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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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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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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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?
Let's assume the work being performed is ...
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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 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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My landlord verbally told me that they have a secert setup of cameras, what should I do?
I was discussing something with LL and in heat of moment he verbally said that he have a secert setup of cameras.
He wasn't explicit if it's inside building or outside, but he said that he knows how ...
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Would EVA foam under the carpet be considered an unacceptable fire risk?
I'd like to put some EVA foam under the carpet (above the floorboards) on the first floor bedroom of my house, to dampen the sound of foot steps. The fire safety building regulations (section B2) say ...
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Paying for a housemate's share of utilities when we are unable to
Currently I live in a a housing situation where we have four housemates (counting myself.) We split the utilities bill four ways.
Recently one of the housemates quit his job and decided to pursue ...
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How to prove landlord didn't return damage deposit within required time
According to the Residential Tenancy Act a landlord must return the damage deposit within 15 days time. Isn't it easy for a landlord to not do this but pretend he had tried? For example what if the ...
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Is it permissible by law to charge tenants for additional roommates?
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I plan to purchase a single family home and rent it out to university students. Originally, it was expected that there would be one student per room (as communal areas would be sized ...
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My tenant signed the lease renewal, but I have not signed yet, can I terminate the lease?
My tenant signed the lease renewal agreement starting June 1st, but I have not signed it yet. The tenant has not paid May's rent yet and has been in violation a few times in the past. I would like to ...
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What is the minimum effort required to validate that a landlord-tenant communication is genuine if it isn't signed?
In the state of Washington can tenants disregard written communications from landlords if they are not signed?
For example, if 2 printed letters are posted (on different days) notifying of a rent ...
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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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What can be done regarding gathering possessions from a rented student house where someone is unable to visit due to bullying? [closed]
A bit of strange circumstance: I have already looked online on various Housing charities and legal forums, but I haven't been able to get an approach that meets the specific circumstances as this ...
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Rent additional costs matter in Germany [closed]
I've rented a furnished apartment from the beginning of 2019 until last month in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
The rental contract stated that service charges/additional costs are paid as a monthly flat ...
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Ending joint-tenancy agreement by sending registered mail to the landlord - was it done properly? [closed]
6th September sent the Special Delivery to the landlord:
(courtesy of me - sent an email informing letting agent about the situation)
Snippets from tenancy agreement
Commencing on: 7 September ...
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Who controls access to a rented unit after the tenant dies
Bob lives in a rented apartment. He dies.
Bob's sister, Alice (who is the executor of Bob's estate), wants to enter the apartment. The apartment complex refuse to give her access without a court order....
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Mandatory apartment inspection
My apartment in Texas has mandatory unit inspections inside the entire apartment, including water leaks, the smoke detector, the HVAC filter, and electrical outlets, three times a year. Property ...
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I signed a lease with on site manager then the following day the owner of the property wanted to void the lease
I was approved to move into a lot,, so i paid a $100 deposit on a space rent and the onsite management made an agreement with me to pay the remaining 435 by the 15th of the month. 24 hours later the ...
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(CA tenant law question) 3-Day Notice to Cure or Quit, with vague "cure"
I live in a rent-controlled apartment in San Francisco. After my wife and I moved in 22 years ago, the (then) owner/landlord and I came to an agreement that allowed me to use the basement storage ...
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Can a lease "Early termination" be invoked before the contract start date?
Consider you have a 2023 lease in Georgia, USA to rent a property for a year with a straight forward "Early termination" clause of 30 days notice and 2 months rent. In preparation for 2024, ...
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Can my parents, who owned my home, enter it while I'm at work and move me out without any warning?
I was renting a home from my parents when my husband got arrested and went to jail. I had no eviction notice. I am in Tulare County, in the city of Visalia, in California.
I was unable to pay my rent ...
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Is there a law requiring a landlord to respond to rental agencies request for information in regards to previous tenants?
I have left a rental and have been trying for over 3 months to gain housing through other rental agencies (first and second month I was still at the property). The last place I have applied for ...
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Is it legally possible for a tenant to replace their landlord?
I was wondering if a tenant feels their landlord has wronged them, if there could be any legal argument, even an unusual one, that if a person has established a residence somewhere to some non-trivial ...
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Rent a residential address [closed]
I want to have a residential address in England or another country; I want to know is it possible to have it ?
If yes, is it possible to have document which states this address is on my hold such as ...
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Enforcement of Vermont's Quarantine Restrictions [closed]
I am wondering if anyone has some insight into any enforcement or penalties that may be levied against someone who is caught breaking Vermont's cross-state-travel COVID guidelines, or against someone ...
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Is a 2% late fee for paying rent 20 minutes late (5:20pm) enforceable?
My apartment manager is charging me a late fee for failing to turn in the rent check by 5pm on the first.
I live in Los Angeles.
I don't have a copy of my lease on hand, but this sounds ...
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