Roommate(on lease) who is moving out stained the carpet & gets abusive when i ask about it. Only my security deposit is involved

Short answer is to pick a better replacement roommate next time. Landlord can look to any one or all of you for recovery of damages to the...

Is a gift letter for downpayment a legal and binding document in the courts

Too complicated for this forum. Short answer is that if she is a title holder, she will remain so until either she or a court says otherwise. ...

What should I do?

Life is not fair, particularly with sub-leases. You are probably still on the hook with the landlord for the rent, unless the landlord...

An Iowa estate can be open 6 months, 6 years, or, in theory, 60 years. For most simple estates, we try to get them closed within 6 months, but...

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Is there a law in the Iowa City/Coralville/North Liberty area that states only 3 UNRELATED people can live together in a house?

The 3 unrelated people issue is usually a part of the individual city's zoning code definition of single family residence. Each city has a...

What is the statute of limitations for suing landlord in Iowa?

Assuming you have a written lease, the SOL on a written contract is 10 years from the breach. If it was an oral lease, the SOL is 5 years. If you...

Your question is legally answered by the following code sections: 562A.19 Access. 1. The tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent to...

Can I request an end date to an existing contract for work being done to my house? My contractor is not finishing what he began.

Good luck with that. You have the boat and his tools. That is about as much incentive as you could have and he still does not respond. You...

If a lease states no pets and that rule is broken, what steps does a landlord need to do to fix that problem?

you have to give the tenant the required notice of default and opportunity to cure. If the pet is still there 7 days later, you proceed with...

My husband and I are closing on a house and he cannot be there for the closing. Can I sign his name

Concern can be handled either by having husband sign deed in advance, and/or using a Power of attorney. Attorney that is preparing the deed for...