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(PA) Extent of Tenant Liability in Standard Landlord/Tenant Lease
A relative burdened by extreme personal problems and who never lived independently of her parents (she's in her late 50's) recently sold her home through necessity. She signed a lease with a slumlord and moved herself and several pets into a sty forme

(PA) Extent of Tenant Liability in Standard Landlord/Tenant Lease
A relative burdened by extreme personal problems and who never lived independently of her parents (she's in her late 50's) recently sold her home through necessity. She signed a lease with a slumlord and moved herself and several pets into a sty forme

What kind of lawyer for landlord / tenant dispute?
I lived in Ohio for the past 4 or 5 years. I was renting from an office located in West Virginia. Would landlord / tenant laws for OH or WV apply to me regarding the return of a deposit? I always paid rent on time every month, and had a good relati

pro bono contract law?
Hello all, I have a question: I understand that all lawyers are supposed to do pro bono work at some point. My question is, if a lawyer focuses on contract law, but most pro bono work is actually (as I have seen it) related to landlord tenant relat

Landlord / Tenant question
How long must i kept a tenant property after they were removed by a marshal? NY NY area thanks

Apartment maintenance. Is it "legal" to do repairs yourself and deduct from rent?
I've been living in an apartment in New York for over a year. The door to the terrace is very leaky, providing a huge draft in cold weather and allowing snow to actually pile on the carpet when we have a storm. What are the legal ramifications of repai

return of rental security deposit question
New to the group...anyone who can offer advice would be appreciated: My story: I vacated my apartment in Pennsylvania 9/29/04. My lease ran until the next day, but I left a day early. My landlady had a new tenant move in on 9/30/04 anyway (still

Landlord/tenant law (NC)..?
Are there any news groups that pertain to lndlord/tenant law ? I need to know if there is such thing as "tenant at will" in NC. Mobile home park in Clinton NC. All tenants on verbal contract. I have been hired to act as agent and get the park back

US-WA NEED PROBONO ATTORNEY for TIGHT Fair Housing, Civil Rights, Discrimination Case in Washington State - PASS THIS ON PLEASE
his is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0068_01C4FF9E.889D6AB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello,=20 My first time posting so please bare with me. Kind of

A Judge for Sale on EBay, Shipping Included, Isn't Laughing
The New York Times December 13, 2004 A Judge for Sale on EBay, Shipping Included, Isn't Laughing By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN When Jerald R. Klein, a Manhattan housing court judge, got a call from a reporter yesterday morning, he had no idea why he was bei

A Judge for Sale on EBay, Shipping Included, Isn't Laughing
The New York Times December 13, 2004 A Judge for Sale on EBay, Shipping Included, Isn't Laughing By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN When Jerald R. Klein, a Manhattan housing court judge, got a call from a reporter yesterday morning, he had no idea why he was bei

Must I Pay - rats & flood damage
Hi, Quick question, I am about to move. Reason ? A flood came, ruined all the carpets and the building caretaker said the landlord was on vacation for a while, and couldn't do anything. Children are in the house, smells of sewage from the

Garry Scarff is harassing his neighbor
Garry Scarff posted below earlier this year. Everybody knows that *he* admitted drug abuse and alcoholism in other writings, everybody knows that Scarff is a criminal liar, but in this posting he defames his poor neighbor as alcoholic and harasser, whi

Small Claims/Harassment
I posted earlier concerning damage to a rental house. I got several very helpful replies, which all suggested small claims court. I filed earlier this week. In the lower-level court, which caps the award at $1500, because 1) The filing fee was cheaper

Need Help With NY Tenant Law!
Hi... I need to know what NY Tenant Law states about rent increases. We signed a lease on our apartment roughly 2 weeks ago. We were forced to move because the jerk that lived above us decided to install a new bathtub himself and flooded our apartm

Need Help With NY Tenant Law!
Hi... I need to know what NY Tenant Law states about rent increases. We signed a lease on our apartment roughly 2 weeks ago. We were forced to move because the jerk that lived above us decided to install a new bathtub himself and flooded our apartm

Need Help With NY Tenant Law!
Hi... I need to know what NY Tenant Law states about rent increases. We signed a lease on our apartment roughly 2 weeks ago. We were forced to move because the jerk that lived above us decided to install a new bathtub himself and flooded our apartm

Project gives crime victims extra boost
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/113-08152004-348443.html The stalker made her too scared to live at her apartment complex, but the landlord refused to let her break her lease. After her ex-boyfriend was arrested for sexually assaulting her,

LandLord/tenant Question
I submitted an application to a HUD subsized apartment building only to have the managers fraudently reject my applicatition. In five letters to me, they stated the reason was two New York addresses that appear in my credit report. After receiving th

Landlord/Tenant, Pennsylvania
This is the problem I'm having. I was unlawfully evicted from my home by means of self-help. I had a purchasing agreement for the home I was renting to own and a landlord affidavit. I never received a notice to quite or an eviction notice in accord

