Our lease is up at month's end. Will we break the lease if we move out with less move out notice than the lease calls for?

If you need to move out because of medical reasons, you may want to provide a doctor's letter to the management to let them know the situation and...

Apartment Unit Application & Deposit Fee

Generally, if you changed your mind after paying an application deposit, the landlord is entitled to keep the deposit for taking the apartment off...

Generally, if you are current on your rent and send the manager a notice of the problem by certified mail, return receipt requested, the landlord...

My girlfriend decided to break the lease. The homeowner knocked on the door and told me I had 15min to pack my things .

The landlord cannot legally evict you without a court order, and cannot generally hold your property hostage except in very limited circumstances. ...

What happens now?

You need to let the court clerk know you are seeking a default judgment and ask for a hearing date. You may be able to claim additional damages...

Can I warn other landlords?

If you evicted them through the legal system, the eviction petition and judgment should be public record. If the eviction judgment does not cover...

Premises Liability to tenant whose unsupervised child climbed on a bar stool on the balcony and fell over the balcony.

Premises liability generally involves a danger that you are aware of and that the tenant is not. If the tenant was aware of the danger, the tenant...

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What are my rights? Eviction notice

Before you can be legally evicted, the landlord will have to prove to a judge that you have violated the lease in a material way. You may want to...

Generally, the landlord has the right to determine who lives on the landlord's property. Any lease can be cancelled or superseded by a new lease...

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I signed the commercial lease to build the dental office. During the construction, another tenant claimed he had the exclusion

The other tenant would have a claim against the landlord, not you, for violation of the lease agreement. You may also have claims against the...