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What can I do if changes were made to my lease that I did not sign off on? Can I break the lease without penalty?
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Answered on September 02, 2014
Your questions leaves out a lot of factual information that is relevant to your situation. Generally speaking, the terms of a lease cannot be...
If my landlord won't bring the window in my basement bedroom up to code as an egress window, can I legally break the contract?
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Answered on September 02, 2014
Indiana law requires landlords to keep rental properties up to date with current housing codes but you can't just refuse to pay rent. If your...
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What can I do about stopping a wrongful eviction?
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Answered on September 02, 2014
If your attorney does not regularly practice in the area of landlord/tenant law, he may not have understood that admit/deny hearings do not occur...
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Can a Indiana landlord threaten to raise rent because I asked him to fix something.
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Answered on September 02, 2014
If you signed a lease that has not yet expired, the landlord cannot raise the rent until the end of the lease term. If, however, you do not have a...
How to fill out the affidavit of debt
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Answered on September 02, 2014
Your questions is missing some pretty important factual information. The Affidavit of Debt may be the least of your problems with this situation. ...
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My landlord is refusing to accept my rent , which was going to be late, and I was paying late fee, Can he refuse it?
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Answered on August 27, 2014
Your facts are a little confusing but, generally speaking, if you are late on your rent, the landlord has no obligation to accept money and can...
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Elder Rights, renters, tenant rule changes, reverse discrimination? 220 apartment complex for seniors
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Answered on August 27, 2014
Your question raises a lot of issues while providing very few facts. First, I would suggest contacting a landlord/tenant attorney who can sit down...
Landlord keeps giving run- around about returning deposit what can we do?
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Answered on August 25, 2014
If I understand your question correctly, you lived in the property for two years without a lease but gave the landlord a $750 security deposit. If...
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Can tenants take legal action against our landlord?
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Answered on August 25, 2014
The first thing I would recommend is to file a complaint with your local housing/code enforcement authority. Your county government center can...
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What is the tentant landlord laws in indiana?
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Answered on August 25, 2014
Generally speaking, if your lease has expired, the landlord has no obligation to renew even if you did make complaints. Most leases allow either...
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