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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Do I have any legal obligation as regards letters sent to my shared household for people who don't live in it any more?
I live in a shared house with other people.
Many other people used to live here before me (I know only a few of them, but not many).
But a lot of mail with their name on is sent here (e.g. from HMRC, ...
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In the UK, can a landlord/agent add new tenants to a joint tenancy agreement without the consent of the current tenants?
I am currently subject to a fixed-term joint tenancy (assured shorthold) agreement with two other tenants. One of the joint tenants wishes to exit the tenancy early. The tenancy agreement describes ...
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My landlord won't provide me appropriate documentation after charging me a lawyer fee [closed]
I recently ended my lease on 01/31. My landlord had charged us a lawyer fee for adding someone to the lease. He was giving us random amounts and when I asked for receipts, paperwork, and proof of ...
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Why might a landlord spend so much time at the house they're renting? How do I resolve this?
Just moved into a new place... renting a single room with three other guys each renting their own rooms. Ive been here a month; they've been here for significantly longer.
The landlord spends far too ...
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Can you be held accountable for rent after you're off the lease?
In California, there's a lease with three people on it (call them X, Y, and Z) and the landlord (L), with six months remaining on the lease. Y, Z, and L agree to release X from the lease. Y and Z do ...
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Can a tenant break a lease if a Landlord disobeys city ordinances in MO?
I am a tenant that rents from a landlord who owns a multi-family rental housing complex. Recently, I was notified via email that they would be renovating a unit in my particular building as early as ...
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Can I legally refuse entry to a landlord?
I am subletting an apartment from a friend who is technically my landlord. I refused him entry late at night after we had a row about a longstanding problem with one of the facilities in the apartment ...
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Landlord wanted me to leave and is now refusing to return my deposit
I was evicted after complaints from other tenants in a House of Multiple Occupancy.
The landlord refuses to return the deposit. I also received an email from the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) on 18th ...
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Can a co-tenant sublet in LA without permission from other tenants?
I am a co-tenant on a lease in LA. I want to sublet my room. My lease says a subletter can move in upon landlord approval, but it does not say anything about co-tenant approval. I’d like to sublet to ...
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Tenants access to perform repairs after vacating
Jurisdiction: Victoria, Australia
I had a tenant who recently, legally and voluntarily ended a tenancy and formally vacated (handed back the keys, etc). There are some relatively minor repairs that ...
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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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Does a tenant have the right to destroy furniture owned and not removed by landlord?
This is under South African law.
First, some background. Said "tenant" bought the house and is currently paying occupational rent to stay there until the property transfer has been finalized....
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What does this mean in this engagement letter?
I am looking to break a lease with my landlord and am looking to hire an attorney.
What does "Client assigns to counsel all rights conferred by statute or rule to recover attorneys' fees and ...
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How to break lease when neighbors violate lease (smoking)? (Illinois)
To live in my building, we all signed an agreement saying there is no smoking allowed. Well someone has been smoking on my floor. There has been 4 notices from management to all people living on the ...
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Michigan Lease Contract Auto Renewal
My lease states the following:
LEASE TERM. The initial term of the Lease Contract begins on the 12th
day of October, 2019 and ends at midnight the 11th day of October,
2020. This Lease Contract will ...
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How strictly will a small claims court apply the language of my lease in Florida
I'm having a typical tenant landlord dispute. The TLDR is that I'm the tenant and my property manager is claiming exorbitant damages and landscaping clean up fees as well as home cleaning fees to a ...
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Can I get compensation for time spent on case if I win as a defendant
I had to reimburse a housemate's security deposit, after he recently moved out of the house, as I had paid the deposit of the entire house and still living in the house. He is disputing the cleaning ...
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Tenant is asking to repair a built-in closet. It was fine when they moved in
I own a small studio apt. in a co-op building located in Brooklyn, NY USA.
My tenant, who's been renting this studio for ~ 3 years, is asking to repair one of the built-in closets.
This closet was ...
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Can I be sued for denying a tenant on the basis of income?
I am a first-time landlord in Philadelphia, PA, USA looking to rent out my condo. As would be expected, I am looking to rent to tenants who are financially secure and wouldn't have any issue paying ...
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Can I sue a lease co-signer remotely?
Here is a quick summary of my situation:
April 2018: leased an apartment in Chicago until September 2019
June 2019: extended lease for 12 months
July 2019: loss of job
September 2019: accepted a job ...
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Does a notice posted to the outside of an apartment door count as appropriate notice in all cases?
Consider the situation in which a landlord seeks to give a tenant notice (e.g. past rent, apartment inspection or servicing).
Does taping / affixing the notice to the outside of the tenant's apartment ...
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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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If a lease provision says that a tenant has to accept revisions, how extensive can the revisions be?
This is in the state of Washington.
The lease states that
after the expiration, the lease will automatically renew for successive terms of one month each
the resident agrees to execute all revised ...
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How much control can US landlords have over a tenant's personal behavior in and outside of a dwelling?
I understand why it would be imoportant for Landlords to request certain information about employment and also to be allowed to establish rules like no smoking or no pets allwed in a dwelling. But I'...
