I'm sorry, but this far too fact-intensive a matter for on-line analysis. GENERALLY, a residential tenant needs to maintain the rental unit in the...

Your mom should retain a good local tenants lawyer with Section 8 experience immediately. If she has little or no income, and no substantial...

I agree with mat college; if you agreed to pay the utilities, and did not pay them (for whatever reason, and notwithstanding any "payments" you...

I'm sorry, but this basic Q and A is NOT a "how to litigate on your own" blog for lay folk so unwise to try and play lawyer. To give litigation...

I'm sorry, but this basic Q and A is NOT a "how to litigate on your own" blog for lay folk so unwise to try and play lawyer. To give litigation...

This is yet one more reason why one retains a good local real estate attorney to draft/review their sales contracts. After-the-fact disputes can be...

More facts are necessary. Are YOU the grantor of the life estate? If so, it's not at all likely you a right to "revoke" on these facts. But consult...

"We were advised"..by whom? I'm guessing it was NOT a real estate lawyer. In any event, one would have to review the deed in question to offer any...

DO NOT WITHHOLD RENT!!! "I was informed I can withhold rent if it’s not repaired." By whom??? Certainly not a lawyer. Unfortunately, you were...

I agree with my colleague; consult a good local real estate litigator and perhaps get a new survey prepared, showing the encroachment. Hope this...