Landlord And Tenant Legal Questions

It would depend on the terms in your lease.  The lease is like a contract between you and the landlord and if it includes express terms, i.e, terms in writting, the courts normally strictly enforce those terms unless they are illegal.  However, if you did not renew the lease,and remain in the tenancy, you become a hold-over tenant and the lease becomes a month-to-month lease.  If you did, in fact, not hold over (by even a day) you may not be respsonble for the month's payment.  Again, not knowing the exact terms of the lease, it is had to say.... Read More

Sorry- but no one will buy that story. Mice don't crack glass stove tops. Moreover, since thats what you claimed, if extermination is your obligation under the lease - then you get the double whammy. Unlike apartments, house rentals can place that burden on tenants per Fla. Stat. 83.51(1) ... Read More

With the "narcissist" tag, its a fair bet this is a romance gone bad. Unfortunately, that means nothing to the LL since BOTH of you are on the lease. Since he is on the lease he has full rights to do as he pleases within the confines of the lease, as do you. Its simply not YOUR house, nor do either of you have a right to control the other in that regard, inlcuding permission from one or the other to have guests. So, if you "ran him off" you got what you asked for but not what you wanted. If he is on the lease BOTH of you owe the full rent to landlord and equally BOTH of you are subject to being sued for damages and eviction if that doesn't happen. Since you remain there then YOU will need to pay for the full rent to the landlord, unless the landlord allows otherwise. At the end of the lease you renew with just you on the lease. ... Read More

If you signed a lease you made a contract and are bound by it. You don't get to not take possession aand not pay and then claim your own breach of the agreement as a means to get out of the deal. Fl. Stat. 83.57 sets out the LL options when a tenant breaches a lease. Your better bet may be to go forward with the lease as intended, move yor things there, and then deal with the closing. Your closing issues are not the concern of the LL. ... Read More

If hes supposedly asking for sex for rent, that presumes you aren't paying money for rent and are behind. From your description the first thing to do is move out and get away from the creeper. Then you can retain a tenant lawyer to review the issues and sue the LL. THere is no lawsuit against the cops. Especially on "he said-she said" issues and coming from a tenant behind on the rent, as that will severely damage your credibility. ... Read More

You need to get your things immediately. You can rent a storage unit if need be in the mean time. It can't be that much stuff, it was a single room you rented. You can deal with the claim of contructive eviction afterwards. You will need to retain a tenant lawyer for that issue. We do offer free consultations on such cases if you would like to call our office at 813-243-9233. ... Read More

You need to evict them if you want to prevent them from living their rent free.  The summar process can be technical and complicated if you have never handled it before.  I highly reccomend consulting with an attorney that has experience in this area of law.  My office routinely handles such matters and would be happy to speak with you.  I wish I could tell you it is as easy as changing the locks on the door but that is not the case.  If you do something like that you may face cvil and/or criminal penalties. Please feel free to give us a call at 203.870.6700 to speak with Attorney Christopher Hite  who can answer further questions about the process.... Read More

Sorry - the LL didn't deny you anything. YOU did by locking your self out. If it was an emergency - you could have called a lock smith and had them come out and open the lock.  No laws were broken under the facts presented. If taking medication is that time sensitive then you need to make plans for such contingentcies or be extr adiligent not to lock yourself out.... Read More

This is going to depend on the language of the lease. While he can't record inside your premises, recording the door itself is likely permissible. If he has language in the lease about excessive guests then he may be able to begin an eviction. It is more likely that he is attempting to establish that there are other people living there, which would likely be a breach of the lease.... Read More

Your post makes little sense making it impossible to determine what the issue is. If you have a lease they cannot artitrarily increase thesecurity deposit unless the lease provides otherwise. IF you are a monthto month tenant, every month is a new term and that includes security deposit amounts. Beyond that I am not sure why there is this flurry of call and emails that need to be repsonded to and it certainly seems that YOU are not the realtors client, its more likely the property owner is. ... Read More

Your best bet is to deposit your rent with the court until the landlord makes the necessary repairs. Under Ohio law, you cannot withhold rent for defects, but you CAN put them on notice (which you did) of the defect and give them thirty days to repair it. If they don't repair it within that time period, you can deposit your rent monthly to the courts rather to the landlord. The landlord then has to petition the court to retrieve teh money with proof that they actually remedied the issue. The court can also withold some of the money for breaching your right to quiet enjoyment of the premises due to the water leak from teh upstairse bathroom.... Read More