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If a renter has signed a lease for 1 year and the homeowner has been foreclosed upon within that year, can the renter stay to the end of the lease?

Federal law gives some rights and protection to a tenant in the event that …

FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney answered 5 months ago

If I am on a month-to-month lease with 3 other roommates but have decided to leave, am I liable for any of the rent if I give a 30 day notice to the landlord?

Any party to a month to month lease may terminate the tenancy on a …

FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney answered 6 months ago

If my housemate moved and took the cable box which is in my name but refuses to bring it back, what should I do?

You could sue your housemate for any costs you incur, such as the cost …

FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney answered 6 months ago

Is there anything I can do if my landlord rented me an apartment in a building he knew had bed bugs and cockroaches?

Under the laws of all states in this country, a landlord is required to …

FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney answered 6 months ago

If my roommate moves in her boyfriend to our apartment without my permission, do I have a legal way to get out of my half of the lease?

You lease/contract is with the landlord, not with your roommate.  That said, the boyfriend …

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Russell & Brady, PLLC answered 7 months ago