Secured with SHA-256 Encryption
Compare Quotes From Top Companies and Save
Secured with SHA-256 Encryption
You’ve received the dreaded eviction notice from your landlord. No matter the reason for the eviction notice, you do have rights as a tenant, and you should make sure you have exhausted all of them before giving up.
→ Read MoreWhen it comes to evicting tenants, every landlord must follow applicable state and local laws by providing proper notice to the tenant and following the procedures necessary for a legal eviction. Even if a tenant is late paying the rent or has violated some rule laid out in his or her lease, a landlord usually has a duty to follow the process, which includes legally ending the tenancy first before suing to evict the tenant.
→ Read MoreAn eviction notice, scary as it is, is not the eviction itself. When a tenant is served with an eviction notice, they still have rights and options. The eviction noticed may be presented as a legal document, but it must meet strict requirements before a court will consider it valid.
→ Read MoreAbsent a formal domestic partner relationship, a partner who owns a home or is renting a home can simply demand the other person leave, and then pursue traditional eviction procedures if necessary.
→ Read MoreWith the rate of foreclosures escalating, frustrations between landlords and tenants are rising as well. Many people question what their rights are with regard to their rental property.
→ Read MoreA family member or friend occupying your home may be considered a tenant whether or not a lease was signed, and whether or not rent was paid. If the person that you want removed has paid for any utilities, food, or the like this can also be considered’rent’.
→ Read MoreAny attempt to’evict’ an uncooperative and unwanted house guest and/or tenant can be frustrating and costly for the owner or landlord. The first order of business in determining your options is to establish whether the house guest is a lodger, a bonafide house guest, or a roommate.
→ Read MoreIf you’ve been served with an eviction notice, and you’re not ready to move out, you are probably asking yourself “Does the landlord have the right to evict me? What can I do to remain in place as a tenant? And for how long can I remain in place?”
→ Read MoreA landlord does NOT need to take the extreme hardship of a tenant into account in filing for eviction; and the courts will also not consider it in determining whether or not (or when) to grant eviction.
→ Read MoreConstructive eviction describes the forced move out of a tenant from his rental that was made uninhabitable for reasons within the control of the landlord. To claim constructive eviction, thereby relieving the tenant from the obligation to pay rent to the landlord, the tenant must serve the landlord with written notice of the constructive eviction and provide the landlord with a reasonable amount of time to cure the defects.
→ Read MoreFind the right lawyer for your legal issue.
Secured with SHA-256 Encryption
