Can the landlord charge additional fees just because they are making a claim on the security deposit?

No one knows what a "claim fee" is. Absent paying a lawyer to fight it which is more, even filing a small claims yourself will cost $250. And if...

What can I do to get my security deposits back?

If she signed the lease she is on the hook; there is no such thing as signed under distress perhaps absent a literal gun to her head to sign. She...

MOLD IN RENTAL APT/LANDLORD NOTIFIED/LANDLORD HAS DONE NOTHING

Send a 7 day notice via an attorney and move out. That really is your only remedy. But you cannot not pay rent in the meantime.

Can a landlord charge a fee of $250 if they make a claim on the deposit? It is in the lease.

Depends why the fee is charged. If they re-rented the property and had to lease one for the new tenant until you agreed to cover the cost of a new...

There are no ADA defenses to foreclosure. Foreclosure is purely contractual/monetary;; that you defaulted on your payment obligations under the...

Any response will be appreciated, regarding foreclosure in fl

Well either way with Batram or not, the bank is not going to just start letting you make monthly payments again as you will have an escrow...

I agree, landlord owns the property is is his/her property to choose how they want it fixed per your personal beliefs. You have no legal right to...

You cannot stop someone from suing you other than lawyer up when he/she does something.

Now allowed but must, and the full amount contained in the complaint immediately. The order should have said how many days you have to deposit the...

Can my landlord demand that I pay another deposit or take out a renters insurance policy naming them as cobeneficiary for 25,000

If you have a lease it governs. If you are month to month, likely since it's been 14 years, then if you start complaining landlord will give you a...