Early termination of a lease?

Any verbal agreement BEFORE you signed is most likely not binding as the written lease most likely has a merger clause that provides only the...

Question on order granting amended complaint.

The S.O.L. is not a problem because your amended complaint will relate back to the date of your original filing. The date when you file for leave...

Eviction process

If you fail to respond to the complaint and fail to deposit the rent money that is due into the registry of the court, a writ of possession will...

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Person living in my apartment not on lease not paying rent can I legally ask to leave and how? Who can I turn to for help?

First a written notice will need to be served to your roommate. If he refuses to vacate you will need to file a lawsuit for either unlawful...

I am uncertain whether I am required to file an action to keep a tenant's security deposit, or if they need to.

Either party can file the lawsuit. If you do nothing, be aware that you cannot legally make use of the security deposit because the tenant served...

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If i build a drift trike at home and then sell it to someone, am i liable for them injuring themselves on it?

An additional issue is that because you are a minor, under Florida law, your parents can also have liability. You and your parents should...

Land lord sold the house we rent and will not give us or the new land lord the security deposits

If the previous owner of the rental property did not transfer your security deposit to the new owner, then the new owner has NO liability to you...

Attorney Copeland is correct, there is no such law. Sounds like the apartment complex is simply trying to renegotiate the agreement with you by...

Moved out of apartment and landlord deducted $350 from my deposit with no written explantation. Do I have recourse?

I suggest you review F.S. 83.49 (3), which is attached as a link and governs security deposits. Your landlord's claim must have been sent to you...

Eviction I have lease but the person who least me my half of house is being evicted

More information is needed to provide a meaningful answer. Did the owner authorize you as a subtenant? Does the owner even know you are in the...