In addition to what Mr. Davis has said, if the utility service was provided by a city or municipality, they could place a lien on the property for...

What are my rights as a tenant renting a house?

You can legally withhold rent if your landlord failed to comply with either material terms of your lease or statutory duties. But before...

What are the ramifications of breaking a home lease between the owner/ lessor and lessee in Florida?

I am sorry to hear about your circumstances. Please be aware that unless the real estate broker or associate is also a licensed Florida attorney,...

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Signing and dating publishing contracts.

Your agreement must be examined for a complete review of what was, or was not signed. The fact that no money was exchanged may not be of...

Lease problem

To minimize your financial exposure, you can try to clean up the apartment so that your landlord will not have to spend as much to make it...

As a tenant, am I protected under PTFA if Final Judgment of Foreclosure and Notice of Sale done in 2014. Sale will be in 2015.

The PTFA did expire on 12-31-2014, and I am not aware of any authority stating it would apply to a foreclosure that began in 2014 with a sale in...

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Your lease is still valid and the new owner takes the property subject to the lease, unless you contractually agreed otherwise that the lease would...

Roommate: Criminal Attempt (Grand Larceny?) I wrote my ex roommate a check for my portion of the deposit of our rental.

It is not clear why the State will not pursue criminal charges since the unauthorized use of your checking account is a theft for which you could...

Responsible for damage to a rental unit sold sight unseen to apartment complex?

I'm not sure what damages you think exist, but you are only responsible for any damage you may have caused to the rental unit. Your dilemma...

Do I have any recourse for making owner pay me back when she didn't pay mortgage and house now in foreclosure?

If you are still leasing pursuant to a written lease, and depending on the terms of that lease, your only recourse against your landlord is to sue...