Ask a Landlord / Tenant Lawyer

What to do if I have new neighbors that have just moved in with a large number of dogs, mainly pitt bulls?

I tried to contact the owner but was redirected to the person who is renting the home out for the owner. She would not give…

Can my boyfriend move out after 4 months of a 1 year lease, if we are both on the lease and leave me to pay for everything?

We have a tenant that was out of their lease and moved out, what do we do with her “trash”?

She left her set of keys in the unit for us. In a text message she told us that she still had some “trash” out…

What too do if I signed a 1 year contract with my landlord but after 5 months they sold my home to another “agency” that is now telling me my original contract is void?

But I haven’t herd anything from the old owners from the court or anything about my original contract being annulled. Now the new owners are…

What to do if I paid $200 of a $500 refundable security deposit on an apartment that I wanted to move in to and now can’t get it back?

Upon further research, I found out that the apartment had not been inspected to verify that it was up to the city codes, so I…

If my tenant has been evicted but did not leave fowarding address and I have amoney judgement against him, how do I collect?

This was our first time renting. Was a friend of my child. I did not do a credit check or collect any info on him….

What to do if my landlord is holding my car hostage?

He claims that I owe him money (I do not) and has blocked in my vehicle with a van. I called the police and they…

If my landlord never obtained a certificate of occupancy and knew that there was no certificate, does that make my lease void?

What to do if physical harm has been threatened against me by my neighbor, her daughter and her live-in boyfriend who all live below me in an apartment?

I had made police reports on them (2) for noise complaints. I also have 2 reports out of the three threats that were made. I…

If according to a newspaper, the house I’m renting was foreclosed on last weekand the auction is next month, what are my rights/responsibiities?

My landlord hasn’t told me anything. I paid my rent to him on the 5th, a day after the foreclosure date. Did I owe him…