Ask a Landlord / Tenant Lawyer

If my spouse passed away, can I legally terminate my lease?

There is no provision for this in the lease. We had just signed a new lease so I have 11 months left on the lease….

If we moved into a mobile home a month ago but we still have a bug problem, what can I do legally?

When we signed the lease we told the landlord an exterminator needed to come out before we moved in. Well he did and that was…

If a boyfriend and girlfriend both sign a lease for an apartment and they break up, can the boyfriend move out without paying?

She cannot afford the apartment on her salary. She doesn’t want to break the lease and incur many extra expenses involved in breaking the lease….

If my landlord is trying to evict me without going through the local magistrate, what should I do?

My 2 sons (15 and 17) live with my parents. I pay my mother $500 every month but we have no official lease agreement. I…

If two people are on a lease, can one evict the other?

If someone got an apartment then later had their girlfriend move in and added her name to the lease, can they evict their girlfriend?

Does my current landlord owe me a refund of the security deposit that I paid to the previous owner?

The propery was sold when I was residing in the home. Once the property was sold, the new owner and I signed a new lease….

Must the landlord make a good faith effort to re-let an apartment after an early lease termination?

I am currently renting and terminating my lease early. I understand that I am liable for the remaining rent under the lease agreement. Is the…

If I’m on a 1 year lease with a roommate, canI go after her for half the utility and cable bills if she refuses to pay?

If I signed a lease less then 24 hours ago and I need to terminate it, is there a grace period in which the lease can be terminated?

I signed a lease less then 24 hours ago and I need to terminate it. The lease begins next month on the 1st for 1 year….

If I live in a mobile home park and the road is full of holes that the landlord will not repair, is there any law about this?

How can we get the road repaired?