Ask a Landlord / Tenant Lawyer

Can a senior citizen tenant be evicted for stealing another tenant’s mail?

We are tenants in a two family house. Downstairs is occupied by a senior citizen (and she might be disabled as well). Over the last…

Can a judge simply void the terms of a lease?

At eviction proceedings the judge allowed tenant to remain since he paid 3 months back rent. Lease reads legal fees responsibility of tenant. Judge did…

What are the laws for month-to month rentals and moving out?

I moved into this house and never signed a lease or a sublease. I gave the girl in charge of the house a formal letter…

Can my landlord open and read my mail?

My landlord lives downstairs from me in the same house. My apartment is totally separate from her home though. She has been opening and reading…

Can I go live in a condo or even sell if it is essentially abandoned?

Lifetime rights is attached to the owner’s deed for the tenant. Tenant was put in a nursing home and declared not able to live alone;…

How can I evict my girlfriend?

I rent a house from my parents with no lease. I let my girlfriend move in; she never paid a dime in rent or any…

Can I be kicked out of an apartment that I currently live in if I do not meet the credit requirements?

I currently live in an apartment with a roommate. The roommate is moving out and is not renewing the lease. The leasing office is telling…

Can I break a lease if the owner never disclosed that the house would be on the market in less than a month?

If the house that I’m rentng was never listed with the town as a rental and never inspected as per town law, can I now break my lease?

Can I expect my deposit back?

Am I a subtenant if my name has been on the lease for 10 years?

When I moved into my partner’s apartment 10 years ago my name was added to the lease by the original landlord. A few years later…