Landlord-Tenant Act: Your rights and responsibilities

I just paid my landlord ( or supposedly landlord ) a months rent, security, and fee totalling 3450.00 I was supposed to move in on the 1st of september.. here it is the 3rd and I still havent gotten the keys because he says that the condo association has to approve me moving in. I signed a contract and it states the 1st as a move in date. Now he will not refund me and will not give me a definite move in date !! I searched and thought of filing a claim in small claims court, but they said that they give the party 30 days to pay and if he doesnt pay, then it goes as a judgement on his credit and thats all !! I am out the 3450.00 and he gets away with bad creit for a couple of years. This is a nightmare !! please give me some advise please !!!

I moved in to an apartment in California but the apartment has many problems. The most important thing is that I do not have a smoke detector, my kitchen lights are not working,and my bathroom has a big hole in the ceiling. What can I do if the landlord does not answer the phone?

I live in Oklahoma and I'm in the middle of a workmans comp case and i am already ruled as totally temporary disabled and cannot be released to work therfore i have no income. Legally can my apt. manager evict me due to the circumstances or is there any leway. She is not only on me but i have a small child and no where to go.

if i buy a house can i break my lease???

I live in the same garden apartment for 31 years in NJ. The appliances are old, the refrigerator does not work well, and the fixtures are beginning to rust, etc. the place has not been painted in 20 years. My lease is up for renewal. Over the years I have been paying slightly below market because I have no carpeting, etc. They are charging market price for newly refurbished, new carpeting, new appliances, etc. Now they have said they will not renew my lease unless I pay "market full price" for the rental. Is this legal? Does anyone know? It would mean a 9% increase in my usual yearly renewal, 3 times what I have been paying for the past 20 years.

I am renting an apartment in alabama, i don't know the law of tenanct, my boyfriend works in covington,la, and comes home on friday and leaves on sundays, my landlord insist that i have to put him on my lease, but he is only a visitor, he doesn't live, and another question, can a landlord screen your guest, and tell you that your gues looks suspicious, even though he has a clean background

I moved out of my apartment end of july. I called yesterday to see where my deposit was at. Deposit was 360, they took out 85 for carpet cleaning and now they are taking out 200 bucks for painting the apartment white because when i moved in it was brown and tan but then my apartment building got new management this year and they told me over the phone they were planning on painting the apartment white anyways so why should i have to pay for them to paint the apartment when they were planning to paint it anyways......Can they legally do that? has this happened to anyone

I rent a condo in Reseda, Ca by the owner for the last 4 years. I had a one year lease and then after , payment every month .The original landlord I rented from died 2 years ago . His brother in law took over responsibilty of the property .I have received a " Notice Of Change of Terms of Tenancy ". In this Notice , it states that I have $0 money down on the condo when I know that I have a $2000.00 deposit. I have a feeling the present landlord DOESN'T have a copy of my Rental Agreement . What do I do ???

I have been renting a house for two years, making my payments on time, there have been times I was a week late, however my landlord accepted this and I paid the late fee. Last night we received court papers that the house was going to foreclosure. The landlord did not mention this was a possibility and now I can not get any information about my legal rights, how long do can we continue living here and who or can rent be collect. I live in South Florida, Broward Co. Please help!

does any one know the specific number required for "An adequate number of appropriate receptacles for garbage and rubbish" as referenced in California civil code re: habitability ?

i live in il and my gas just got turned of because the management company didnt pay the bill..what can i do?besides calling the company demanding that they pay the bill

i have a different problem. My sister is renting and apartment in michigan. she would like to know if it is legal for an apartment owenship to ask all of its tenants to renew their leases 90 days in advance of their expiration date. if so what rights does this give the tenant if they want to move out by the orginal date.

I'm a landlord in PA. I want to paint the apartment the last two days of the lease and I'm asking the tenants to let me do so, but they are being difficult. In the lease it clearly states that as long as I give 24hrs notice I may do any repairs needed for the apartment. If they deny my request can I just write them a letter stating that painters will be coming to paint or is that out of my reach? Extremely concerned.

