Landlord-Tenant Act: Your rights and responsibilities

hi i live in a home my parents own, and they pay my rent, and i want someone living with me, to help me out and my parents have refused, though i need to have that person with me for reasons...if that person moves in, can they kick him out without good reason or do i have rights in this situation?

I have the tenant that will not leave.
She has not paid rent for 3 months, she is a tnant at will and pays 200 a week with all utilities included.
she has not stayed at the property for months,but will not move her stuff.
Can I take her stuff and put it into storage?before we go to court?

We were shown a home by a property management compnay. It was more expensive than we could afford, but because of the economy, the company had us write a letter to the owner, as it hadn't been shown in 3 months. We agreed that instead of a landscaping company to come in, we would do the landscaping maintenance; gardening, mowing the lawn. We signed the 1 year contract to begin June 1.

After living in the home 3 weeks, the garbage co. picked up our garbage cans. We called our property man. co. and they said that was an error and they would have the cans back, but that they made a mistake on the 1 year lease, and we are to pay water/sewer! It is clearly marked on the lease they pay it, and they never specified otherwise at the time we were deciding on the home.

The manager explained it was a mistake, and because we got the landlord to lower the price of the home, they want us to pay the water. We re-explained that the agreement was for the lawn and garden care, not the water.

The manager said they are mailing us a new lease and want us to sign it. We believe this is wrong, but can't afford an attorney. We live in Oregon. What do you recommend? We feel that just because we are in our middle 20's, with a four year old and baby twins, that they have us cornered. Your opinion is greatly appreciated.

can i have people sleep over?

I am purchasing a 2 family home from my grandparents in New York state. They have no written lease with the other tenant, which would not affect me anyways. My sister and her family are going to need the other apartment in October, I told her yesterday June 19 that circumstances had changed and I was giving her 3 months notice, vs letting her know after closing when she would have less time. My grandparents are also aware and ok with this change. She has become extremely hostile and informed us she isn't leaving. What are my rights? I can only find tenant rights online.

I move to this apartment in Floridaand has a termites infestation.What can we do if we have to break the lease or move to another unit?

When I first moved into my appartments I payed a 400 dollar deposit. Recently the apartments have been sold to a new landlord and he says that he doesn't have my deposit. Does that mean I should go back to the original landlord to get my deposit?

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU HAVE A LEASE AND OWE SOME MONEY ON A DEPOSIT CAN THE LANDLORD TELL YOU TO LEAVE 30 DAY NOTICE, EVEN IF HE HAS BEEN ALLOWING YOU TO PAY SMALL PAYMENTS EACH MONTH. I HAVE A YEAR LEASE AND OWE SOME MONEY STILL FOR THE DEPOSIT FROM ALMOST A YEAR AGO. WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS IF HE TRYS TO MAKE ME LEAVE IM PAYING MY RENT AND SMALL PAYMENTS ON DEPOSIT. I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA. THE RENT IS 720.00 A MONTH I PAY HIM THAT PLUS 100.00 EXTRA FOR DEPOSIT OWED. STILL OWE 900.00

I AM RENTING A SMALL COTTAGE I MEAN REAL SMALL. THE OWNER SAID I COULD MOVE IN ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO AND JUST PAY 300 FOR THE FIRST MONTH I SIGNED A 1 YEAR LEASE. HE ALSO SAID I NEED TO PAY HIM 100.O0 A MONTH EXTRA FOR 1000.00 DEPOSIT. I PAY MY RENT EVERY MONTH AND EVEN PAYED HIM EARLY THIS MONTH. I WAS LIVING ON LOW INCOME FOR 6 MONTHS AND I WOULD CALL AND TELL HIM I HAD THE RENT BUT NOT THE EXTRA 100.00. SO HE LET ME GO AND ALLOWED ME TO PAY WHAT I COULD BECAUSE MY HUSBANDS WORK WAS SO SLOW. WE LIVE IN THE MOUTAINS AND ITS HARD OUT HERE. ANYWAYS, LONG STORY SHORT, NOW HE SAYS I OWE HIM 900.00 AND I NEED TO PAY IT SOON AND THAT HE WANTS ME TO LEAVE, I HAVE A 1 YEAR LEASE HE SAYS HE THINKS I AM BREAKING THE LEASE BECASUE I HAVE NOT PAYED ENOUGH MONEY FOR DEPOSIT WHEN HE WAS THE ONE WHO ALLOWED ME TO MOVE IN WITHOUT DEPOSIT AND ALSO TOLD ME PAY WHAT I CAN EXTRA EACH MONTH AND MAKE SURE I PAY MY RENT,,AND THAT IS WHAT IM DOING. CAN HE EVICT ME FOR THIS ALSO MY MANAGER ON SITE IS HARRASSING ME ABOUT EVERY LITTL STUPID THING SHE CAN THINK OF, WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS HORRIBLE MESS!!!

