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| landlord breaking lease | 3/23/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: My wife and I got a verbal notice from the property management company in charge of the house we ...
A: Typically, unless the lease states otherwise, you have a right to possession for the balance of the ...
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| Order of crediting late fees, utilities and rent | 3/22/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I am a South Carolina property manager. A lease states that my company pays the electric billing ...
A: Create a new community policy that outlines the order in which payments will be applied. Post it on ...
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| re: lease grace period | 3/21/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: Our lease ended and we have been living month to month. The landlord and tenants (us) have been ...
A: Probably, but I cannot say for sure. There is a history of ignoring late fees (which lends itself ...
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| Condo By-laws | 3/21/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: My condo board--in Maryland--is about to propose a limit on the number of units that can be rented ...
A: I do not know how wide spread this practice is. Generally Condo associations can create rules ...
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| Urgent, please help, is it a scam? | 3/21/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I have found an offer on the internet about a great apartment in Paris (im French, i live in France) ...
A: First Western Union is Classic Nigerian money scam. Second, the landlord should be willing to allow ...
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| converting a duplex into condos | 3/20/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I currently own a duplex building. I live in side "A" and i rent out side "B" next door. Both sides ...
A: It sounds like you are exploring converting the units to condos. You will need to go to the local ...
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| Breaking a lease because selling property | 3/19/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I am purchasing a home in New Jersey, Bergen County but there are tenants that have a lease until ...
A: Tenants have a contractual right to possession. I would seek the advice of a local attorney that ...
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| security deposit | 3/19/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I had a written year lease with my landlord. For the first month, I gave her first months rent and ...
A: Most state stautes have provisions dealing with this issue. Some require a Landlord to return the ...
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| Rent and late payments | 3/17/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: My parents have a home in N.J.that still has a mortgage,.There is a young mother and children living ...
A: Perhaps if you are a victim as you indicated, you need to attack the root of your problem with the ...
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| Criminal history & trouble finding somewhere to rent? | 3/17/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: my Fiance & I have been looking for a place to live for the past 3 months or so & have had ...
A: Private Landlords may be your only solution in the short run. But never lie on an application! ...
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| Unlawful Detainer/ past judgements | 3/16/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: When filing for an unlawful detainer are you allowed to submit copies of past judgements from other ...
A: No. Just because someone has prior evictions or judgments does not mean that that information is ...
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| Signing New Lease in California but Foreclosure Risk High | 3/15/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I have lived 2 years at my current address. My current 1 year lease expires this month. The ...
A: You really do not have anything to worry about. Likely the landlord wants the lease extension to ...
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| Apartment Damages | 3/15/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: My son lives in an apartment (in Indiana). Upon arriving home one evening, a guest of his neighbors ...
A: Was the individual at issue charged with a crime? If so, the victim (landlord) will be able to ...
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| Tenant issues. | 3/14/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I kind of have a few issues. I have been renting my apartment for a while now, and my current tenant ...
A: Well first, are you the landlord? If you are, and you are suggesting that you want to interfere in ...
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| Rent and late payments | 3/14/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: My parents have a home in N.J.that still has a mortgage,.There is a young mother and children living ...
A: Negative feed back and personal attacks are for politics, not for those donating their $300.00 per ...
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| Should I do it | 3/13/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: IF you saw this on a website, what questions would you ask and does anything sound strange? Hi, ...
A: What you are asking for is a free lesson in real estate investing. I would be more than willing to ...
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| breaking lease | 3/13/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: my dad and I just moved into this 2bed/2bath, which had mice droppings still in the apartment upon ...
A: Send a written demand to the landlord requesting these items be repaired and addressed. Goto the ...
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| noise complaints/eviction grounds | 3/12/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: Briefly as possible, my situation is that I live in the upstairs unit in a studio apartment. I ...
A: My best advice is to find a local tenant association. They can help you with your rights as they ...
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| Apartment owner towing policies when they tow a car off of the property | 3/11/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I went to my friends apartment last night like I always do every day. About ten minutes later I saw ...
A: I am not a Texas Attorney. But typically no, when a car is towed the owner of the property does not ...
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| tax sale | 3/11/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I appreciate your time. A person mortgaged herself in the hole, did business with loan sharks, ...
A: This could erupt into a mess, or it could naturally go away. The recording process has one main ...
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| tentant died next month rent was drafted out of deceased man's account | 3/7/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I am the landlord and my tentant died in Feb. His son dropped off keys Feb 18 and gave me written ...
