Ask a Landlord / Tenant Lawyer

What should I do?

Hello, I just put a deposit down for a duplex in Michigan. I told the land lord that I want the unit cleaned and exterminated…

Is my landlord allowed to go into the shed on property and take pictures of my belongings?

Can I charge tenants who moved out the full month’s rent after they didn’t pay all of previous month?

On a month-to-month contract, I told the tenants to move out by the 31st of last month, 2 months prior. They stated I needed to…

Can I get out of my lease?

I entered into a commercial lease for a warehouse space in February. The landlord gave me a temporary space until my permanent space was completed….

Can I sue for overpayment based on incorrect square footage?

My lease says that I’m renting a 789 sq. ft. apartment. After over 2 years and after measuring for tax purposes a month ago, I…

Am I required to pay rent?

I subleased a room in a house from someone for 5 months. We agreed that I would pay them for two months rent during the…

If a landlord hasn’t paid the house taxes, is it fraudulent for them to keep collecting rent?

What is my responsibility if I had to vacate an apartment halfway through a lease due to respiratory issues that my dog and myself experienced?

I had communicated several times with the leasing office about my dog’s and my health issues and that I was planning on vacating. They were…

How can I get out of my lease if my roommate has some sort of medical condition and leaves contaminated items around the apartment?

She constantly leaves bloody paper towels in the trash all the time. It has been sitting in there for a week now and has been…

Do I have the right to withhold rent this month if the landlord has not repaired the 3 broken windows like he said he was going to for the last 3 months?