Questions tagged [lease]
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What's the impact of this late fee typo?
My landlord has a late fee clause in our lease, which says that if the lessee is late with the rent, the lessor must pay a (poorly defined) late fee.
What would be the effect of this clause?
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Firearm provision in lease agreement
I'm a university student and I shoot skeet on the weekends. Currently getting ready to sign an apartment lease for next year and I noticed this clause. Section C is the part I am confused about, as it ...
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Can my UK debt be collected because I have to return to US?
I am a US citizen residing on a UK work visa and due to a horrible work environment I have decided to resign. Due to the limitations of my visa I am only allowed to work for this specific company in ...
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After flat owners buy a freehold, why must they grant themselves 999 year leases to set out residents' rights and responsibilities?
Please peruse ^^ the title of this question overhead ^^. I don't fathom the reason below for preferring a 999-year leasehold over a freehold, written by Nick Green on 20 June 2022.
There can also be ...
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Can messenger chat be used as evidence in courts?
My roommate agreed that I don't need to pay rent for the days I am not in apartment. I have to go to Texas for a 6 month period. I informed my roommate before adding him as roommate. We had this ...
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In Texas, can a single roommate sign a lease renewal that is binding for all roommates?
I am in a leasing contract that ends at the end of May. I just found out that my roommate had gone to renew the contract in March, since otherwise the rent would have increased.
The renewal is a ...
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Can a landlord use the delivery of U.S. mail as a method of surveillance?
This is an on-going struggle for me with the management of my apartment building.
In the past, the manager has instructed the USPS mail carrier to return-to-sender my mail, because it was addressed ...
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my landlord won't let me in on the day my tenancy begins, is this legal?
My tenancy begins on July 1st, however as this is a Sunday my letting agent will not give me the keys on this day. I really need to move my stuff in on July 1st, can I claim that not allowing me to ...
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Can a renter retake posession? [closed]
In Texas, a renter rents a house with a one year lease term.
Renter is not late on rent and is currently paying rent on time.
Renter lived in the house for 7 months and moves out, but continues to ...
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My landlord decided that my rent is due earlier than we had agreed
I'm renting a room in a house in Minnesota, USA. Upon telling my landlord that I was looking for a different place to rent because of her dogs constantly barking at me (and even biting me), she ...
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Waiving my right to not be evicted in a San Francisco lease
I am seeking for a new place in San Francisco. After chatting with a home owner who liked me as a potential tenant, we disagreed on the price, and his reasoning is that since this is a unit under the ...
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Landlord misrepresented my lease
My lease specifically stated that the landlord pays, hot water, water (it's a well so he would pay to pump the water) and sewer ( septic pump) I found out, by accident, that for the last SEVEN years I ...
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Can a lease last forever?
If two parties agree to a lease on real property, can the lease be binding in perpetuity if it lacks a termination date? Can the lease ever be rescinded because the lessor wishes to terminate the ...
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Is there precedent for double dipping after notice to vacate?
I gave my twenty day notice to our leasing company on the 11th, planning to be out on the 30th of April. They've stated that they must have received the notice no later than 00:00 (12AM) on the 10th ...
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Stop paying rent if landlord does not provide lease agreement and basic services
I have been staying in a house for 9 months already, that I share with 4 other roommates. I have asked the landlord for a lease agreement on repeated occasions, but to this day I never received ...
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Break lease agreement due to COVID-19
The mom holds B-1 visa (business visitor), can only legally stays in the USA one-half year. So the mom has to travel back and forth from the USA and her home country to get a new visa every half year ...
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Tenant refuses communication via phone or email
I am a landlord with one rental dwelling, currently occupied by tenants who will be departing in a few months' time.
The tenant gave us their intention to move last week. Consequently, we posted an ...
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What does it mean that I must "immediately reimburse Owner for the cost of any insurance policy Owner obtains for the Apartment"?
