If you are paying a fixed amount each month, you are a tenant and you do not need a written contract for it to be enforceable. Your mother would...

Holy smokes. That almost certain violates baltimore city ordinances on occupancy limits, unless this is a specialized rooming house or an enormous...

There is no law that prevents anyone from cooking where they rent, and it is very, very unlikely that cooking (with or without spices) causes any...

It's a thorny question. The short answer is, they cannot refuse payment, but they can dictate the terms of your payment (e.g. no credit cards, or...

I would recommend posting your questions separately as they can be answered by different attorneys. With respect to the realtor, there is a statute...

In response to your first question, yes. Landlords are sometimes sneaky about this -- they say they're coming to do repairs and then take a bunch...

Sounds like there is no benefit to you to signing, and low risk from not signing. Under such circumstances you are probably better off not signing....

If the landlord is offering to take some of the rent off, that's a good start. Most don't. Keep up respectful talking. And if you go to court, what...

You probably can't find any laws about this kind of thing because in the U.S., the first amendment protects free speech, which means most people...

I'm gonna say it's very unlikely that such a case would go well. Theoretically there's a viable cause of action, but in practice it is not a good...