What can I do to avoid being evicted? We have a lease that states he must give 60 days notice to terminate.

If you try to pay the rent in full within the time permitted in the notice, and he refuses it, you likely will have a defense to being evicted for...

Can a rental property assign a late fee to its tenants if they are not on a lease/have not had prior notice of a late fee

It would not be in Oregon but California law will dictate and you need to talk with a California attorney to know for sure. Here late fees are...

Maybe - depending upon the specific lease provisions and Virginia law. With proper advanced notice (30 days), here in Oregon you could likely...

Landlord changed locks, my property is still in residence...how do I get belongings?

Much more information is needed here but unless you have been through a court process and have been legally evicted, with the sheriff coming out...

I have an urgent situation with my landlord and need to know my rights as a tenant renting a converted garage

Immediately talk with a local landlord-tenant attorney! First question - is it a lawful rental dwelling to begin with? If not, you are owed a...

Absent some special provision in the lease, the whole point of having an advanced notice requirement is to allow the tenant to decline the...

I need some serious help regarding CA laws governing motels that rent to people long term but refuse to treat them as tenants.

You haven't raised a question here but you've said enough to indicate that you really need to review things with a local landlord-tenant attorney...

Is it legal for a landlord to evict someone under a "retaliatory eviction" just to get rid of the tenant for no reason at all?

As a rule, retaliatory evictions are illegal - but difficult to prove and generally are a disfavored defense in court, meaning Judges will rule in...

Roommate canceled rent check w/o notice.

While this matter sounds like it has small claims court written all over it, you may still want to review it with a local attorney before doing...

There will be statutes that cover both residential and commercial rentals, but those applying to residential are almost always considerably more...