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Sorry; haven't a clue as to why this is...except that is certainly sounds as if your tenant is a "professional deadbeat tenant" and knows how to drag this business out for a long time, leaving her to live in your place rent free. Gail

The problem appears to be that while you haven't provided them with the full amount they've demanded, you also haven't provided them with what you normally pay every two weeks, correct? If so, they can certainly send you the three day Pay or Quit notice which is the FIRST step in the eviction...

Are you late on paying your rent? Gail

This is your rental property. You get to chose the contractor to refinish your floors and the former tenants get to pay for damage that is above normal wear and tear. The attached may help you determine between normal wear and tear and damage: http://www.rentlaw.com/normalweartear.htm Gail

Courts are going to look out for the best interest of the innocent party in all of this; the child. Frankly, I can't see them granting a judgement that a child has to be uprooted every year to live with another parent, especially when one parent made the decision to move so far away. Gail

Attached is information on the process of eviction in the state of Pennsylvania. From your postings, it appears you have several valid reasons for beginning the process: http://rhol.org/csu/evictions/PA/PennsylvaniaSteps.htm Gail

I understand you are upset because you'd like your girlfriend to live with you rent free. And because folks answering you have not agreed with your logic, you have decided that your best approach would be an attempt to belittle them. That's really beneath you and quite frankly, the answer is...

I'm sorry that you don't believe us. And, unfortunately, your posts continue to be a bit confusing; it would be most useful if you could shorten them. Yes; you are certainly allowed to have a guest. The problem is, someone who stays two weeks out of every month may, very likely, be seen as a...

Your post is a bit confusing but it sounds as if you received a discount of $20 a month if you prepaid for the entire year. That's not unusual. Now you wish to add another tenant to a lease but do not want to pay the extra $150 a month rent for doing this, correct? You can attempt to...

You say the tenant is now in default of the terms of the lease. What do you mean by that? Gail

Laws are different in the UK from the US. You need to check if it is legal to do so where you live (in some states in the US the security deposit cannot be used for the last months rent). Failure to follow these laws could end you up in court; even if a landlord cannot collect owed monies...

One of the problems that soft hearted landlords have is that (and I know I'm going to sound harsh here) they often sit on their posteriors, hoping that tenants who owe rent money will finally pay up. When they don't...and the landlord suddenly realizes they are being taken for a ride...they...

I think if you let this person into your place, you are facing one financial and emotional disaster; however, I can understand your concern about this 7 month old baby. Gail

You sue for the actual damages lost. Not for "mental health in jeopardy", etc.. Your focus should be on whether the actual eviction was illegal or not. Gail

Nope. As many landlords have learned, don't take the rental unit off the market until a tenant has been found, screened and a lease signed. Gail

The lease is still valid as the home hasn't actually been sold. Breaking your lease could open the door to you being sued by the landlord. Attached is the relatively new law that protects tenants in the case of foreclosures of their rental homes...

I have attached an article that you should find helpful to your specific issue. It outlines your options regarding getting repairs done if you live in an NYCHA apartment: http://www.mfy.org/facts_housing/NYCHA_HSG2Repairs%23D6813.pdf Please make certain that if you go the route of...

Grandparents often believe they actually have "rights" to their grandchildren. In most cases, they do not. However, a judge granting visitation rights over the objection of parents is certainly not unheard of. The deciding factor will be whether granting these visitation rights is in the best...

These are the laws regarding security deposit returns in the state of Texas: http://www.rentlaw.com/dep/txdeposit.htm The notice from the landlord does not have to be in a certified letter. Gail

For a "small time" landlord (i.e., not a large apartment complex that may keep a collection agency on"retainer"), collection agencies typically require proof of a court judgement before they will take on a case. In other words, your landlord would have to sue you...and win in court...before...