Generally speaking, if a tenant gives notice of termination of the lease at the end of or after a lease term and everyone moved out by the time...

If your lease term expires and you have not signed a new lease or an extension of your lease, you will automatically go month to month on the same...

It sounds like there are several different notices and things that an attorney would need to look at to give you the best advice. If you have a...

Generally speaking, for any lawsuit, the plaintiff has the initial burden of proof. Sometimes the burden then goes to the defendant, but it starts...

If you are month-to-month or your lease was about to expire then yes, you can be served a 30-day no cause notice. When the no-cause notice...

Not paying rent would be a default of a lease agreement. Sometimes leases say that the security deposit cannot be used for the last month rent. ...

If you have a written lease, that controls until the end of your written lease. If you are month-to-month, you have to be given at least 30 days'...

I am questioning why the apartment sink flooded. Your post reads as though it was the upstairs neighbor's fault. In that case, if you have...

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Can a land lord refuse to refund a deposit based only on a suspicion that there was an additional person staying in the home?

Security deposits are are to be used to pay for past due rent obligations, to make repairs for damages to the property (other than normal wear and...