What legal rights do I, as a landlord, have when property manager failed to execute MIMO?

Hard to answer your hypothetical question without a specific problem to address. Yet there’s something you can and should do tomorrow: Make this...

Can a landlord charge you a fee if you refuse to change your payments from checks to online?

My colleague is right. But is this an issue you want fight about? You can generate “paper” from online payments. Look at this challenge from a...

If I rented a house for 12 years and the carpet was already 3 years old when I moved in, now making the carpet 15 years old.

I would say not, but you may be responsible for special cleaning of the floor and rest of the house to eliminate pet odor. Even if the carpet...

It depends on the facts. If landlord misses the deadline by a couple days, don't quibble about it. It is also true that landlord can sue you for...

Can I get my money back if a lease is voided?

The answer to your question depends entirely on lease language. Someone must review the whole lease, in order to answer you with confidence. I can...

Can my landlord refuse to use my security deposit towards normal cleaning costs or rent owed?

There may be a communication problem between you and landlord. If she applies the deposit to one month's rent, there still remains two months' rent...

Can my landlord make me pay the utilities after I shut them off and she turned them on in her name?

If your lease required you to maintain the lawn and pool, then I agree with my friend and colleague Caroll Straus. If it is silent,...

What are my rights as a landlord renting office space to a Tennant with no written lease in effect?

Yes, you must give them 30 days advance written notice. You might do it in person, and be open about giving them more time, simply to avoid the...

The landlord won't let me take parking off the lease, is that legal?

It's not illegal, but it's short-sighted on there part. Write the corporate office and make the request. Negotiate. Perhaps offer to extend your...

What can I do to have my landlord rent out the apartment after I moved out before end of lease and not hold it unoccupied?

As my colleague writes, the key to resolving your situation is to be pro-active. There are several steps you might have taken before leaving....