The store below my apartment was raided for drugs and prostition.. What are my right as a tenant with a 1 year lease..

Because the store was raided and arrests made does not mean there will be any convictions; the people are innocent until proven guilty. Nor is it...

If the landlord caused the mess to be made, it is the landlord's obligation to clean it up.

Can I be held liable for rent after my lease expires?

Read your lease - it should specify what notice periods are required from both you and the landlord. Unless some sort of rent control ordinance...

I filed chapter 7 in 2009. I am being sued by former landlord for rent and damages during that same time. Can he do that?

Did you include the landlord as a creditor in the bankruptcy filing? If not, any debt incurred prior to the filing date may not be discharged or...

Just got a 2 bedroom apartment leased to me. Now they ask whoever I have move in, get a credit check. Can they legally do that?

Yes the landlord can require this - and can ultimately seek to evict you if you fail to comply. On a practical basis, trying to hide information...

Rent w/option to buy eviction.

They have paid 6 months rent in the last 5 years? That is ridiculous! Your only realistic option is to IMMEDIATELY go to a local landlord-tenant...

Non-payment to TigerDirect for a leased computer

It is not at all clear why you cannot afford to keep paying them just because it no longer works - one thing does not relate to the other. You may...

Legally speaking, no, not likely. Read your lease to see what, if any, "outs" are provided but normally a change in the tenant's personal life or...

I may need to pursue an eviction.

It is not clear whether your family member is paying any rent or, at least, is supposed to be paying rent. That is important because one of the...

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I have a tenant given me a lot of hard time of paying the rent .I would like to know what I need to do evacuate the house

IF he is not paying rent, it is time to get him out and someone new, who will pay rent, in. If he does not leave voluntarily, you will need to go...