I am a landlord in PA. my tenant has not paid in two months and I sent her an eviction notice. while wating to officially evict her thru the magistrate, what can I do to expedite? for instance, can I shut off her water? thanks

Is a landlord responsible in Pa for providing a Window Unit for ac?

hi im a tenant in la,ca and i was wondering how often can a person sleep over in the apartment?

I'm a tenant in Oakland, California. I was in a 1 year lease that started June 1 '07. On June 4, 2008 my landlord sent me a "Notice of Change of terms in Tenancy stating that he is taking away one of my parking spots in 30 days. Is this legal? Can he change the terms of a contract/ I have not signed this, and he states he has the right to do this. From everything I have looked up regarding California Tenant rights, He can't do this. Is there something I am missing?

I have a few questions. I live in a 6 family house/building which is rent controlled in JC, NJ. We are all a bit worried right now. Section 8 and disability tenants are here also. The leases automatically renewed and they are the generic ones.
If the landlord looses the house because of a hefty lien, what happens to us?
Can a new owner require that any family of the old landlord to move out in the contract or verbally without the consent of the family members who do live here and do not want to leave?
Can new owners jack up the rent from 880 to 1500+ because they did very necessary and needed repairs?
We heard it all from the prospective buyers wanting to make condos to splitting up the apartments even more and rent to the college kids. Right now, there is nothing out there like this place, and for this price, even with the amount of work that needs to be done. None of us can really afford to move. Do we have any rights?
Thanks for any help.

I live in a 6 family rent controlled building in Jersey City, NJ. The landlord has been trying to sell it and things have gotten shady. We are all worried. The people haven't even been here to see the building. At first, we were told that the building would be converted to condos and now it's going to remain apartments and rented to the college kids. They would move us to another apartment, fix the old one, move us back in and charge us almost double the rent. I know if we went to find out the rent history on this place we would be owed money as it is.

The landlords sister lives here and is a cancer patient. Her brother told the lawyer that she pays 1500/month in rent when she pays around 450-500. Her daughter who also lives here is on section 8. She has 2 kids and another on the way. They pay 880 as I do. Our rent just had an increase this cycle. I'm on disability. Anyway, The landlord also made it clear to the lawyer and buyers that family members would move out buy the time of closing. Can he do this without the consent of renters even if they are family? Isn't there something that has to be signed and delivered? Also, everyone has looked and there is nothing in this price range of the same caliber...not saying that it's the best place seeing that it needs a major amount of work (ie - my bathroom and kitchen floor keeps sinking). Our leases were automatically renewed and are the generic ones that you can find online.

The lawyer was here today waiting for the landlord to sign some paperwork. He never showed up and neither did the buyers. The lawyer didn't even want a walk through. He started putting words into the landlords sister's mouth saying that she refused to leave when all she said was she hasn't found anything else yet. She's been here 28 years and used her own money to do all the repairs in her apartment and upgrade it. She asked if they expected her to put her belongings into storage and live in her car. His reply, "if thats what you have to do, do what you have to do." He was saying that this was suppose to be easy and already taken care of. We also found out that there is a lien on the house and the landlord may loose it in 3 months.

