If I rent to someone with bad credit can their creditors come after me?

The ex-landlord is wrong, of course (not uncommon these days, sad to say), and possibly defamed the daughter as well (don't YOU make that mistake);...

Non paying tenant?

The "best" approach here would be to retain a good local Landlord attorney. A good lawyer will help - by taking care of EVERYTHING for you: he or...

Who gets the security deposit?

The Lease controls. If just one is on the Lease, the deposit is returned to that person, married ot not. if both are on the Lease, the deposit...

Yes, if you reduce his obligtion to a judgment, you can place a lien his home. If the home happens to be his homestead, however, then within...

Can my landlord walk into my yard whenever? Also, can he make the mother-in-law cottage off limits if it holds the same address?

I'm not sure what you are looking for here, what your goal might be; but there are several issues here. First, on whether the LL has the right to...

I agree; there is simply no way to answer this on line. I would not suggest you be "bold" until you have consulted with a good local land use...

After paying July's rent, I was told to be out by august 3rd. Wasn't given a reason or cause. Lived here for 4 years.

There's no question here - do you have one? And are you sure you are being "evicted?" Sounds more like you may be a month-to-month tenant, and...

Sorry, but there's simply no way to determine what happened here from the facts you have posted (e.g., "Secretly assumed an HOA?"). Your best bet...

Medicaid Recovery / HELOC / Loan?

This is more of an "estate planning" question than one of real estate law; you might get better responses to your query if you post on the estate...

Are we entiled to our last month rent and security deposit back if we broke lease early and landlord already rented place out ?

Not enough facts to properly respond. For example, did you provide the LL with a forwarding address? If not, since you left early, the LL doesn't...