Questions tagged [residential-lease]
Leases for residential living purposes.
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Do TAA members have to use TAA lease contract?
It appears that the TAA Apartment Lease Contract could only be used by a TAA Member.
However, what about the other way -- does a TAA Member have to use the TAA Lease Contract?
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Leased apartment changed management. Is requiring in-person payment unreasonable?
I live in a college town in California with a leased apartment. On June 26th, a noticed (in paper) was posted on our doors that the apartment complexes have been sold, effective immediately.
Part of ...
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Can landlords refuse to sublet mid-month?
I've encountered a big corporate landlord in West Campus, Austin, Texas, that's only willing to reassign the lease at the start of a month, saying that they don't prorate rents.
(Interestingly enough,...
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Can landlords omit fee structure on a lease?
A brand-new apartment complex, "professionally" managed by a huge management company, has refused to provide details on how much it'll cost to do lease reassignment, with the rationale being that they'...
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Can landlords refuse to show you contract prior to application?
I've seen some landlords refuse to provide a sample residential lease contract prior to making an often non-refundable application, in California and other states.
Is it legal? Aren't you supposed ...
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Is rent acceleration legal in Texas?
Texas Association of Realtors' Sample Lease has the following:
B. If Tenant fails to timely pay all amounts due under this lease or otherwise fails to comply with this lease,
Tenant will be in ...
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Do landlords in Texas really have a duty to mitigate?
Texas State Legislature has the following Statute on the books:
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/PR/htm/PR.91.htm
Sec. 91.006. LANDLORD'S DUTY TO MITIGATE DAMAGES. (a) A landlord has a duty ...
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Is occupation distinct from "source of income"?
As per California Government Code, section 12955, it's illegal to discriminate housing accommodation based on the source of income.
However, what about the occupation itself? For example, is it ...
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Is it legal to restrict housing to certain occupations?
I've spoken with a landowner in the rural area of Saratoga, California, who owns a single parcel with more land than he knows what to do with, and I asked him why doesn't he build an MDU or some such, ...
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Typo on Lease, Who is Responsible?
The lease agreement for my rental home clearly says that the landlord is responsible for paying for garbage services. However, after asking why I hadn't received our garbage bins yet, the leasing ...
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Is it possible for me to break a lease that is co-signed if my health suffers from staying at the apartment?
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I live in an apartment in Georgia and the tenant above me is smoking a lot of marijuana every day and has been doing so for the last three months. While inside the apartment, I ...
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Without a lease, how to establish Maryland residency for driver's license?
I have worked/rented in Maryland for 18mo, but the coworker I rent a room from won't give me a lease (and I do not wish to create any problems with him by insisting).
Can I get my driver's license ...
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Does fair housing law prevent landlords from making deals?
I've had a couple of negotiation dealings with various corporate landlords (for residential housing) in a couple of states, and, basically, every time I would try to negotiate any sort of a remotely ...
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Is it legal for landlord to prohibit subleasing, under Texas law?
It's quite common that plans change, and a residential lease must be broken.
Of course, since one has agreed to pay the full price of the lease, they're on the hook for it, unless they can find ...
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Are residential lease durations in Bay Area meaningless?
The vacancy rates in Bay Area are the lowest in the nation, and the rent much so often gets increased much faster than the inflation.
However, a lot of corporate complexes employ monthly pricing that'...
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What's the penalty for breaking a residential lease in NorCal?
What's the penalty for breaking a residential lease?
For example, in the Bay Area in Northern California.
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