Can i withhold rent from my landlord for unsafe conditions

Withholding rent makes you liable for eviction. Make sure you have given notice to the landlord in WRITING. Courts give landlords time to...

Is the Landlord in violation of MI anti-lockout statue if the Landlord changed the lock in the apartment abandoned by tenant?

As a general rule, a key test for abandonment is whether the tenant is current in rent payments. If he/she is current it is unlikely a court would...

Can I evict???

Concur with Attorney Markowitz's recommendations and assessment of timeline (assuming the tenant doesn't leave of her own volition prior to the...

How do I best settle a past rental dispute?

Speak to an AZ landlord tenant attorney--there are additional facts that are needed before for a full assessment of your situation and options can...

Tenant stopped paying rent after advanced notice about $30 rent increase.

Depends on what you want to do: (assuming its a residential tenancy). Nonpayment of rent is ground for eviction. To evict: Issue notice to quit...

In nearly all states yes--payment in full by the due date is the requirement--anything short of full payment is grounds for initiating the eviction...

IF law enforcement was acting on the belief the person who granted them permission to enter and search had the authority to do so--their search...

Rented house with water leaking into nursery room, plus termites in crib. Can we break lease or need attorney

The landlord has given you some singularly self-serving options that do not comply with the laws in most state--including Florida. The landlord is...

I had a roommate that was doing drugs and maybe selling. I kicked her out cause I found needles and glass pipe. Task force come

You need a lawyer immediately. Constitutional questions, search and seizure, criminal law, felonies etc. all are better positioned assessed if...

If your boyfriend signed the lease--he is breaking the contract and will be liable to the landlord in suit. It’s not so clear who else is on the...