Recent content by db008

I'm preparing to sign a lease for a new apartment in the Boston area. One of the sections in the lease specifies that I am responsible for 1.38 percent of any increase in property taxes. Is it legal for the landlord to charge me the extra amount and if so, what is the logic behind it? The way I...

The landlord wants to charge one month's rent as a "convenience fee" for allowing me to sublet the unit.

Is a landlord in Massachusetts allowed to charge a "subleasing fee", and if so is there any amount limit?

Very well, lesson learned, good thing this came up now and not at the end of December. For future reference, is there any law requiring a party to provide a copy of contract if there is no clause in the contract stating a copy will be provided? Thanks again.

I was able to get a copy of the original lease agreement today, here is what it says regarding sublets: The Lessee shall not assign nor underlet any part of the whole of the leased premises, nor shall permit the leased premises to be occupied for a period longer than a temporary visit by...

The original lease does allow subleases however, I know the landlord prefers you do it through them (obviously). I'm not sure if subleases done without the landlord are valid though. I'll try and get a copy of the lease to see for sure. In this case, that subleases are allowed, would the...

Here's the story, I'm supposed to sublease an apartment come January in Boston. Back in June, I signed a sublease agreement with the kid currently living in the apartment. He was supposed to go home for an internship in January, I was going to move in, everything was peachy. Come September, he...