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Yes; all houses have a main shut off valve. This is what the water department uses to shut the water on and off. Technically it's a violation for a non-water department employee to shut the water off (or on). Gail

You need to find out if your state even allows such a lawsuit: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/tcpa.html Gail

What, exactly, was the reasoning the landlord gave you for being responsible for the frozen pipes? Are they (for example), saying that because the water was still in your name they could not get it shut off? Once the water supply is shut off, the lines can simply be "winterized" which means...

Bring the money (plus court fees) to the hearing so that the judge can see you present it to the landlord. Unless you've actually paid for some of these repairs, you have no claim to the court for being reimbursed for the landlord failing to do this. Georgia does allow a tenant (after...

Has she paid rent and if so, to whom? Your brother or the landlord? Is the landlord aware that there are two people living there? Has he/she approved this. Your first line states "my brother and his girlfriend rent a house". That would imply she is a tenant. Gail

In New Mexico the landlord has 30 days to notify a former tenant of the status of their security deposit. Failure to do so negates them from keeping any of the deposit for damages or owed rent: http://www.rentlaw.com/dep/nmdeposit.htm You start out by writing what is known as a "demand"...

Lasseter 09 You need to be clear on one issue. While a judgement for owed rent or damages cannot be achieved using the "tack and mail" approach (you would need to be personally served), a judgement for eviction can be in Georgia. In other words, the landlord has filed to have you removed...

My understanding is that this was sent to collections way before this four year mark and you are now only learning about this now when you are trying to rent a new place. Have you spoken with the initial apartment complex? Gail

No; since the rent was never paid for December, another "pay or quit" notice was not needed. The landlord went on to file for eviction through the court system. Your landlord did not have to notify you that your check bounced. Gail

Texas is not like California (which has an incredible number of laws that tend to side with the tenant). Texas typically is quite the opposite. You can certainly attend the hearing or file a lawsuit in Small Claims. However, how would prove that $187.89 is "over charging" for towing...

Have they turned this over to a collection agency or is this going to court? Gail

Yours. Gail

In Georgia, a dispossessory notice is presented via the exact method you received it; i.e., "tack and mail". You do not need to be served personally. If you do not respond by the required time period, the landlord simply has to go back to the clerk of court and request the writ of possession...

If your friend believes that the money from their security deposit should not be kept for "routine" carpet cleaning, they should: 1. Write a letter disputing this and demand the return of such within a certain time period (say, 2 weeks after the landlord receives the letter). 2. If no...

Your friends landlord told them to get the carpets professionally cleaned or it would be done by the landlord. Your friend never bothered to tell the landlord they did this. Thus, the landlord had the carpets professionally cleaned and charged the tenant for this. All of this could have...

Did you notify him that you were not moving into the house, wished to terminate the lease and were stopping the rent check? Gail

Attached are the statute of limitation laws for the state of Wisconsin in civil matters: http://law.findlaw.com/state-laws/civil-statute-of-limitations/wisconsin/ Gail

Several questions.... Did your previous lease (i.e., the one with the previous owners) have, by any chance, an automatically renewal where it continues to be a yearly lease until notification is provided by either party to terminate this type of setup? In the absence of a written lease (or...

1. Yes 2. Depends on the specifics for repairs. If repairs were due to tenant damage, certainly. 3. If the underage tenant indicated he was older than being a minor, they can still be sued for damages. Gail

Yes; you have an excellent change of winning a judgement against your former roommate. Keep in mind that winning a judgement and actually collecting what she owes may be two different things. Does she work and if so, does she work in a state where wage garnishment is allowed? Gail