A collection agency contacted and threatened me with jail about a payday loan. Payday loans are not allowed in my state of NC.

Can you be? Yes. Will you be? Highly unlikely. In order to convict you of fraud, they would have to prove that you intended to defraud them AT THE...

Heat, electricity, hot water - yes. Basic appliances like stove, refrigerator - no. Luxuries like dishwasher and air conditioning - get real.

What is your relationship to the deceased? The landlord would not ordinarily have been required to change the locks but may just be protecting the...

Unlawful detainer of room in my home?

Your use of the term "roommate" instead of "tenant" concerns me - are you her landlord or is she merely a co-tenant on a lease? Or is she a...

My roommate has not been living in my apartment but for 3 weeks. He's violated terms of our verbal agreement. ??????

You don't say whether he is on the lease as a co-tenant or if you are subletting a room to him as his landlord or if he is simply staying as your...

New tenant (9 days) - all of the checks bounced, we signed a lease. Do I have to follow the eviction process (it is MA)?

Only a local attorney can tell. In Oregon, after spending 9 days there, they are arguably tenants who are behind on their rent/deposits. That...

My landlord is requiring me to pay $125/mo for garage parking and tells me this 2.5 months after moving in. Do I have to pay?

You need to review this with a local real estate attorney - both the lease and the by-laws. Who gets the monthly fee - the landlord or the HOA? ...

Received 3 day notice to pay or quit. Does the notice have all the correct info? Can it be thrown out if so?

Talk to a local landlord-tenant attorney. That notice, if as you describe, would not be lawful in Oregon and the landlord's case would be tossed...

How can I protect myself from being sued?

You "are buying" a home but have no land contract or contract of any kind? If it is not in writing, any agreement is likely not enforceable. ...

Can a landlord send an outrageous amount for move out to a collection agency when we never received a notice after we moved?

You need to talk with a local landlord-tenant attorney immediately. IF you did not get an itemization of how/why your security deposit was being...