Can I break my 1 year lease without penalty if the house im renting is on short sale+foreclosure and we didn't know about it?

Dear "Can I break my lease?": No, you can't break the lease without penalty. 1. You will only suffer damages if you are forced out of the...

Our lease is up at the end of July. We were evicted in June for nonpayment of rent. We are now being sued, what do we do?

Dear Asker: I'm assuming you are out of the premises since you said you were evicted. You still need to make sure you have filed a document...

I need help with trying to break tenancy agreement early. Desperate help is needed. The company I'm with is ERA

Dear "trying to break tenancy agreement": The first place to look is your written lease agreement. Florida law requires that if early...

Can I be evicted for stopping payment to my landlord for the property being foreclosed?

Dear "Can I be evicted?": Yes, you can be evicted for not paying the rent. You should continue paying the current owner. The security deposit...

How can I leave the condominium where I leased an apartment that I cannot longer pay?

Attorney Peeples is right. You can read your lease to see if you have an early termination clause, but your best bet is to let the landlord know...

I have a friend who is two months behind rent is due between the third and fifth of da month.... she receive a 3 day notice

Dear "Friend behind two months": Your friend is obligated to follow the instructions on the Pay or Quit Notice aka three day notice. She is...

Can apt. complex raise rent for routine repairs and replacements

Dear "can apartment complex raise my rent?": Yes, the apartment complex can raise your rent if you are a month-to-month tenant and they give you...

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My parents rented a house to a tenant for 3 years. House is destroyed.

Dear "Rented 3 years house destroyed": This is an expensive lesson for landlords to learn. You should move on from this and keep on top of...

Do i need to evict my sleepover guest?

Dear "Do I need to evict my sleepover guest?": If law enforcement finds in their judgment that a guest has attained the status of resident, then...

As a tenant, what steps do I need to take in order to get the landlord to fix things that we believe are not up to code?

Dear "As a Tenant": You need to send the landlord a letter via certified mail. The letter you need to send is called a seven day demand...