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Is it legal for your landlord to charge you for property damage done outside the apartment that was done by someone else?

More information is needed here but generally speaking, a tenant can indeed be held …

FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney answered 10 months ago

If I leave and break my lease early can they take my deposit and make me pay through the term of the lease?

If you break the lease and move out early, you will be liable for …

FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney answered 10 months ago

If my landlord just sold our apartment building, do the renters need to sign a new lease prior to sending rent to the new owner?

Both the new landlord and you are subject to the terms of the lease …

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MacGregor Lyon, LLC. answered 11 months ago

If I have a lease with an apartment and the signatures are in the wrong place, does that make my lease null and void?

The lease is still valid even though the signatures are in the wrong place.  …

FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney answered 11 months ago

What are the legal procedures to evicting a roommate who is not on the lease?

First and foremost, you need to be quite clear that the authority you were …

FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney answered 11 months ago