You have not provided enough factual information. Type of property (apartment/house or renting a room in someone's home?). Type and term of lease...

I agree. I would also add the argument that the workers are depriving you of your right to quiet enjoyment of the premises. Both arguments in...

So I have to pay a couple thousand ?

It is simply a transfer tax. Transfer taxes must be paid when a property transfers from one person to another who is not related.

II am having issues with my apartment. There is an odor. The landlord had not done anything about it. Do i need to pay rent ?

This is more appropriately a Landlord Tenant question. You can escrow rent after proper notice to the Landlord (providing him or her adequate time...

Can you get out of a real estate contract after signing it 3 days ago?

This is s real estate question not landlord tenant...Get a lawyer asap

My rented house has been uninhabitable for the last week due to a blizzard and my property management is ignoring my family?

If the lease premises are uninhabitable then you may escrow rent in a bank until the problem is resolved. Make sure to give landlord prior written...

Yes the landlord should pay it but I would not simply deduct it from rent for fear of eviction for non payment of rent. I would advise the...

Do I have to pay the gas,electric,water if the tenant is refusing to pay?

You have not said whether the bills are in your name. If they are in the tenant's name you do not have to pay them. The water is in the property...

How do I get a friend's name off a deed?

You cannot simply remove someone from a deed without their knowledge and consent. That is why when properties are sold (or partial interests are...

Also, if he gifts the property to you too the father will pay transfer taxes. There are no transfer taxes when the property is gifted to a family...