The law on overhanging branches is: that a branch overhanging a landowner's property line is a technical trespass which the landowner may...

Tenant being forcibly evicted this week by constable. What about their personal property?

It sounds as though the landlord has gone to court and won an eviction action against you. Unless you appeal that decision in commonwealth court,...

Do I have to pay a sprinkler bill from 2011 if it is not explicitly on my lease as my responsibility?

You have a lease in writing which is clearly blank on the line for Tenant's responsibility for paying for the sprinkler. On the landlord's line,...

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The addendum is nothing but an offer by the landlord to make a change to your renewed leased. You do not have to accept the addendum - you can...

MY LANDLORD WANTS TO RAISE MY RENT IN MIDDLE OF LEASE FOR ALL TENANTS DUE TO HIS PROPERTY TAX INCREASE!!! IS THIS LEGAL????????

As long as your lease isn't a month-to-month (say, it's a one-year lease) then the landlord can't just raise the rent for any reason - unless the...

Landlord Retaliation

Your landlord cannot evict you from your apartment unless you have committed a material breach of the lease. What does the landlord say you did to...

I am staying with someone who told me she is the owner of a home.

Where a person sleeps in a house has nothing to do with who owns the house. To find out who the owner is, you can check with the local recorder of...

First of all, the fact that the apartment is under new management does not affect anything. The renewal terms of your lease were not properly...

I WANT TO PUT MY HOME FOR SELL, BUT NOT HIRE A REALTOR. WHAT ADVISE ARE YOU ABLE TO PROVIDE ME WITH.

Probably the biggest mistake the seller of a home makes is not hiring an attorney to prepare the documents, review title, organize the closing, and...

I reported my neighbor for town code violations, he is now retaliating by trying to get the neighbors to sign a petition.

Only a landlord can bring an action in court for eviction of a tenant - and only if the tenant has committed a material breach of the lease. A...