Ask a Landlord / Tenant Lawyer

Can a landlord make you have the house professionally cleaned when you move out?

If my roommate has not paid her rent for last month, what are my rights?

My roommate failed to pay her rent for this previous month and my rent check was returned because they don’t accept partial payment and the…

Is a lease renewal signed before the end of the current lease legally binding if the tenant vacates by the end of the current lease?

The apartment complex requires you to sign a renewal 2 months before the end of the current lease. I signed it when they required but…

Is there a consumers act to protectA tenant if he or she needs to move out because of a salary cut?

CanI break my lease due to a noisy neighbor that nothing is being done about?

I live in a apartment complex and have had noise problems with both upstairs neighbors on and off since I moved in about 9 months…

Do I have legal rights to file a restraining order against someone who is harassing a family member staying in property that belongs to me?

My brother is currently staying at a mobile home of mine on property that belongs to me. He is currently going through a separation from…

Can my boyfriend take his key and lock me out over any disagreement we have if it’s his home?

I moved in with my boyfriend. Every time we disagree about some minor issue he either damages my property, kicks me out, or takes his…

What to do if I have been paying the wrong person lot rent?

We are renting to own a mobile home and we have a contract that says we pay $600 and that the lot rent and water…

What are my rights with my roommate if he is not making hi financial commitments?

I have been living with my current roommate for about 6 months; the lease is in his name. We agreed to split the rent down…

If a landlord agrees to accept your rent late, can he still file for an eviction?

Talked with landlord one day that rent was going be late. I told him when I would have the full amount. He said that it would…