What are our rights? Can we refuse to leave if there is nothing suitable that is available out there? Can they kick us out within a month? What happens to us if he looses the house? All in all, aside from the problems and the neighborhood, we sort of like it here.

GAS DISCONNECTED - SUPPLYING GAS FOR LAUNDRY ROOM!
I live in Chicago, I recently had my gas disconnected, only to realize that I have been paying for the gas and electricity in the laundry room. There is a coin operated dryer and wash machine. There are 3 apartments in total in the building - we all have 2 days to do our laundry, on the off day - the landlord's relative comes to do her laundry. I have lived there for 2 1/2 years. I recently paided to have my gas reconnected - over $900.00. That was because my bill was over $200 - $350. each month, and I was never able to pay the complete bill off. I feel that I should be reimbursed for the gas that I was paying for in the laundry room. I comfronted my landlord, all they stated was that they will look into it. I feel very cheated - I paided my rent on time, and took care of the place i live in. Now I feel I must leave and I plan to. How do I go about getting reimbursed, I would want to get reimbursed for only the gas portion of the bill for the last 2 years. What are my rights as a renter? Contacted People Gas Co., they were no help. What % should be paided back to me, Also I now have to pay deposit for having my gas disconnected - feel the LL's should pay a portion of this. FRUSTRATED!!!!

Ive been renting a room in a house in new jersey from a livein landlord for almost two years now utilities included no lease. There is another person in another room same deal as me. My landlord recently brought his girlfriend into his room and she pays nothing and I don't like her. I feel I should be entitled to a reduction in rent is that justified?

My mom rented her house for a lease of six months, the woman who is on the contract was the only person allowed to live in the house.The tenant owns a nutrition club in the house. We were aware of all the people coming in and out of the house, but she never told my mom she was going to let a couple and their child in the house too. her and my mom argued about some gossip that my mom heard abut her. Now since the tenant is saying shes not comfotable being there any more, she broke the lease and told my mom with one day notice that she is leaving the house but that she wants my mom to give the couple with the kid more time to move out, and she wants a notirized letter from my mom stating she agrees with breaking the lease. What can my mom do.

I will attempt to clarify a confusing situation regarding a property owned by my mother and father. My father passed away 2 years ago, before his death, he and my mother were divorced. My father continued to live in their home, upon my father's death, my mother was on paper, the sole owner of the property again. My sister and brother in law were losing their home, so everyone agreed to allowed her and her husband and child to move into mom and dad's house. My sister who moved into the house happens to be named after my dad and on several past and present occasions, had falsely used my dad's information to portray herself using my dad's social;i.e. truck title; car loan, etc. My sister had lied to her husband making him think that the house had been given to them but it had not. My sister passed away suddenly leaving my brother in law and neice in the home. My mother had still been paying land taxes and home insurance on the home and had no real problem with the brother law remaining in the house to raise our neice. Because my brother began operating as if he owned the house, my mother went to court to prove that she in fact owned the house and any lies my deceased sister had told him were false. during that process, it was agreed that the brother in law could continue to live in the house but my mother would draw up some kind of rental agreement and charge him a small fee to continue to live in the house and raise my neice because she had had enough trauma in her life having found the body of her deceased mother. Because my brother in law was basically unemployed, mom gave him several months to secure a decent income before enforcing the monthly monetary amounts because he was keeping the property up and my mom knew she would never move back to the home. My sister died in June, clarity on who owned the house came in August, my brother in law went to jail in February for 2 and half months, during the time of his incarceration; my neice was moved to his relatives' home and the house sat unmonitored. Prior to the brother in laws incarceration, the local police department had contacted my mother stating that there had been suspicious activity in and around the home and they informed her that they would monitor the traffic and they felt it was drug activity. My mother informed the police that in fact if they could prove this suspicious activity was drug related, she wanted them to proceed, giving them the authority to pursue the monitoring and confirm or deny drug related activity. After my brother n law was locked away they were able to confirm some suspicions and suggested that my mother proceed with an eviction notice. She served the eviction notice and met my brot n law in court; his main argument was that they never had a landlord tenant agreement and she cannot evict him. DOES SHE HAVE THE RIGHT TO EVICT HIM FROM HER HOME; IF THERE IS NOTHING IN WRITING AND CAN SHE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE HOUSE BOARDED UP ONLY ALLOWING HIM ENTRY TO REMOVE THEIR PERSONAL ITEMS?

