If i were to buy out my lease will it effect my co-signer???

I'm going to assume you mean that you're planning pay a lease termination fee to end a residential term lease agreement early. In which case,...

Ia landlord obligated to rent upstair apartment to parent with toddler that has unsafe belcony rail for toddler

I'm not sure there are enough details to answer the question, but if you're asking whether a landlord is required to fix a problem that the tenant...

Recieved a 72 hour pay or quit from my landlord and I moved out during that time. 8 months into a 1 year lease.

No. Once your lease is terminated you do not owe rent. You do owe prorated rent while you were in possession of the property, including during the...

Can a borrower initiate a foreclosure?

Mr. Bodzin is right -- the idea you have is a deed in lieu of foreclosure, and whether that makes sense for you and your lender depends on a lot of...

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I am underwater on my townhouse in Portland, Oregon. Can I not pay my mortgage and go into foreclosure or should I short sale?

Facts and circumstances are critical to advising on these matters. To help with some of the financial decisions, it's often best to start with HUD...

Pleasehelp.I live in a mobile home park where we rent the land but we our buying our home.The park allows dogs.Recently our land

Look to your lease agreement, it will likely have a pet policy. My suspicion is that if you cannot control your dog's barking and behavior to...

Must a landlord return the entire security deposit if he has not contacted the former lessees within 31 days?

Reading ORS 90.300(12) and (16) together, I think a claim can be advanced that if the landlord has not provided an accounting within 31 days then...

Tenant left without paying water and sewer bill for last one month of tenancy by moving the utilities off his name a mnth b4

Most landlords require a security deposit in sufficient amount to cover any anticipated costs of a tenant who creates such troubles. If you didn't...

Closely Held Corporation-- death of minority stockholder

You should seek copies of the partnership agreement and corporation tax filings before attempting to evaluate the relative risk/reward of...

Can i sue my roommate for not paying his share of the rent, even if they aren't on the lease?

I agree with Mr. Shurtleff, but write only to add two things: (1) Filing fees for small claims are $50 to $90, depending on how much you're...