Yet another small claims question -- is precedent binding?
I'm being sued by my landlord -- it's a typical landlord/tenant dispute. We don't disagree about the facts, merely the dollar amount she's asking (she wants us to pay to replace a carpet; we think we should only have to pay the depreciated value of th

Question: California Landlord-Tenant Law: Landlord's shrugging shoulders at problem....
Can someone point me to a hyperlink that addresses a landlord's responsibility in dealing with problem tenants? I live on the 2nd flooor of an old building in Los Angeles where creaking floors are common. I have an alcoholic man in his 50's undernea

Question: California Landlord-Tenant Law: Landlord's shrugging shoulders at problem....
Can someone point me to a hyperlink that addresses a landlord's responsibility in dealing with problem tenants? I live on the 2nd flooor of an old building in Los Angeles where creaking floors are common. I have an alcoholic man in his 50's undernea

Small Claims Jurisdiction on Consumer Electronics Warranty
I am planiing to file in small claims court against Panasonic for failing to meet it's warranty obligations on a consumer electronics item. I live in Colorado. The registered agent for Panasonic in the State is in a separate county than me. I have b

Jurisdiction for Small Claims Warranty related filing
I am planiing to file in small claims court against Panasonic for failing to meet it's warranty obligations on a consumer electronics item. I live in Colorado. The registered agent for Panasonic in the State is in a separate county than me. I have b

Landlord tenant relationship
Broward County, Florida I would like to clarify a question which I posed previously which had a few responses. If you rent a house to a tenant, and they ILLEGALLY sub-let the garage for another person to live in, are YOU bound to honor your ten

Does Big Brother know what's best for you?
I am having a problem with the landlord. Without going into details, I am in a situation where I must choose the lesser of two evils. The landlord is applying TREMENDOUS PRESSURE to make what I consider the wrong choice. Now, a landlord can pressure a

Help with DVO and eviction of girlfriend problem?
My client got a DVO against his girlfriend and had one issued against him by his girlfried. The problem is the girlfriend has possession of the house (her name is not on deed - only my client's is). How can he get her out of the house? It doesn't see

Landlord Tenant Dispute - Advice Required
Hi there, I wonder if someone can give me some advice regarding my Landlord-tenant dispute. To cut a long story short, I'm living a very poorly managed apartment complex in New Mexico, which I'm trying to get out of. When I moved in, the apartmen

Landlord Tenant Dispute - Advice Required
Hi there, I wonder if someone can give me some advice regarding my Landlord-tenant dispute. To cut a long story short, I'm living a very poorly managed apartment complex in New Mexico, which I'm trying to get out of. When I moved in, the apartmen

Landlord Tenant Dispute - Advice Required
Hi there, I wonder if someone can give me some advice regarding my Landlord-tenant dispute. To cut a long story short, I'm living a very poorly managed apartment complex in New Mexico, which I'm trying to get out of. When I moved in, the apartmen

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Re: NYC apt. lease termination
>I signed a one year lease in NYC which expires in august 2004. My >company has recently sent me on a job assignment out of town and I'll >be coming back to NYC only on the weekends. I'd like to terminated my >current lease in the city and move to a ch

Landlod Tenant Question
Hi all, a general landlord-tenant question. I live in WV, if that helps. At the beginning of the 'cold' season, my landlords hired a heating company to come and clean out our gas furnace....the rental compan owns many complexes, so I guess they had the

garnishment questions
I live in Arizona and have these questions regarding garnishments in a landlord-tenant dispute filed by the tenant: 1. If judgement is entered against tenant and tenant does not pay, can lanlord damage tenant's credit record ? 2. Can retirement ac

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recovery in utah, sister judgment
I have a Texas county court judgment against an individual who now lives in Utah. It's a landlord tenant suit. I'm familiar with the methods of recovery in Texas but not Utah. Q. What recovery methods are allowed in Utah? Wage garnishment, writ of

landlord tenant issues
can a landlord legally refuse to rent me an apartment because I filed bankruptcy?

sublease
In alt.lawyers, "Carl" said/asked: > A friend rented an apartment in NY a year ago > pursuant to a lease which included a no-subleasing > prohibition. She later left for a lengthy Calif. > vacation after allowing a guy

Florida landlord/tenant issue - need advice!
Hello, I have what I think is a strong case in what is a pretty bizarre set of circumstances. I'd like to hear advice or suggestions from any Florida lawyers or others who have had a similar experience. Here's my situation: I held a lease in Mi

California Landlord/Tenant Abandonment Issue
I issued my roommate (tenant) his 30 days notice on July 29 for his month-to-month agreement to end Aug 31st. When I called his cell phone the day before, I just left him a message. When I delivered the written notice which I left in his bedroom,

PA: Landlord-Tenant Act
Does anyone know if the PA Landlord-Tenant Act (68 P.S.) or any other statute pertaining to leasing voids any lease provision purporting to release the landlord from liability for parts of a building remaining under his control, such as if pipes ru

PA: Landlord-Tenant Act
Does anyone know if the PA Landlord-Tenant Act (68 P.S.) or any other statute pertaining to leasing voids any lease provision purporting to release the landlord from liability for parts of a building remaining under his control, such as if pipes ru

 


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