Can I legally hold a portion of rent for no air condition? Can I break the lease?

Depending on what your lease states with regard to maintaining the air conditioning, it may be possible to withhold a portion of the rent. Prior...

Motel talking about evicting my family. What can I do?

Unless you have established residency at the motel, i.e, your driver's license and/or voter registration card shows the motel address, you receive...

Landlord died. two heirs directing where to send rent money. what are my rights?

Whoever is entitled to receive the property from your deceased landlord has now become your landlord, but you cannot accept the word of an alleged...

Landlord is giving me a bill with charges that add up to security deposit. How can I dispute this?

Although your landlord is required to provide you with the name and location of the bank where your deposit is being held, the fact that he or she...

We are being evicted without being heard by a judge and without resolution do we have any rights at all?

Yes you have rights as a tenant, but it appears from what you have stated that you may have waived some of these rights by failing to follow proper...

Yes, your landlord can and most likely will evict you if you continue to disturb the peace of your neighbor. Under F.S. 83.52 (7), you have a duty...

How do I word a rental agreement with option to show property to prospective buyers?

F.S. 83.53 allows a landlord to show the rental property to prospective buyers even if the tenant does not agree, but requires reasonable, not...

Black mild in duct work. Coughing, mucus,

No question is posted, however, I will assume you are interested in pursuing a claim for damages based on the landlord's alleged breach of duty to...

As a landlord, how liable am I if my tenant's dog bit someone who entered the property unvited? Ins. Co. won't pay any claims.

More facts are needed, but generally speaking the person who was bitten would need to prove you were negligent in some way in order to prevail. ...

How can I get my security deposit back on condo rental?

Under F.S. 83.49, you must send a written objection to the landlord's claim within 15 days of receiving the landlord's notice of claim. I...