Tenant Law
Is My Rent Being Raised In Retaliation For My Repair Complaints (And Is That Legal?)
The lease says condo, but the Exhibit B says it’s not…yet. So are we included in the rent control ordinance as a condo unit, owned by the building subdivider?
Can My Landlord Raise My Rent By $300/Month?
Some of the best deals in town, illegal in-laws can be pleasant places to live, until the landlord starts screwing around with the tenant or a new owner wants to remove the unit from the market.
My Landlord Went Through My Closet
You’ve probably noticed that there are several major themes in landlord tenant relationships. This one is the, “It’s my property and I can do anything I want. Just call me Massa and be grateful that you pay me $31,800.00 per year for the privilege.”
Can I Break My Lease Due To My Insane Landlord And High Cats?
Is there a legal way to break our lease quickly? The landlord doesn’t know we’re leaving yet and I know if he thinks I wrote this letter he will find a way to hurt me. Seriously.
Does A Mistake In My Lease Give Me Free Rent?
This is just a mistake in the drafting of the lease. You’re not going to get a free month’s rent. You should, however, be able to point out the mistake to get out a month early.
There’s A Mouse In My (Boarding) House
If you think that living with roommates is a pain in the ass, try living in a boarding house.
My Landlord Said I Didn’t Have To Pay Rent, But Now She Wants It
Are we required to pay the landlord rent she claims we owe, even once other arrangements had been made?
My Building’s Being Sold, Do I Have To Get Out?
Our building is being sold. We have not been given notice to vacate yet, but anticipate that it will be sold pretty quickly. We are trying to figure out if we would be given relocation benefits.
Why Is My New Management Company Asking Me So Many Questions?
The document you are describing sounds like an estoppel certificate, a tenant questionnaire designed to collect information to present to a potential buyer of the property.