On the lease I am considering signing, it says in section 32 D:
Tenant shall immediately reimburse Owner for the cost of any insurance
policy Owner obtains for the Apartment, including but not ...
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What's considered a reasonable time for leasing agreements in the U.S.?
So I live in an corporate owned apartment complex in New York. For three months now my air conditioning has gone out on multiple occasions. I have made attempts to contact the leasing office and I ...
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Are leases with the US National Forest Service public information?
The US National Forest service enters into leases with individuals that entitle the lease holder to use National Forest land for some explicitly outlined purpose. These leases are called special-use ...
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UK Leasehold property - Lease has two different dates 5 years apart (one 5 years before house was built!), which applies for ground rent review?
Six years ago in 2013 I purchased a leasehold property from Taylor Wimpey. The lease says that the ground rent is £125 and increases with the Retail Price Index every 10 years. It's only been six ...
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Can you break a lease because the landlord refuses to evict another tenant who physically threatens the leaseholder?
Suppose a tenant has a neighbor who has taken it upon themselves to verbally threaten and harass said tenant.
Due to the inherent risk of engaging with the neighbor, the tenant contacts their landlord ...
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Can I get evicted from my apartment for a late payment in Canada?
Can I get evicted from my apartment for a late payment in Canada? I think I made a late payment and I received a letter from the Tribunal, because the landlord sent a tribunal request to have my lease ...
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Agent breaking the lease
So I have had a short term lease (Dec-August) that costs me $X
2 months ago, I was offered, and accepted (signed a new lease), to renew the lease for a full year for the same price. However I was ...
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What are my rights as an apartment tenant if I have no active lease agreement, in terms of rent amount and move out procedure?
(In Tennessee, as the tag indicates)
My previous 12 month lease expired May 30th, 2023. Shortly before my lease expired, my previous landlord suddenly sold the apartment complex to another landlord, ...
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New manager will not accept renewed lease
Suppose thsat a tenant in Dallas Texas was sent a lease renewal form via email for the tenant's electronic signature on February 28, 2022. Suppose that the form came from the tenant's previous ...
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Effect of Duvall on Absolute Covenants in a shared property?
I live in a flat in a London house. There are two other flats, so that's 3 flats with 3 leaseholders. Our old leases, which were renewed in 1992, state:
Alterations: 3.9 Not to make any structural ...
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Can an apartment contractually prohbit tenants from saying certain words?
This is a semi-ridiculous question from a law-ignorant but curious person. My apartment prohibits tenants from having firearms on the property, by the lease. in the United States, the "right to bear ...
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Can / How would a lease (contract) require an injured visitor to hold the renter's insurance liable?
Assume Jane visits Bob (Renter). Mike is the Florida landlord.
Jane slips and falls on the Mike's rental property, Can Mike's attorney construct lease so that Bob is required to have some sort of ...
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Why did a landlord buy a tenant's leasehold interest in the landlord's property?
Pls ELI5. The Landlord (Hughes) unmistakably owns the property leased to the lessee (Metropolitan Railway Co). Thus why did a Landlord buy the lessee's leasehold interest in the landlord's own ...
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Lease signed before I’m fully approved, do I have a case to get out of the lease?
I signed a lease a few months ago and someone from the apartment signed it as well. The move in day is in august. Now, they are saying that my lease is not “fully approved” and I can’t move in until ...
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Can I sublease my apartment without my co-tenants approval in Indiana
I’m currently studying at Purdue University in Indiana and I want to sublease my apartment for the summer.
One of my co-tenants who is also on the lease is not agreeing to sign the sublease form. But ...
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Trade Fixtures: Is this paragraph of my lease agreement forfeiting to my landlord everything I screw to the walls?
I read up on trade fixtures. They are an exception to fixtures, and generally remain the property of the lessee despite being attached to the building. It looks like this rental agreement is trying to ...
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Is a fully executed lease with a serious error legally binding?