My landlord is selling our property, at frist the realtor company would call to say they were showing the property the following day which was fine. About 3 to 4 weeks ago they showed up with no call my roomates and I were sitting down to dinner and we had to stop and let them see the property. NO NOTICE!! Last night I came home to find two adult men in the house, and told me they were from a realtor company. NO NOTICE, they walked through with no one there and NO NOTICE they were going to be showing the poperty. I understand it is my landlords house but my property is inside!! He has not been keeping up with his end of our lease and cutting our grass and has only cut it if the people are showing the house. When I got home the grass was cut so im sure he knew they were coming but no one LET US KNOW!!! What if I was in the shower and two adult men came into the house with a key we were unaware that they had and walked in on me??? I am a 24 year old female and live with a 21 year old female and I had underwear drying on top of our dryer and our bras hanging to dry!!! THen had to come home not knowing they were there and FACE THEM? If i would have known they were coming I would have put the items somewhere out of sight...I have no privacy if they can show up with no notice and walk through whenever they please!! WHat do i do?????

To whom it may concern,

North Hollywood is currently going thru many changes by business owners and developers, hoping to solidify a strong and safe community. One property stands out, The Lofts at Noho Commons. It is a beautiful property, centrally located in the Noho Arts District, across the street from the Metro Station on Lankershim Boulevard. Even through the architecture sets a tone more of a resort than that of a family based residence. There is a hidden story developing here. Under the facade of the modern design and amenities, there is a story of dangers developing. Due to numerous requests by the residents for security directly to the owner(s) at Redwood Partners, Inc. and the management company Legacy Partners, assaults, theft and vandalism run rampant with no resolve. The general consensus is focused on the well being of the children and families that reside here, as well as to deter the inevitability of more violence, further property loss and death.

I ask for you to take a moment to view a petition explaining in greater detail, along with the comments made by residents demanding change. There is also a blog posting photographs of conditions that the owners refuse to acknowledge.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/loftsatnohocommons-safety/index.html
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/loftsatnohocommons-safety/signatures.html
http://loftsatnohocommons.blogspot.com/
http://noholiving.com/

The North Hollywood Community Police Station regularly sends officers on calls here, most recently regarding a masked male with a crowbar, running within the building’s interior on two of the floors. This was less than 24 hours after four high-end vehicles were vandalized and rims were stolen. Women are afraid to leave their homes with the fears of a possible rape or home invasion. Stairwells are not secured with locks that work properly, or are forced open. Elevators don’t function for weeks at a time. Lights go off for days at a time that cover one half or another of the whole complex. Parts of the complex are over run by trash and filth, which must be violations of health and fire regulations. The sight and smell of urine and feces are found throughout the common areas. Drug dealers and prostitutes live and “work” here, and in the stairwells. And yet nothing happens. This is a very upscale community, which many of its residents demand discretion from their high-visibility and high profile professional lives. All of which have voiced and demanded action with no resolve.

We ask that you consider looking into our situation. There is documentation of events by some of the residents, as well as some officers from LAPD, including Captain Sharyn, I. Buck, Area Commanding Officer, of the North Hollywood Community Police Station.

Ok, so i live in san diego and the aparment i am currently live at has been sold to a property management company. The owner had people look at our apartment and told us they were just inspecting to renew the insurance. soon after he then informed us that he sold the place. now the new owners wants everyone out and has given us two months. i did not pay this month cause i am trying to save money to move since the deposits are so high here and i am struggling financially. now the new owners are threatening to put an eviction on us since we didnt pay this month. we are no where near having enough funds to move. many say they are supposed to cover our relocation fees but i dont know what to do. Our lease is not out till december.

i live in an apartment in california in a small building. i have lived in my current unit for over three years. i am now on a month to month lease. i used to live in another unit in the same building with a friend. she is moving out and i want to move back into my old place. i believe my name is still on the lease for that apartment. Do I have a legal right to do that?

i live in VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. can a landlord charge you the attorney fee if you where issued to go to court for payment of rent and late fee but the landlord states if it is paid before the court date you are fine but the landlord still wants the attorney fee even if you never made it to court because you paid all you owed

I am a tenant in California and I was injured on my job. My husband and I have stayed in this 3bd 2ba home for 3 years, and although we have been late a couple of times, we have had to pay our late fee, which is $20.00 a day. My landlord does not give us a grace period, so our rent this month is late, and although I have called him and explained my situation, he has called my father, informing him that I need to take care of my responsibility. I have talked to him and explained that I am not avoiding my responsibility, I just do not have the money. He has charged us $240.00 to change our initial due date from the 9th of the month to the 15th, one of our bedrooms and our kitchen has a very noticeable incline that leans towards the back of the house, we are invaded by rats, mice, water bugs, and ants that were there prior to us moving in, because there were roach bombs and traps under the sink when we did our walk through, and now he is harassing us daily...do we have any rights?