Landlord wants us out!
My Landlord wants to throw my mother and I out of our apartment because she wants it for her son. However, we have been there 20 years. Can she still kick us out? Is there anything that we can do?

hi, we are renting a condo in chicago where internet is part of the buildings amenities given to everyone who lives there. however the owner of our unit wants us to pay her for it saying she pays for it as part of her assessment. is she allowed to charge us for this?

hi i live in sturgenfalls ont i have been living at my place for 2 months now and me and my land lord hade an agrement i pay half on the first and half on the20th and now he says i have to pay all the rent on the first or he will evict me

I live in a townhome in NJ, and am asking, after living here for 4+ years, who is responsible for painting the unit: landlord or tenant?

Mold Mold Mold-My land lord wants to charge me for replacing the bedroom carpet and possibly the bathroom floor becuase he is pretty sure there is mold-the toilet was leaking and we did not report it for about 2 weeks becuase it was so minor-one day it over flowed due to a water pipe being clogged with grease which was not our doing.This was about a year ago and NOW he is concerned about mold-I had no idea-what if my wifes skin condition id due to mold. What if my 5 year old has been effected. Can he do this.

A week after we signed a new lease, the landlord announced a new project - he will replace all of the windows and sliding glass doors in the building, then paint it. We work at home and this project is projected to last about 2 months, daily, from 8am to 8pm.
It sounds like a nightmare to us. What can we do?

Hi I live in Kansas city Missouri and my question is if I gave a landlord $300.00 for deposit and $550.00 for first month rent and the house wasn't even ready when it was suppose to be which was April 1,2008 they just finished fixing it a few days ago which would have been on or about April 28,2008 I already signed the lease agreement when deposit was givin to the landlord. Since it took them so long I asked for my money back shouldn't I be intiltted to all my money if I never layed my head in it due to the fact it wasn't finished? What should I do if they only offered all but $200.00 should I take it then contact a lawyer to get the rest or should I wait til I talk to a lawyer then take all that is due to me?

What to do if landlord does not pay water bill in ca. Lease states landlord is responsible. Came home to find 48 hr notice that due to being 6 mos behind, water will be shut off if not paid

My niece lost everything she owned to a dispute with former landlord. She had no where to go so I let her rent a room from me. I gave her a little over 30 days free of charge, but now I am charging her $50.00 a week. She went on vacation for 8 days & when she came back, she never mentioned the rent for that week. However, she did pay me the current weeks rent. Should she have paid for the week she was gone. Please answer asap as I need to know. Thanks

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO? I AM RENTING A HOME IN SAN BERNARDINO WHEN I MOVED IN I PAYED MY DEPOSIT AND 5 MONTHS RENT IN ADVANCE IT HAS BEEN THE FORTH MONTH NOW AND I HAD A VISIT ON TUESDAY THE 22ND BY CODE INFORCEMENT INFORMING ME THAT BECAUSE THE OWNER OF THE HOME CONVERTED HER HOME INTO TWO HOMES AND RENTED ONE OUT IN WHICH I LIVE IN AND SHE LIVES IN THE OTHER PART,WITHOUT PROPER PERMITS THEY ARE PUTTING A LIEN ON HER HOME AND I HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY THE 25TH TO BE OUT I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AND NOWHERE TO GO IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE PLEASE

I recently moved into a new apartment on 02/08. I signed a lease until 02/09. My landlord just informed my neighbor and I that he is having financial issues, and he put the house on the market. It is now April 22nd. What are my rights as a tenant?. Can the new owners make me move before 02/09?