I have a fully executed apartment lease, signed by myself and the property manager, that unambiguously states that the monthly rent is $0.
This is an obvious error. Am I legally obligated to pay rent?...
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Why would a Leasing Agency, as Agent of the Landlords, form 4 shell corporations to be the Landlord — but with the same address?
One of my children leases in Hong Kong. She quotes from her Tenancy Agreement
The Landlords
Name : Dekker Investment Limited
Dillinger Investment Limited
Easeluck Development Limited
Jekyll ...
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Roommate Got Their Name off the Lease by Misleading
This is a major edit of a question which had number of ambiguities. Hopefully, the edits will clear the ambiguities.
So, A, B, and C were co-tenants on a lease in an apartment in California and A, B, ...
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Florida Estate does not want to pay lease on condo from deceased tenant but wants personal property
Personal Rep for Estate is out of town and has never visited the leased condo after tenant deceased. She wants personal property without paying up on the past due rent. Have made a Statement of Claim ...
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We moved out two months early and still have a lease with the property I just found out this morning that the landlord has been living there
We moved out two months early, we were fully prepared to keep paying the rent even though we aren’t living there because of the lease. He told us if we could find somebody to take over the lease that ...
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Drug dealer & criminal signed the lease agreement
Say someone signs a lease with someone else. For clarity the drug dealers name will be Mike and other persons name will be Steve. Now Mike begins to drug deal and do drugs inside the house along with ...
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After a lease is signed, do the things said in emails become nul and void, or are they relevant in a dispute?
Before moving to a new town, I was in contact with a landlord about renting an apartment from her. In the emails, I specifically requested a month to month lease as I did not want to commit to a year, ...
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Will tenancy agreement still be valid if the property manager/broker who signed on behalf of landlord is terminated?
In BC, Canada, if a tenancy agreement is signed by a brokerage/property manager on behalf the landlord, and the property manager's contract is terminated early, will that make the tenancy agreement ...
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Noise complaint about a neighbor who is excessively loud during the day with his subwoofer
I'm a student and when I'm not in school, I study at home (I live in Boston, USA). Often, 2-3 times a week, the neighbor who lives 1 floor below me starts playing video-games / watching movies at high ...
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Can a landlord appoint agents at will?
I am curious about something that came up in this question: Can a realtor show my apartment at will, with notice?.
In the linked question a comment for an answer states: "The realtor IS the ...
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Can a leasor defer signing the lease agreement until the lessee actually moves in?
I have just signed a new lease. The leasing agent says they countersign my lease after I move in. I still have a few days before I move in. Is this common/legal? Does it not expose the lessee to some ...
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Transferring a lease after receiving renewal offer from landlord; would new tenant be able to take advantage of same renewal offer?
Location: California, USA
I have a little over a month left on my apartment lease, and my landlord has given a lease renewal offer. (I'm actually thinking to move out even before the lease is up.)
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Can a contract alter a lease?
I rent an office in a small office building in Connecticut. I've leased this office for many years and currently don't have a lease. The owner of the building has decided to sell, and the new buyer ...
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Can my landlord take all my deposit
I was in an abusive marriage which I finally got out of. During that process we were renting an apartment from landlords who were well aware of the abuse. My husband didn't pay rent and I was forced ...
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Can a landlord countersue tenant after tenant wins regarding over-charge of cleaning fee?
Suppose a tenant T sues their landlord L because of unlawful withholding of T's deposit - the landlord did not follow procedures in charging T the cleaning fee, and deducted $125 without any ...
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My lease agreement has a typo that changes the intended meaning
I'm in New York. I share this lease with a roommate who is also on the lease but is leaving a month after I am. Our lease that states "After the initial term of this Agreement, or in case of a ...
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Non residential lease: early termination
What is the controlling law regarding early termination requested by a Florida NON-residential tenant? Assume the lease does not specify a termination clause (does not specify notification / early ...
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