How can I write my Lease where a tenant cannot stay in the apartment on a month to month basis even after an annual Lease is up?

There is nothing you can do to prevent a tenant from holding over. The standard leases often have a penalty for doing so, but enforcement may be...

Security deposit

You have a right to file an action in the Small Claims Court seeking a Judgement ordering the landlord to return the security deposit. The...

What can I do?

The only option is to file suit in the Small Claims Court. That is just what the court is for. I have not heard of or seen a case where the smell...

Can this homeowner sue us for back rent when we never agreed to rent the apartment or even signed a lease?

No. You are only liable for the time that you were occupying the property, in monthly increments. You did not mention any lease with the prior...

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Was my rent increase lawful?

I don't believe you have the right to contest the increase in your rent. The purpose of the laws that prohibit landlords from increasing the rent...

If I do not want to sign a new lease with my current landlord, do I have to? What does it mean if I refuse to sign a new lease?

Attorney Block is quite right. I just wanted to add that your tenancy would become a month to month. You would be obligated to pay rent. The...

How many years can a landlord demand money? I left in January of 2010. Did not even stay the full month.

I agree with the previous responses, particularly the recommendation that you pursue the landlord for failure to properly return or account for the...

Landlord breaking a tenant law. Tenant 67 yrs old.

Here is the pertinent section of the law regarding security deposits ( CGS Sec. 471-21 (b) : (2) In the case of a tenant sixty-two years of age or...

When lease ends and goes month to month can landlord double the rent?

You need to give more details about the terms of the lease. Was there a provision that stated that the tenant must give 60 days notice of his...

I rent a duplex that is for sale. What are my rights as far as showing the house, having Realtors coming through the house?

This is a case of competing interests. The owners normally have a right-to-show clause in the lease and the tenants have rights of privacy. I...