Your landlord should not have been able to get away with that. Pay a local lawyer to represent you and go over all the facts. Good luck!

Pay for a consultation with a reputable real estate attorney. You will find out during or after the consultation if you should hire them for...

That is not the best idea to contact the tenants and ask them to turn over the key. The best idea is to meet the sheriff's department at the date...

No. You can ask for help from agencies to pay the rent. The rent is due, just like money is due for products you purchase. You might try...

As long as it is conventionally financed and not government subsidized, the landlord can raise the rent. The landlord can set different rents for...

You cannot force a landlord to fix the elevator. You can report it to code enforcement, but the landlord can end your tenancy for no reason or for...

If you are in a lease term and are not violating the rules, you can live there until the lease term is over. If you are in a month to month, the...

It sounds as if they need you to sign more documents. Yes, if you do not sign all of the documents in all of the formats that they need, you can...

The landlord / owner / manager can decide that the mother has abandoned the premises and allow the remaining tenant (daughter) to change the locks....

Sounds like you vacated the premises and surrendered possession by turning in keys to the landlord. You would have to negotiate a new tenancy with...