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Attached is information regarding "periodic tenancies" or month to month tenancies in California: http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/before-rent.shtml As a general rule, the length of this type of "lease" is determined by how frequently you pay rent. If weekly, this is a week...

What's the difference in rent between the two? Gail

You are correct that Georgia landlord/tenant statute 44-7-33 does require a move out inspection for landlords who own greater than 10 rental units. Your issue in terms of suing in Small Claims (or Magistrates/Civil court which is our version of Small Claims) is that this court hears cases...

At first I had difficulty reading why this was in the landlord/tenant forum. However, if your question is whether the landlord can terminate your lease with a 30 day notice, I've enclosed how oral leases can be terminated in the state of Nevada...

This is likely the Georgia statute you are looking for (it is Georgia statute 44-7-33): (b) Within three business days after the date of the termination of occupancy, the landlord or his agent shall inspect the premises and compile a comprehensive list of any damage done to the premises...

No; there is no law in Georgia that says he has to let you in; in fact, since your lease has expired you might consider yourself lucky that the landlord didn't get angry and claim that you were now trespassing. Things would really escalate if you show up again. It would not be a good idea...

Your understanding that once the inspection is done the landlord must immediately provide you with your security deposit is incorrect. Each state gives a landlord additional time to reinspect the unit (in Georgia information/funds on the final status of the security deposit must be provided to...

A really dumb suggestion by the last poster. It is not recommended that you become physically violent with her. $300 to repair a DVD player? A new one can be purchased for much less than this. Gail

Who spilled the water on the bathroom floor while taking the shower, thus causing the water to leak into the downstairs unit? The landlord or your daughter? Gail

Your "friend" is an idiot. He signs a lease he didn't read carefully and never bothers to get a copy of it. Then, when he finds out there is only one meter does he address the issue with the other tenant to work out some type of arrangement in regards to her portion of the utilities? Nope...

Since this involves a relatively small amount of money, this case will likely be heard in small claims court. Folks generally represent themselves in this court and thus there is likely to be no attorney fees. Court costs (i.e., filing fees) are typically added to the judgement but you can...

Then this is the evidence you will show in court as proof that you do not owe for these bills. Gail

The only issue that the court has to decide on is what you owe in terms of rent/late fees for September and whether you've been late on previous months. That's what you need to focus on. I realize there's a tendency to want to toss a whole load of stuff at a judge to prove why the...

What does your lease say in regards to when rent is due and when it is late...and what are the late fees? Show up in court with your rent for September and the late fees plus documentation that you paid the two previous months in advance of the deadline. The rest of what you post...that...

Quite simply, your "rights" are to prove (in court, it would appear) that you don't owe for these bills. Utility bills are sent to cover the actual usage (unlike bills whose amount remains the same month after month..cable, for example). Thus water, sewage and electrical use in July would...

Not sure where you got the $216 from the extra $60 she wanted to keep but attached is some information on how to file in Illinois: http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers/smlclaims.html Gail

Have your friend call Code Enforcement to determine whether this rental unit is liveable or not and the repairs needed to bring it back up to code. Gail

What was the cause of the flood? Landlord/managment negligence or Mother Nature's fury? Gail

It's important to understand that, in a roommate situation, all tenants are "jointly and severally" responsible for the unit. This means (for example) if said slob of a roommate failed to pay their share of the rent you and your fiancee would still be responsible for paying the entire rent...

While I would not make a point of requiring additional rent (to cover the 30 day notice that was not provided), we are currently past half the month of September. It would have been a different situation if, say, any medical issues with this tenant had changed and her physician now felt she...