Can landlord keep deposit as storage fee?

Did you have a written lease agreement? If so, when did you sign it and when was your first date of occupancy? In most states, if you signed a...

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Unfortunately, the idea that the store is responsible--even if they don't have camera's and were not helpful, is a bit of a stretch. However,...

How could you fight an eviction notice or draw it out longer?

Interesting question. The law favors a property owner. If bank owns the property being occupied, and the property did not previously...

In most states, your responsibility is to report the infestation...in WRITING. LL is required to take action on grounds of providing a habitable...

What do i do about a warrant for not showing up to court when i never got a ticket in the first place

Something missing in your statement. FYI, the oldest defense is the"I did not know about the warrant for my arrest" or the ticket on which it is...

What are the consequences in court to landlord for changing the locks on tennants?

As Attorney Corsen wrote, if LL changed locks on you almost every state forbids "self-help" by landlords and imposes penalties. You may have...

What do i do if landlord gives me a 30 notice but i been living here more than a year?

I believe you have been given proper notice. In some states (California too as I recall) it is about the lease term in years, not the number of...

Family Law

Qs a percentage of qualifed attorneys (those meeting your qualifications) reading your request, you'd be better off if you called your county bar...

My landlord filed a motion to permanently remove me from the apartment after I half paid one months rent. I moved. Do I owe rent

LL may come after you for the missing rent you would have paid had you not moved out, but most of th etime they do not--especially, if they find a...

Who is responsible for a water bill with high usage? Landlord or tenant?

Your lease agreement should address utilities. If you are required to pay b/c of you lease, you may have to pay the water bill and seek...