Questions tagged [tenant]
Use this for general questions about tenants. Consider using a more specific tag such as [residential-tenant], [commercial-tenant], [leasehold] or [boarder] if they are more appropriate.
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Can the landlord force viewing of apartment during lockdown? (England)
My landlord is considering selling the flat I am currently renting and would like to arrange viewings. However, we are still in a national COVID lockdown, and I do not feel comfortable letting people ...
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Can my landlord add additional fees for items listed as included in my rent?
I live in Virginia,USA and I have been in my apartment for 3 years and each year when I sign my lease for renewal it states that my washer and dryer fees are included in my rent if applicable. The ...
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Are civil remedies for landlord misconduct mutually exclusive?
Following illegal eviction there may be civil damages under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977, but there may also be Rent Repayment Orders under the Housing and Planning Act 2016.
These are two ...
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Landlord notice to quit when planning to leave
I have been living in apartment complex with two other roommates without any issues for two years, paying our rent on time. We were initially on a yearly lease and have since switched to a month to ...
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Can a co-op tenant shareholder exclude people from common areas if they refuse to abide by house rules?
In New York City, can a co-op tenant/shareholder refuse to allow a guest or contractor of another tenant/shareholder into common areas of the building if the person is violating the co-op's house ...
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Nuisance neighbor shining green laser light into my bedroom window
Does anyone know if its illegal to shine a green laser light into someone's bedroom in the state of Texas?
I know its illegal to shine it on police officers, but it seems other citizens are open game ...
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Does a broken light in a common area qualify for repair-and-deduct in Texas?
I have placed two work orders to management at my apartment complex for a light that has been out for over a week in the breezeway of my apartment complex making it really dark at night and a ...
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What is the legality behind landlords throwing away tenants belongings UK?
Me and my housemates have started having issues with our landlords, where they will dispose of any utensils left on the kitchen worktop or in cupboards without being cleaned. Before moving into the ...
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Has the TAA Lease Contract Par. 3 ever been challenged under Texas Property Code Sec. 91.001.e?
I'm having the same problem that Thomas asked about [1] and I imagine it comes up quite a bit in Texas. I choose to move out at the end of my lease which automatically renews month-to-month and gave ...
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Placing notices on cars in same-residence parking lot
A large portion of backstory is directly connected with this question from 2016.
Briefly put, permit-required parking stalls are continuously being occupied by people without permits. However, when ...
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Landlord Asking Me to Pay for Weather Damage
I live in an old building in Kalamazoo, Mi and a few weeks ago we had a bad storm with high winds. I was not home at the time but the wind caught one of my windows (that swing out on a hinge) and ...
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Minimum clearance for sidewalks in multi-family residential dwellings during Construction?
I am in California, and I am a tenant with a landlord that decided to build ADUs 4 feet away from my apartment entrance. That is, a 4 feet wide sidewalk is what separates my apartments from a large ...
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What happens if lease is signed but landlord doesnt want me, do I still have to pay the realtor fee?
I live in Dumont, NJ. I'm about to sign a lease with a landlord and I also have Section 8. I haven't moved in yet; To finalize the rent payment to the landlord, there must be a HAP contract signed by ...
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Can the landlord of an AST restrict the tenant from having house guests or even house sitters?
I suppose that the distinction between a guest and a house sitter might be that one remains while the tenant is gone while the other would stay to visit the tenant themselves.
But as an AST ...
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What are valid means of serving statutorily required tenancy information?
A landlord can't give their tenant a valid section 21 notice if the landlord has not previously provided the tenant with written information about the deposit and the scheme, the gas safety ...
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Landlord charges (UK)
Our landlord entered our property illegally without permission to start repair work whilst we still had 2 weeks left on our tenancy agreement.
They want to charge us for this work even though they had ...
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Oregon landlord consigning fees to a collection agency / attorney
A question regarding a Oregon landlord consigning fees to a collection agency / attorney.
ORS 90.100 (15) defines a fee as “a nonrefundable payment of money”.
Oregon revised Statute (ORS) 90.302 (1) ...
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What is the process for making and quantifying a legal claim against a tenant in the Netherlands?
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A tenant has caused damage to property, including furniture and appliances, mattresses and walls. The total cost of repair and replacement will be probably around €3000.
The tenant also ...
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Can old landlord withdraw money using ACH information without my consent
My landlord uses a web client called securecafe to automate rent payments. I enrolled to auto payment using ACH.
Due to covid-19 I had to terminate my lease early and leave my apartment. My landlord ...
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Can a landlord in Massachusetts charge a “landlord fee”? What might this fall under?
I’m looking at some places to rent in Massachusetts and I came across one that asks for first month’s rent ($750), a security deposit ($725), and a reputably low “landlord fee” ($365). I thought I saw ...
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Must I pay rent to be considered a Lodger in the UK?
This question is inspired by How to prove you live somewhere when you live at some friend house for the National Insurance Number in UK and How to prove you live somewhere when you live at some friend ...
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Lift laws and maintanance in a residential flat
In India, what are the legal facilities/minimum maintanance requirements (Like alarms, phones, power back up etc) for a lift installed in a residential flat?Who are responsible for any accidents ...
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What remedies exist for illegally evicted tenants in Florida?
Can one get an injunction of reinstatement? Are there criminal sanctions for the instigator of the illegal eviction? Anything else?
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Security Deposit Return
My landlord has not returned our deposit and the D.C. legal window to do so has expired. Upon reviewing my lease it says that the tenant must provide an address to return the deposit before the ...
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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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UK London - Tenancy Agreement - 2 Months notice on fixed term end
Backstory : 1 month before my Fixed Term ends, my landlord called me and said that he would be increasing the price of property, which basically made me start looking for other properties.
After 6 ...
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Is a landlord required to give 24 hours notice of entry again if they previously did so but cancelled?
Our landlord has typically been good about emailing us at least a day in advance as they've been showing our leased house almost 3 times a week for the past month. However, they recently sent an email ...
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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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Tenant/Landlord - Not locking the front door violate tenant's right to a livable place? (California)
For Housing, between tenant and landlord in California:
Does not locking the front door on a regular basis count as a violation of the tenant's right to a livable (safe and habitable) place?
If so, ...
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How does a landlord establish that a tenant is liable for damages?
Suppose landlords are blaming a tenant for a pipe leak hidden behind dry wall that the tenant did not cause and are using it as justification for claiming the whole of a tenant's security deposit plus ...
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A landlord must provide free internet access, can he charge a deposit for the router?
Had an interesting conversation with a friend about what would happen in such a situation.
Let's suppose the contractual term was:
"Internet must be provided free of charge to tenants".
But a ...
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How to confer residency rights without tenancy?
I am buying a large house which has an existing owner who is a very old man and I would like to give him the right to continue to live in the house, but not have the same rights as a tenant (exclusive ...
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What is the legal definition of "surrender" when it comes to leases in the US?
My lease says "DEPOSIT RETURN, SURRENDER, AND ABANDONMENT OR JUDICIAL EVICTION. We'll mail you your security deposit refund (less lawful deductions) and an itemized accounting of any deductions no ...
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USA apartment rent application: is it legal to require employment?
When applying to rent an apartment in any state of the USA, is there any federal regulation that prevents the landlord from requiring the applicant to provide a proof of past/present employment, while ...
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Possible water contamination
I recently contracted H. Pylori (a stomach bacteria). This is commonly contracted from a contaminated water source. Around the time I got it I began using the water fountain in my apartment complex so ...
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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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