I am a landlord in PA. I went to court today for back rent and possession. The lease was signed in August of 2002 for a term of one year, and went on month-to-month after the year was up. The judge said that in PA after three years on a month-to-month lease, it automatically reverts back to being a year lease. So if the tenant pays all his back rent, he is being allowed to stay until the end of the lease, which the judge says is August. Does that sound right?

I've been trying to find out if the landlord should put rugs on a second floor apartment. I live in a first floor apartment, and on the second floor is all hardwood flooring, and the noise from upstiars it always sounds like the people are going to come thru the ceiling! the walls are paper thin to begin with, is there rule or law that states the landlord should but a rug in on the second floor? please help its driving me crazy.

my tenant hasn't paid the last two months rent.I posted a notice giving him 10 days before eviction proceedings begin. what's my next move ifhe doesn't pay?

I am renting a room (month to month) from the owner of a house in California, who also lives here. I pay my rent and my portion of the bills. I have found out that she is not using my money to pay her mortgage or to pay the bills. She has stated she may let the house go into foreclosure. Now I feel as if I am living on the edge, not knowing if I have a month, or a day to find a place to live and things are beginning to be shut off for non payment. Is there any legal action I can take aside from leaving? Is there any material online I may look up regarding a landlord/roomie not paying bills they have been giving money to pay those bills, as far as legal laws?

Is it llegal for managment to keep interest? My management company charged my security deposit $279 for changing locks. I returned all keys on time and all locks were operating properly. In addition, I did not receive my $100 pet deposit, nor did I receive any interest after living there for 27 months. I know for a fact that interest has accrued, since I worked for the management at the time and it was placed into an interest bearing account at the time I moved in. Is it illegal for the management company to keep the interest? The actual owner of the property pays the managment company to act as agent, and the managment company is a Penna licensed realtor.

I have a friend who lives in a duplex and their heating bill is outrageous. She called the landlord and a repairman was sent to the house. I'm not sure exactly what was done but the heat is working better now. I do know that on the gas furnace only to of the pilots were lighting part of the time. My question is can the tenant request the landlord to have to pay part of her heating bill, due to not doing regular upkeep on the furnace?

My mother and me stay in a Chicago South Side 2-flat building. On January 22nd our water stopped because of a bursted pipe in the basement. Calling our landlady would not help because she doesn't answer her cell phone and we don't have an address on her to let her know of the problem. We didn't have the money to fix it ourselves so we had to borrow and buy water for like a month. To add to why we haven't seen her is probably because she is trying to sell the building. So she have not came to pick up any checks for the rent since maybe November of 2007. So after a month has gone by the landlady shows up with a older man with a camera in hand. Which was a coincidence because i didn't go to work that day. And they were trying to figure out what key to use to get in our downstairs door. I heard the keys so i politely went and opened the door for them. I was so amazed to see her because she wasn't around for 2 months. So i explained to her the situation and she said out of her mouth that she has a best-friend who is a plumber and that it would be fixed. I haven't seen her since. But she did come by on February 28 2008 and left this note saying: Your apartment is no longer habitable. You have 30-days to vacate the premises. Which was type up on a personal computer with her name at the bottom. And had the water department shut all water off to the building. Is there anything i can do besides move out?

ilive in a three bedroom apartment in a three family house in brooklyn newyork the house is at forecloseure now do i keep paying the landlord rent

I live in Ohio and I need help, I'm currently on worker's comp. and have been living here since Jan.. I am behind in my rent. I have tried to contact many places to help with my rent but noone has any money to assist. I have tried to talk to the manager but to no avail they want me out. I have not 1 working smoke detector in my apt. Each room has a hook up, is it illegal for them to rent this. If anyone has any recommendations or suggestions please let me know.

San Bernardino County, Caifornia. My renters had a leaky toilet and failed to tell me for months. Now they have mold. My husband is having the place totally redone with new drywall, tiles, etc. Now that it's time for them to move back in, they want a "certified" professional to okay the property. The cost is $1,200. Do we have to provide this certification?