Can my landlord keep my security deposit because of a water spill from 2 yrs ago without communicating the damages to me

You should look at chapters 308 and 309 of title 14 of the DC Municipal Regulations (DCMR) which are available online. your landlord is required...

You don't give enough facts for a reliable answer. It is not necessary to have a written lease with someone for that person to be a tenant. If...

Our basement apartment is rented mth-to-mth to a couple. Any pitfalls we should anticipate re 30d notice of termination?

I agree with Emily Fairbanks. I would only add that the notice for personal use is a 90-day notice, not a 30-day notice, so if that is the basis...

What happens to me in DC LandlordTenant Court if i default on my last payment of a Consent Agreement to catch up on my rent

You will probably not be evicted but what happens depends on your agreement. If you had a consent judgment agreement with a payment plan, and you...

Can an attorney help ?

You do not mention what property is in the trust, if you know, or what you would like to try and accomplish--whether it is getting more information...

How to assign rental lease to daughter so she can represent me in Landlord court? She is on the lease as the manager.

Your daughter cannot represent you in court if she is not an attorney. It sounds as if the action was brought in your name. However, you state...

One tenant moves out. Can I require other to sign new 1 year lease?

You cannot require that the remaining tenant sign a new lease, and you cannot evict the remaining tenant for refusing to do so. Your lease...

Please set forth wit specificity the amount(s) of damages one can seeking in a counterclaim against its landlord.

If you were sued for nonpayment of rent, you can claim retaliation as a defense, if you are claiming that the landlord sued you in retaliation for...

I went to court 6/25/2013 owed back rent court cost late fees recent rent now owe $1545 with this months rent 7/13 $695.00

According to the court record for the case number you gave, the stay was only until july 19, but the landlord does not seem to have tried to get a...

Can I still move in?

The rights of the tenant staying are most likely set out in her own lease, so without seeing that, it's hard to say if she's right. You don't...