Can I still be charged for two months of liquidated damages if I moved out two weeks before my lease was up.

It does sound unreasonable, but I recommend you have an attorney review your lease agreement to see if there is any basis for your landlord to make...

Are Text messages a legal way to serve a notice to either Landlord or Tenant?

No. Text messages are not legal notice. If either you or your landlord wish to serve legal notice to the other, Chapter 83 of the Florida...

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If your lease states the landlord is responsible for pest control, then I recommend you continue to inform your landlord of this problem both...

In the fla, if your job moves to a different area in fla and your a rentor, can you move or held to your lease? thank you

There is no legal basis to break a lease simply because you have a job offer elsewhere. I recommend politely discussing your job situation with...

If the house we are renting is in a foreclosure do we need to hire an attorney? we are tenants.

I agree with my colleague that if you are continuing to rent the property there is no “last” months" rent to be applied, therefore, the landlord...

If your girlfriend is not on the lease and not contributing to the rent, she is not a tenant, but rather a guest in the rental property. ...

The property I am renting has some electrical problems and they have escalated today where all the electrical is fried and needs

You can ask your landlord to provide you with a hotel, but he or she has no obligation to do so. If the property is uninhabitable, you must first...

Is it legal for me to not pay my rent due next month if my landlord has refused to treat and pay for my bed bug infestation?

If you are in an apartment complex, under Florida Statute 83.51, your landlord is required to make reasonable provisions for pest control, unless...

I have my house under contract.A title search was done & they found my ex boyfriend on the deed only.We have been broken up 4 yr

I agree with my colleague that a quit claim deed would transfer any interest of your former boyfriend to you, but I add that if the creditors of...

Commercial- leased with 90% occupancy. Now 40%. Can I break lease?

Unless there is a provision in your lease that guarantees a minimum amount of occupancy, the fact that other tenants have left does not create a...