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Can forwarding address be provided by e-mail for landlord to return security deposit?
If a landlord does not return a tenant's damage deposit in 15 days from the later of the move out date or receiving a forwarding address, tenant may go after him for double. If the forwarding address ...
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Death of one of two tenant parties during notice period
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Two parties A, B sign a rental contract in Germany. Only party A lives there, party B merely cosigns the contract, but neither makes any payments nor lives in the propery. Party B adopted ...
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No roommate agreement. One roommates wants to move out early of 1 year lease. Who pays rent?
Let's assume that two co-tenants jointly signed a 1 year lease with landlord. One co-tenant now wants to move out early after living there just 1 month. There is no roommate agreement.
What are the ...
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Landlord Says Lease Agreement Has A "Mistake" - Can I Hold The Landlord To Honor It?
When applying for an apartment, I signed a reservation agreement with a rental quote on it: $1000 rent + $70 for pet rent.
After signing the lease, I noticed that the property manager checked the box ...
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Tenant refused to move out even I told him no more renewal lease. New York, Queens [closed]
I've rented out my apartment in Queens, New York to a family since 08/01/2019. My early intention was to allow them to continue the rental but something comes up - my inlaw was diagnosed as a cancer ...
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Landlord Ignoring My Potential Replacements (UK)
In October last year (2019), I (22, M) moved into a houseshare in Bristol to attend my final year of university. I signed the contract knowing that I would be moving out after exams finished in May/...
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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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Does Texas tenant-landlord court also lean towards the landlord when it involves the health of children under the age of five?
Its clear from what I have observed that a tenant in Texas can have a broken air conditioner or garbage disposal unit which can lead to stagnant water and the landlord will do their very best to not ...
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What case law set the precedent in Texas to absolve landlords of being responsible for the behavior of their tenants?
So I learned the hard way that in Texas its best to rent from a landlord offering a single family home and not from an apartment complex because in Texas quiet enjoyment is only recognized between the ...
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Lease requires tenant to be partially responsible for repair costs
I've found a house to rent and was reviewing the lease and found a couple of clauses that give me some concern. The primary is a provision that we, the tenant, are responsible for the first $75 of any ...
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Ohio Lease Firearms Clause Eviction
I currently reside in Ohio as a CHL/CCW licensee. I've recently moved into a community with a strict firearms clause that simply states that a firearm must be unloaded, fully encased, and carried in ...
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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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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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What tenant laws apply if there is a non-code compliant living situation in CA?
I'm living in an RV in El Dorado County, CA where like in many counties, it is illegal to occupy a motorhome on residential property. Of course, El Dorado County is so rural that many people do it. ...
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What happens when a subtenant becomes the landlord in California?
In a situation where someone is subleasing part of a residential property from a master tenant , but finds themselves in the position to purchase the property from the landlord.
In other words, what ...
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What action can a tenant take if a property manager refuses to provide name and address of owner in Texas?
So it is my understanding that in Texas under Texas Property Code Section 92.201, a property manager has a duty to disclose the name and either street or post office box of address of holder of record ...
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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.
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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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Is there any documentation out there on how to terminate a lease via court procedure for a landlord not ensuring quiet enjoyment in Texas?
I have had a fellow tenant who has engaged in harassment via laser lights, which has resulted in a police report on these tenants who makes lots of notice after 10pm at night and other such nuisance ...
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Isn't a lease violation enough to evict someone in Texas?
I made the mistake of picking one of the worst apartment complexes an educated nuclear family can choose in the state of Texas.
I have reported problem neighbors in the past and have been told, "...
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Can tenants in Arizona be required to professionally clean after agreement to break lease?
For reasons described below, my landlord told me a few months ago that I could break my lease if I found a house I wanted to buy. 6 weeks later, I closed on a house, and gave him 30 days notice. ...
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What federal and local U.S. laws are protecting people from eviction who have not paid their rent?
I saw this Wall Street Journal article, but I am still struggling to understand what federal and local laws are protecting people from evictions during this pandemic?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/...
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How to manage landlord/landlady's aggression towards a child?
Our landlord/landlady (an elderly couple) came to us to demand that our 3 year old daughter stops playing at home because it disturbs the neighbours living on the floor below.
Kindergartens are ...
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Can implied terms be excluded from a tenancy agreement? (UK)
I am wondering if it is legal to exclude implied terms in a tenancy agreement and whether I should question/amend the lease before I sign it?
The clause is: 'Nothing contained or referred to in this ...
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Small Claims court fee in the USA as a plaintiff — is it acceptable to ask for a refund from the defendant?
I was a tenant, and I have a dispute with a landlord (a leasing corporation) over the security deposit. Based on the facts alone, it seems to me that the law is on my side (however I do know that in ...
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Tenant lost the job because of covid-19 and unable to pay the rent. Now what?
I own a condo apartment in Schaumburg Illinois. The tenant has lost her job because of COVID-2019 and is unable to pay the rent. I however have to pay the monthly installments as mortgage for this ...
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