Dear tenant, You can fix the heater yourself by using one month's rent to make the repair or replace the furnace. However, I am thinking that...

How much time do i therotically have left after i filed the answer to an unlawful detainer?

After you file an answer to an unlawful detainer, the landlord's attorney can file a request to set the case for trial. After that happens, the...

Can I install a security door if my apt door was kickedin

Your security is more important than potentially breaking the lease. I don't believe that you would be evicted for improving the property at your...

How can i break a lease when its unsafe for my children? gangs, gunfire all of it

The simple answer is this: Go to U-Haul, rent a truck, pack up and go. Your safety is more important than the lease. Technically, you could say...

What can I do to help my grandmother get a refund from the landlord?

Your grandmother needs to sue the landlord in small claims court for the money he took from her. Below is a link to how to do that. While this is...

We signed a lease for a commercial property. We were having serious issues with the landlord entering premises without notice

Dear tenant, You can sue your ex-landlord for loss of property, but you will have to prove that he stole it. This will be difficult to do...

My landlord lost the home I am living in to foreclosure. What are my rights to getting my security deposit back?

You are entitled to receive your security deposit back from your old landlord or the new owner 21 days after you vacate the premises. In order to...

Unlawful Detainer

Dear tenant, You absolutely must retain an attorney. Opposing a motion for summary judgment is the sort of thing you learn to do in law school....

My landlord is charching me for replacing the carpet clean cleanig fees etc.

A landlord is not allowed to charge you for "unit cleaning" when that cleaning is just to remedy problems due to ordinary wear-and-tear. You...

My landlord has been trying to take care of a rat problem since August 2009.

Dear tenant, Rats are a health hazard that your landlord MUST abate by law. He needs to hire a professional--he can't just wish the problem...