentional...

I agree with my colleague. It's also important to understand that there are different kinds of "illegal." This type of sublet is "illegal" because...

Maybe. But this is a legal forum, so even if it IS a conflict of interest, it is not an illegal one. Non-profits do not have a requirement to avoid...

It's unclear from your post who exactly threw out your stuff. Generally, once you move out of an apartment and return the keys there is a strong...

When you make a complaint about repairs, the landlord must try to come fix it. They are just looking to protect themselves against an eventual...

What does your lease say? Legally a tenant can make alterations to the premises unless the lease prohibits it.

You can ask for it, but they are under no obligation to pay it. I agree that you can require it upon renewal. However, I would caution that if you...

While my colleagues are correct you can require someone to be on the lease generally, whether you can force your current tenant to add the other...

I agree, once you accept rent, they are no longer guests and become tenants and you have to go through the eviction process. Even in cases where...

I will only add that depending on how recently the bedbug treatment happened, and who caused it whether it was the tenant or undetermined, you...