If the landlord never signed and returned the lease is it still a valid lease?
A lease is a contract. Whether or not the parties are bound to the contract depends on whether they intended to be bound. A signature shows that...
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A lease is a contract. Whether or not the parties are bound to the contract depends on whether they intended to be bound. A signature shows that...
Give your tenant a 10 days' notice to stop the lease violations. This notice will need to state the acts that violate the lease, and the date(s)...
As a cosigner you are responsible for any rent that the Tenant does not pay. The Landlord can file a claim against you to collect the rent; you...
You have to pay for the time that you occupied the property. Rent can be pro-rated but many times rent is charged for the entire month if the...
If you leave the unit in the middle of the lease then the landlord can claim you responsible for the rent due through the end of the lease. The...
Your 30 days' notice is most likely not sufficient grounds for an eviction case. The City changed the laws of how much notice to give tenants...
Generally, a tenant cannot break their lease based on the actions of other tenants.
This is a situation that I would not try to answer unless I had the lease in my hand. My experience is that most people do not know how to read a...
Whether or not a landlord is responsible for snow removal depends on what is in the lease and the local ordinances. Typically, though, the...
People often get evicted even though they are in desperate or difficult situations. If your landlord gave you a proper termination notice and you...