I live in a 3 bedroom apartment in NJ with one other person. My boyfriend sleeps over my after he gets out of work at 11:00pm and is out by 6:30am. All he does is shower and sleep, does not use any other room and my roommate likes him and doesn't mind that he is there. My landlord wants to charge him compensation if he stays more than 3 nights a week. Is this possible?

I have been renting a privately owned condo that is ran by a management co for about a year. I renewed my lease because of the location and convenience. However, I have had several problems over the last year. For the last 35 days I have been without air conditioning or locks on the windows. I live in a bottom unit. For several weeks I have had over 15 different service people in my unit trying to fix problems. Most of the time I have had to have them come back to redo their work. I live in VA and we have had 90 degree days for the last 2 months. I have complained until I can complain no more. What rights do I have as to be compensated for taking off of work to be available for the workers, having no air, no locks, cleaning up after workers, being inconvenienced, frustrated and anything else you can think of. I have all of my complaints documented.

i am a disabled mom of 2. as u can guess i do receive foods stamps and there is a recertifation 2xs a year now and it has come up and i asked the manager to fill out a rent verification form. she gave me a copy of the lease instead and told me "we're not allowed to carry those forms"
since when did the law change and make it harder on immobile people of boise? 4 months ago they had a huge stack of them. where can i go to get help?

Just moved out of an apt and received a letter from my landlord who wants...get this $5000 in back rent and late fees.I paid the rent every month and no longer live there. He is charging the interest I received towards late fees and not paying the full rent increase.
He cashed my checks for 4 years, I didn't have a lease the last 3 years, just month to month and he always cashed and depositied my checks w/o complaint.
Can he come back now and ask for $5000 and take my security deposit and interest money???

is a landlord in new york city responsible for puting or replacing flooring in the kitchen

I live in edison Nj i rent a 2 family house the how water heater and the oil burner are on my utitelies. when i asked the land lord about that he said he wasnt aware of it and it was no big deal and he wants me to pay for half of oil when there is only one unit for both floors as there is only one hot water heater. is this legal?

I live in San Diego and am renting a 2200 sq ft home for $2500. The lawn in the front and rear of the house are beautiful, but the main usable area has completely died and is not only awful to look at, but is covered in scratchy weeds. The owners have a gardener that mows the lawn every 2 weeks. Two months ago I emailed the owners (they were relocated which is why they rented the home) to let them know a portion of the lawn was dying. They said to just give it more water by hose. I finally had the gardener check it out and it turns out the sprinkler that is supposed to water that area is broken, plus there is really no sprinkler for most of that area.

The husband came out and said he would have the gardener plant "superseed" there and get the sprinklers fixed, then later his wife emailed saying we could do this at our expense and they would have the irrigation guy "look at it" when he returned from vacation.

What are my rights to have a lawn remain in the condition that it was when we rented, to have a usable back yard? The yard is full of holes in the ground where there is grass causing a great tripping hazard and we have ignored most of it but are now furious that they will not just fix what has been a problem all summer... we rented the house b/c we wanted a home with a yard!

Thanks - Weeds in SD

I live in California and my landlord is trying to sell the house. The real estate agent wants to show the house on short notice and at odd hours. I told him that he can show the house with 24 hours notice, during normal business hours, as per California Law. He said that if that was the case, they were going to give me 60 days notice to move out. Is that considered a retaliatory action for exercising my rights?

Thanks,

Craig

I live in Penna and my landlord has not had the hallways swepted or cleaned in two years. No door system to let you know if someone is downstairs. In addition, it is a township requirement that all units have updated smoke alarms. I have not had a working smoke alarm in over a year. The landlord is fully aware of this. Please advise.

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.