A: Yes. His estate would technically be responsible. But I would not worry about it. Follow up with ...
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| Security deposit agreement. | 3/7/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: In my security deposit agreement, my landlord has stated that upon the end of my lease, they will ...
A: Generally a landlord may not deduct "normal wear and tear" expenses. Byt if you signed a contract ...
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| painting charges | 3/7/2008 | Ira Kahn |
Q: I lived in an apartment for an year. Now they had sent me an invoice for the following Standard ...
A: It would seem, that they are beibng somewhat unfair with the charges. My best advise, is to dispute ...
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| Eviction | 3/5/2008 | Ira Kahn |
Q: I have been court order by the city of San diego in the state of CA. that I need to break down a ...
A: this is not exactly my expertise, but you must comply with the court order, and it would seem ...
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| Help | 3/4/2008 | Ira Kahn |
Q: We bought a house and now trying to get out of our lease. Is there any way?
A: The landlord, has an obligation to mitigate damages..what that means is, if you move out, they have ...
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| Evicting someone on a work/rent deal | 3/4/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I entered into a verbal agreement with someone as a rent to own situation. He agreed to $700 a month ...
A: I would be more than happy to help you with your situation, but for purposes of this forum, the ...
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| termites | 3/4/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I live in Maryland and I have termites in my apartment. I have made contact with the rental office ...
A: You can always negotiate, but the legal issue is whether the condition arises to what is called a ...
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| 30 day notice | 3/4/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I was doing some research for my friend regarding giving a 30 day notice to vacate. My friend moved ...
A: She cannot be asked to pay 2x for the same period of time. The notice was properly given. Their ...
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| My rental security deposit.... | 3/1/2008 | Ira Kahn |
Q: On 02-06-08, I was informed that the property I lived in was sold and we had 60 days to vacate ...
A: yes, absolutely get a letter from your ex landlord, as your new landlord stands in his shoes. tough ...
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| My rental security deposit.... | 2/29/2008 | Ira Kahn |
Q: On 02-06-08, I was informed that the property I lived in was sold and we had 60 days to vacate ...
A: lots of issues going on there. I surmise that you did not have a lease but a month to month tenancy. ...
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| Commercial Real Estate | 2/29/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I signed a year lease when I first rented my shop. The second year I signed on for another year. ...
A: No. the period of tenancy is accourding to your contract/lease. Example: Lease from 1st of month ...
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| Breaking Lease and Psycho Neighbors | 2/28/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I have been living in an apartment in Pennsylvania, 5 months into a 13 month lease. Over the last ...
A: Sometimes you have to balance the cost of being right to the opportunity cost to you. You are ...
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| Mold in home that we rent | 2/28/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I found black mold with like red and maybe orange in it in one of our 3 bedrooms I notified my ...
A: Mold is deadly! A professional should be called in, and you should not be in the residence! You ...
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| Statute of Limitations | 2/28/2008 | Ira Kahn |
Q: Last week I received notification from a debt collector (who did not specify himself as such) ...
A: Sorry to hear about your unfortunate circumstance. As you signed the lease, you can be held ...
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| Quit Claim deed | 2/27/2008 | Ira Kahn |
Q: Which is the better way to add a spouse to a home's deed: Quit Claim or Grant,Bargain ? It seems to ...
A: deeds may be called different things in differnt states. In NY, you would add your wife as "tenants ...
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| Rent Qualifications | 2/27/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I am currently moving from Colorado to California. My problem so far is that wages are much higher ...
A: Never lie! Ever, ever, ever! I know that making a move can be tough, but explain to them what is ...
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| Landlord advertising my house | 2/24/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I signed a month to month lease on my house and when I moved in I paid first and last months rent. I ...
A: Not much unless there is something in the lease that says otherwise. I would get on the phone and ...
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| Eviction | 2/24/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I need to evict my tenants for a variety of reasons from their month to month lease which has ...
A: You would need to file an eviction in the county that the property is located. Your need to send ...
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| property line | 2/23/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: i bought my home 5 years ago. i am going to replace my back fence and have noticed that the back ...
A: Short answer is 21 years. So if the fence(s) and plants have been in place for 21+ years then they ...
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| Landlord does not address deposit within 30 days | 2/23/2008 | Jonathan Dever, Esq |
Q: I am a landlord of a townhouse in Miami, FL. I had a tenant a little longer than 2 years. He ...
A: Most states require that you respond within 30 days after move out. You are required to itemize the ...
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