Questions tagged [rental-property]
A property from which the owner receives payment from the occupant(s), known as tenants, in return for occupying or using the property.
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Can water bills be shared in independent flats of a building (UK)
I have signed an assured short-hold tenancy agreement for a year in a London flat. The building has a main entrance and then 4 different flats.
My main question is whether it is normal that the ...
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Calendar month in property letting (UK)
A tenancy agreement gives the end date of the tenancy as being on the 30th of a month, where the month has 31 days. The rent is stated as being amount x per calendar month. Is it right, therefore, ...
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Unresponsive landlord not providing lease renewal
I am renting an apartment (not rent-controlled) and my lease will be up at the end of the month. My current lease states the landlord is supposed to provide the renewal lease at least 60 days before ...
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Legal Liabilities as a Landlord if Tenants have committed assault?
As a landlord, are there liabilities if one of your tenants in one of your owned properties assault, sexually or not, a fellow tenant living in the same property?
What about if there is assault by a ...
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Pay a company to refuse business with a specific individual?
Can I pay an apartment complex to refuse business with a specific individual?
Or more generally, can I pay any company to refuse business with any specific individual?
I believe that this would be ...
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Can I be liable for vandalism if I have posted a political sign on the property?
I have posted a political sign on the front lawn of a house I am renting. The landlord has told me that if I don’t remove this sign, I will be liable for any vandalism occurring to the house, as he ...
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In BC residential tenancy is there no longer a fixed term lease where tenant must vacate at end?
To my understanding the new government changed laws so that when a fixed term tenancy comes to an end, it automatically is converted to a month-to-month tenancy. There is no longer the option to have ...
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What does it mean if your apartment is in two cities at once
I discovered that the border between two cities runs through an apartment that I am renting. There are two official parcels, one in one city (City A) and one in another (City B), they are both in the ...
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I owe rent for a month and my landord is threatening me to move my stuff out of the house
(Note: I know a similar question has been asked but this is slightly different in terms of the agreement and I also have specific location information which might help come up to a better conclusion.)
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How to encourage landlord to fix retaining wall
I am located in Colorado, USA.
We own a house that has a rented home behind it. There is a retaining wall between the two properties. We have checked on the county assessor's website and the ...
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Future resident, not prospective resident, schedules walkthrough of my apartment, is this legal?
Today my landlord informed me that
that next year’s resident has scheduled an appointment to tour the
apartment for Thursday May 28th, 2020 at 12:00pm
emphasis added by me.
Here is the quote ...
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What are the legal requirements for landlord/tenant walkthrough inspections at the end of a rental agreement in Missouri
I have a question about the tenant/landlord agreement laws in Missouri. This is going to be a long read, so I apologize in advance.
I rented a home for a few years from a small rental company in ...
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Does a tenancy swap reset the start of tenancy date
A and B rented a house from private landlord L, on a 3 year term with an option to break with 2 months notice after 12 months.
After 16 months, B moved out.
A agreed with the landlord on a swap to add ...
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Notice period for rental contract for a shared flat
In Germany, assume that Allice has a flat (either rented or owned, I think this does not matter) and lives in it herself. She decides to rent one room to Bob with an indefinite contract.
My research ...
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Rental: am I responsible for all maintenance, including that caused by wear and tear, under $200?
tl/dr: My property manager (PM) states that I'm responsible for all maintenance under $200 in the home, regardless of whether it is the result of damage I
cause. This is on the basis of a clause in ...
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Need Renters Advice For Mouse Infestation
If a renter is in a unit where there are rodents in a common area such as the dumpster and the landlord fails to take action on the issue (after being notified). Can the renter mitigate the issue ...
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UK - Joint Tenancy - Renewal/Replacement Tenant Fee
A fixed-term 6 month joint AST agreement ends in April 2020. The agreement had three tenants listed on it. One tenant is leaving (former tenant) two are remaining.
The former tenant notified the ...
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Is it illegal for a leasing agent to share previous tenants direct debit form?
I am a tenant of a residential property in Victoria Australia. I requested my rental ledger and direct debit form to apply for a new property.
My rental agent has (accidentally???) sent me the direct ...
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UK Estate Agent withdrawing house before occupancy without returning fees
In February, my relative agreed to rent a house. She paid a holding deposit, and after numerous credit checks the move was agreed - to begin on 1st April 2020. She paid the deposit and first month's ...
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How many witnesses are required to a tenancy contract in England?
We need to get a new AST rental contract between ourselves and existing tenants. Given the current rules on minimising contact and travel in the UK we'd like to minimise how many people are involved.
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Tenant's Son Living on property
Have a tenant who moved son in with them without asking permission. Son not on lease. Has been living there for about 3 months before this was discovered. Asked tenant to move son out. Asked tenant ...
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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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Interpretation of termination clause of a License to Occupy
I find myself in a situation where I need to end my Licence to occupy contract for a property in London UK, 2 months in advance to the initially projected date. The licensor refuses to accept this and ...
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Who owns the washing machine?
This scenario is based on a real life event but is a purely hypothetical question (because this isn't remotely worth going to court or even arguing over). The situation seems surprisingly complicated,...
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Will I be able to move house during the UK’s new restrictions
My current fixed term tenancy expires soon. Will I be able to move house during this “lockdown”, as it is not one of the listed exemptions.
As the alternative, will be landlord / lettings agency be ...
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In California, who owns buildings or soil left on a leased farm after abandonment?
