No, your landlord cannot move in or seek your removal without a court order, assuming that you have an exclusive right to possession of the unit,...

I would argue the landlord is responsible both for the replacement of the fridge and for compensation for the food. There is no question...

Eviction and Drug arrest

If you filed a for-cause eviction for the cocaine possession, then the tenant can only counterclaim for retaliation and discrimination and not for...

My heat is 88 with all my windows open. What do I do if the landlord won't cool my apartment?

Excessive heat is a violation of the State Sanitary Code. During the heating season, an apartment must be no hotter than 78 degrees. If your...

If I understand you correctly, your landlord has filed a motion to ask the court to issue an Execution, which is the document that allows a...

Is the refund of a SD necessary to be signed " under the pains & penalties of perjury." To my Tenant?

Not if you are refunding the full deposIt. If you are withholding some due to damage to the property and returning a portion then you need both...

What are my options if I already went to court and missed a payment I owed from agreement and now have to go back to court

The landlord needs to show to the court that yours was a substantial breach of a material term of the agreement. It is almost certain that the...

Can I send a notice to quit and increase the rent at the same time?

Yes, if you do it correctly, you can achieve what you'd like to do. You would need to terminate the tenancy properly and then offer a new tenancy...

My landlord did not pay the water bill but I have payed my rent first of each month...The water has been shut off what do I do

I agree that you should contact your local inspector (in Springfield, it's Inspectional Services in the Building Division). They will do an...

I agree that "obnoxious amount of noise" can be a relative term in that the same level of noise could bother one person and not another. I suggest...