Is it legal to ask for 2nd deposit

I am not quite clear on the facts here but IF you signed a new lease, and that lease requires an increased security deposit, then yes, you are...

Is a tenant liable for damages due to negligence

This is really more a practical issue than a legal one. Yes, if she was negligent, you can hold her liable for the damages that resulted from her...

Rental contract dispute

If he signed the rental agreement, he is bound by it - being sloppy or not caring enough at the time to read it is NOT a valid legal defense! That...

Absent some sort of pre-existing and very unusual agreement, you can't - she has just as much right to have guests there as you do. This is just...

I rent a room, month to month. I never signed a lease. The apartment was flooded, during a period while the city had shut the

It is not at all clear how your apartment "accidentally" flooded while the City had the water shut off. You may or may not be liable for the...

I want to get out on my own,but everywhere I look landlords are turning me down due to my age .

This is not surprising - unless you have been declared to be an emancipated minor by a court, legally speaking you have no right to sign a...

This is always the sort of issue which is very fact specific and frequently comes down to a judgment call - and judges are unlikely to overturn a...

Is a writ of garnishment legal when the date of judgment was 9-11-2002?

Assuming this is in reference to an Oregon Judgment, IF the Judgment was renewed prior to 9-11-12, then it is still good for ten years from the...

I own a trailer that my niece was suppose to be buying it. She never finished paying for it, now she is claiming squattersr ight

Your remedies depend in large part upon the exact nature and terms of the "purchase"; whether any of the payment considered rent; how long she made...

Can I appeal a collection judgement recently made against me? I was not present for the court date.

The odds are against you being successful in getting the judgment set aside, particularly if it dates from last Summer. Normally one of the many...