If a tenant builds a building on leased land, and purchases soil deposited on the land, whose is it after the tenant abandons the property? For the purposes of this question, assume the lease did not ...
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Landlord rights in case of tenant death in Germany
In the shadow of recent virus outbreak, I could not help but to think about my landlord’s rights if I happen to die.
I can imagine that the German law has this covered. Can someone please point it ...
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Culmative vs Exclusive Rights
Fellow Lawmen,
I have come across this clause in a Lease agreement & I cannot find definitions anywhere on the internet:
“The rights of the parties under this Lease are cumulative, and shall not ...
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Tenant responsible for removing a tree he planted in a rental property?
I have a tenant that is moving out after his second lease with us and he has planted a tree of unknown type within three feet of the home. He has provided notice of leaving and I'd like to be certain ...
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Will my landlord fix a leaky faucet?
I just got a lease to sign, but I am confused by some of the language.
My question in short is: what does "public mains up to the point of entry" mean?
More information:
It reads:
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Charged for Contract Renewal without Notice of Fees
Due to changes in UK law, landlords are now only allowed to hold a maximum of 5 weeks' rent.
When I inquired as to how the excess would be returned to me, I was told it wouldn't be until I quit my ...
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Is a landlord required to hire a licensed contractor?
Is a landlord required to hire a licensed contractor for tenant's repairs? If the landlord is licensed, may the landlord legally perform the repairs?
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Does Prepaying the Last Month of Rent Lock in the Rate?
Suppose A rents a property to B for six months. Initially, the rent is $500 per month, but A requires first and last upfront, so B pays $1000 plus deposit to move in.
During month 4, A raises the ...
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Are email agreements and already-move-in enough to form landlord-tenant relationship?
I recently rented a bedroom from a home owner in California. We communicated through emails, so the agreement was also in the emails. Since she didn't sign a lease, she emailed that I have the ...
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Does a Pet Deposit change the meaning of Wear and Tear?
I am curious, in a Rental Agreement there are the following stipulations for having pet(s) on the property:
a non-refundable pet deposit be made (Payment)
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Landlord requiring rabies vaccination for a dog under 3 months old (California)
I'll be getting an ESA (Emotional Support Animal) at the beginning of February. The dog was born in December so he'll be around two months old when I get him. MY landlord requires a letter from a ...
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Can my landlord force me to sign an agreement whereby I'd have to pay their legal fees?
Canada, Ontario:
My landlord included this item in the additional terms for a lease they want me to sign:
Tenants agree to pay all reasonable costs, Lawyer’s fees and expenses
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Rental agreement - Ending the tenancy clause
I live in Vancouver and rented a room in a shared house from the person who has the lease. I did not have to deal with the house owner ever.
The person who has the lease pulled up this agreement ...
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Can my landlord / building management reject pets?
We asked our agent if he we could have a mature, well trained cat in the apartment that we rent. We know the cat already and he is fully litter trained and does not scratch ect. He rejected by saying ...
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Rental Property Declared Lead Free. Do I still have to provide disclousres?
My rental property in Anne Arundel County Maryland was built in 1940. I just had it tested and it was certified as Lead Free.
Do I still need to provide my tenants with yearly copies of The EPA “...
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Subletting in California on a month to month lease
I have a friend who is a sublandlord in California and he's on a month to month lease. He wants to move out because the house is in a terrible condition and the subletters are terrible roommates. How ...
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Does suspicion of smoking (lease violation) constitute an "emergency" or otherwise allow a landlord to enter without notice?
Assume that tobacco smoking indoors is legal, but there is also a (legal) lease provision that smoking in the unit is against the lease and grounds for eviction.
Can a landlord legally enter the ...
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What can I do if the tenant has vacated the apartment but didn't pay last month bill for electricity?
I have an apartment which I gave to 3 students on rent. This month they vacated the apartment without paying the last month electricity bill. I have no written agreement but did police verification. ...
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Can a landlord refuse to rent to confidential address recipient
Someone I know has a court ordered confidential address (due to domestic violence) that allows them to use PO Boxes for all correspondences and their name and physical address cannot be made public.
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Landlord obligations when plumbing causing flooding in unit
I live in an old building that was originally a single family residence but long ago was converted into four units. The unit below mine has flooded probably 10 times in the last year. Our landlord is ...
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Can a landlord ask a tenant to sign an addendum to the lease that changes the terms of the first lease?
If a landlord asks a tenant who signed a 12 month lease to sign an addendum after they have already moved in that changes the terms of the lease to move out within 3 months of the landlord's death, ...
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Question about Ontario N9 form
A tenant provides an N9 form to a landlord (http://www.sjto.gov.on.ca/documents/ltb/Notices%20of%20Termination%20&%20Instructions/N9.pdf), a tenant's notice to end the tenancy, on November 5, 2019 ...
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UK - Cooling off period after signing rental contract
I'm in process to sign a contract for a flat. The conditions written are the following: one year with no break clause.
Before signing I'm trying to find out the following information.
Is there in ...
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Does California require smoke detectors in a garage used as a laundry room?
The building I live in is a 4 unit apartment that used to be one large single family residence. The garage is located under my unit, next to one unit on the ground floor. There is a door from the ...
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Rental Issues - HMO was never issued by landlord (UK) & Notice Period after AST expiration
Back in late 2016, three people rent a brand new flat in London (UK). Then, during the years, we had a few contract renewals (AST) with new names (as we had one person being replaced every year).
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