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Quite honestly, you might seriously consider this a "wash". You could consider filing a lawsuit against him for the owed rent but you would need his new address to have him served. Even if you found him, had him served, won your case in court there would be no guarantee you would ever see a...

So go back to the Division of Housing and Community Renewal and complain that five of the units have not gotten the same upgrade as the others. You do wish the upgrade, correct? Gail

1. Typically one has to give at least 24 hours notice in cases of non-emergency repairs. 2. The landlord/management can certainly decide who gets the repairs done first. You can't "force" them to move you up on the list when repairs/remodeling involve all tenants and units. You're arguing...

Yes; your next step would be looking into filing a restraining order against the landlord. Gail

What Army Judge told you was correct; since you are listed on the lease you will receive all notices regarding legal issues on this matter. This doesn't mean that the landlord will win any judgement for eviction from retaliatory eviction proceedings; in fact, if the tenant is able to present...

Your boyfriend has a lease. In this lease should be a clause outlining "quiet enjoyment" which gives tenants the right to enjoy their rental unit without having the landlord barging in for non-emergency purposes. I've attached some information on landlord/tenant laws in Hawaii; please note...

Is the rental unit in an area where the landlord can easily find replacement tenants? He may possibly be bluffing in regards to the "get out" comment. If he is not, make certain you get the information that he terminated whatever lease you have in writing so he does not come back to claim...

Did you, by any chance, get anything in writing from the landlord giving his approval for you to get a puppy? While "mom" is likely to override a tenants wishes, it seems a bit unfair that he gave his approval and now has backed off on this. Gail

Attempt to find out why the landlord has changed his mind regarding the puppy. If he is worried about damage that a young pup can do, ask if presenting him with a pet deposit would help change his mind. Gail

Army judge gave you the correct legal information. You were not evicted by the landlord; he told you to leave and you did. An illegal eviction would involve things like him changing locks, tossing our things out on the street without a court order allowing him to do so. No landlord can...

You broke the lease by having to move for a job. You would owe for the remaining months of rent on your lease or until your landlord is able to find another tenant to take your place. The statute on security deposits/last month rent for Arizona: http://legal.asua.arizona.edu/SEC_DPST.html...

I'm quite familiar with the National Cancer Institute since I work in health care. You're in your 60's so I'm assuming you have no young children living with you (you indicated in your first post it was just you and your husband). You have no control over whether the neighbors choose to...

1. You contact the landlord in writing (so you have documentation) saying that he needs to make certain the area where the roof leaked is dry or let you out of your lease. 2. Nothing. You have no proof that 1. this mold is one of only two or three of the many (literally) thousands of...

I must respectfully disagree. While you quickly reported it to the landlord, if the water stain/leak was not there before, your son caused the damage. The reason that you saw only a small amount of water is likely because he splashed far more than this on the bathroom floor, it leaked...

Carpets/carpet replacement seems to be a real bone of contention between landlords and former tenants. Obviously we can't tell you if the carpet could be cleaned or needed to be replaced but replacement costs are based on the life of the carpet. As a very general rule, carpets in rental...

As a tenant, you have no legal power to get this person to leave. Only the landlord can do that (if they wish to begin the process of filing for eviction). In other words, it is up the landlord to evict. If the tenant does agree to vacate the rental unit, they can be taken off the lease if...

I'm confused. If your doors are closed, how is the smoke drifting in and filling your apartment, causing you health risks? The problem is that both you and these tenants have legal access to this landing and back porch. You can ask them to move elsewhere to smoke but they are under no legal...

Yes; you have the right to request the full deposit back. Your argument would be that the landlord did not return this within the time period required by this state. Gail

The state codes that cover landlord/tenant security deposits in Georgia can be found in Statutes 44-7-30-37. Gail

Small Claims court in Georgia is known as Magistrates Court. Filing is a fairly simple process (Georgia allows claims up to $15,000 to be heard in this court). An attorney is not required but you are certainly welcome to hire one if you wish. You need to decide whether it would be worth it...