Signed a rental lease on an apt 18 hours ago with the lease date being today October 1 2011 can i break this lease.

A lease agreement is a binding contract. The landlord has every right to hold you to the lease. Breaking the lease may open you to additional...

Concur with previous attorney. For what its worth I should state that I AM NOT a medical doctor. However, my understanding of mesothelioma...

We would like to know the time frame for eviction in Washington state and also what kind of notice the landlord

Concur with Attorney Nguyen.

Is it the right of the landlordto show the property to prospective tenants before i move out?

Concur with previous attorneys--I would add that your landlord is generally required to give you some advance notice prior to his entry. It...

Are commencement dates of any importance and can we break our lease?

In many states, statements made outside the "four corners" of the lease agreement are not strong inducement for a court to later find the lease...

Can my landlord evict ,me if he took my full rent money and gave me 3 days to move

Your posting is hard to follow (at least for me). If I understand, you were being evicted as part of the eviction process--you paid the rent...

Can i change locks and enter a rental property that has been vacated by tenant a week ago? The sewer line is backed up?

As I understand your posting--the property is in Ohio. Under Ohio statutes I recall that there are two occasions when a landlord can change...

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Is this "retaliatory eviction"?

A couple items missing in your posting that would help in a better answer. But, in short, no refusal to agree to a new lease would not likely be...

Can I be evicted for complaining to my landlord about noisy downstairs tenant?

No you can't be evicted for complaining. You are entitled to quiet enjoyment--but your noisy neighbors are also entitled to their freedom--so long...

If Im living in an apartment complex and new neighbor is harrassing me, will getting a restraining order force her to move?

Probably not. If your safety or the safety of the child is threatened, contact the police immediately. Get copies of police reports, statements...