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Why Is My Landlord Demanding A $150 Late Fee?
In the past several months I’ve received many more calls from tenants about late fees and rent payment methods, leading me to believe that some landlord “working group” decided to focus on this method of tenant harassment.
Can My New Landlord Take Away My Storage Space?
Storage is one of the first things the new landlord will remove from a pesky, low-paying, long-term tenant–an obvious ploy to begin to make a rent-controlled tenant uncomfortable.
If I Need To Break My Lease, Am I Responsible For Finding A New Tenant?
You are not responsible for finding another tenant. That’s the landlord’s job! If he doesn’t try to find another tenant he is not mitigating his damages.
Grand Theft Security Deposit Again?
Landlords steal hundreds of millions of dollars in security deposits from tenants every year, aided and abetted by our so-called representatives who will not cross their real estate industry/landlord masters.
Three Tenant Troubles–Roommate Rousting, Co-Tenant Challenges, Condo Craziness
Getting eviction advice from your landlord is like getting dating advice from that uncle who’s spent most of his adult life in prison–your landlord wants to evict anything that moves.
Do I Really Get A Life Time Lease If My Apartment Becomes A Condo?
The new condo conversion law provides that that any tenant (not just elderly, catastrophically ill or disabled tenants) must be offered a life time lease.
My Landlord Wants Me To Add My Boyfriend To My Lease. Do I Have To?
Tell your landlord that it’s beneficial to her to allow you to add your boyfriend as a subtenant. If you move out she can increase the rent to market rate.
Evict This!
Tenancy can be like a video game. You will encounter trolls, cheeseballs and evil lords along the way.
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