Roommate bringing over guest I don't feel comfortable about...

Check your lease for guest situations. I assume that the lease said that you have an individual room and then shared common space. If that is the...

Apparent inability of LL to receive 'seven day notice of intent to terminate lease' via certified mail

You will need the email from the LL saying that you are to send notice to that address and then the return receipt from the post office. If they...

Three names appear o n the deed as owners. how may of the three does it take to least the property?

I agree with my colleagues. You all have a 1/3 interest the whole of the property, you cannot separate from each other aside from a forced sale,...

Can I sue the landlord

Check the lease, see if it says that the LL warrants and represents that the space can legally be used for the business described in the lease. If...

We're contacting an attorney tomorrow to help us continue evicting a tenant. What can we request she pays beyond past due rent?

A lot of what you can charge is in the original lease. You may be able to charge a late fee, charge for atty fees, and for other charges incurred...

I want to give tenant a 30 day notice to vacate property for personal reasons. Is it considered retaliation for complaints?

You can claim that the you need the property back for your family member. The tenant may try to claim retaliatory eviction. You will have to...

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They did not file their marriage license;so my question is---Does he have any rights to any of her estate?

This will be tricky. You really need to contact a local estates attorney to assist with this. First and foremost probate the will. Second, there...

If my spouse sells a house and my signature is required on the closing papers, am I entitled to half of the money?

I agree with my colleagues, you should find out whether you have an actual interest in the property. Whether the decedent left an interest to you...

I paid a security deposit of a month and a half to hold an apt, a week later had a hardship happen and can not take apt now.

Mr. Schutz is correct, since you have not signed anything, there is no formal lease/contract. You will have to file suit to get the money back,...

Deceased husband on deed.

Another question is how you both held the property, whether as spouses, tenants in common, or joint tenants with rights of survivorship. Each...