Can my landlord kick me in 15 days for being behind on rent for one month

He can demand that you pay the rent, but remember no landlord can simply kick you out. The landlord must file an eviction lawsuit based on the...

Unacceptable. If you're paying rent, your front door should open. Very basic, unless you broke it. Landlord's failure to do so constitutes breach...

On 12/07/2005 R. Shoulder surgery was performed in attempt to repair supraspinatus tendon. Infraspinatus tendon also to be fixed

These are complex cases. Unauthorized harmful touching is battery, but you need to look more carefully at the authorization you signed and the...

I live in a bldg. that does not allow pets. Yet a personal friend of the owner was allowed to rent an apt. here and has 2 cats.

This remains a negotiation with the owner to change the terms of your contract. Your first instinct was right.

Can I seek compensation for not having heat in my home, even if the problem is being worked on?

In most jurisdictions you are entitled to a decrease in services rent reduction for the time you were without heat.

Is it illegal for a homeowner to lock me out of my living quarters when I'm paying rent and all my belongings are in "my room" ?

This depends on whether you are a guest or a tenant there. You state that you pay rent in the subject line of your post, but that you live there...

Assaulted by my colleague(cleaner) in the company during lunch time.

Right, your remedy as against your employer is a worker's compensation claim. If that claim is denied based on coverage, you may have a state court...

If I buy a rent stabilized apartment

Many jurisdictions, such as San Francisco, have exceptions to rent control and prohibitions against evictions of tenants,whereby owners can move in...

My wife has cognitive impairment due to M.S, while paying rent the landlord had her sign a new copy of the lease.

Write a letter to the landlord now confirming what he did, and explaining that your wife unfortunately lacks capacity to enter into contracts, that...

How can a tenant who broke lease determine if a landlord is making efforts in good faith to re-rent home?

Good question. This is ultimately a factual question left for a jury to decide whether the landlord properly mitigated damages. Posting one free ad...

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