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Date: Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 1:20 pm Category: Landlord Legal, Landlord Q & A, Landlord Tips, Legal Problem
Can I ligally live in the basement?

Hi:
 I am single and currently live in a 2 bedroom apt on 1st floor which has 2 large bedrooms, a large kitchen, a large dining room, a large living room, and decent office space, in addition to a large basement. Two seperate entances lead to the basement which is partially done and which can easilly [...]
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Date: Saturday, June 11th, 2011 5:06 pm Category: Landlord Legal, Landlord Tips, Legal Problem, Tenant Problems
options when tenant causes signficant damage to property (over and above amount of security(

I’ve recently had a troublesome tenant give verbal notice of intent to vacate the property, but has not completed the formal written notice.  They are on a well detailed contract through Feb12, obligating them without option of negation through vacating.
They recently (since such exchange) have caused tens of thousands of dollars of water damage to [...]
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Date: Sunday, November 14th, 2010 6:10 pm Category: Eviction, Frustrated Landlord, Landlord Legal, Landlord Q & A, Landlord Stories, Legal Problem, Tenant Excuses
PROBLEMS WITH TENANT

WOULD LIKE TO START AN ORGANIZATION TO ASSIST LANDLORDS WITH SECTION 8 TENANTS WHO ARE ALLOWED TO DESTROY PROPERTY GET OVER ON THE COURT SYSTEM AND GO WITHOUT PAYING RENT. LANDLORDS NEED TO NEED TO ORGANIZE. IF INTERESTED E-MAIL ME AT QOL4317@AOL.COM MENTION LANDLORD AND I WILL RESPOND. TENANT OWES 7 MONTHS RENT AND SECTION 8 GAVE THEM [...]
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Date: Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 9:57 am Category: Frustrated Landlord, Legal Problem, Tenant Problems
Tenant admits she brought in bed bugs

My tenant admits that she brought in the bed bugs into her apartment.  She told me her sister’s house has been infested with them for a long time.  She has admitted it repeatedly to me that she has known this and still let her kids come over to her apartment.  This happened on Friday.  We got [...]
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Date: Monday, March 1st, 2010 8:53 pm Category: Legal Problem, Tenant Problems
Landlord not solving problems that I have with neighbor.

I’VE BEEN LIVING IN MY APARTMENT FOR OVER 2 YRS NOW AND THE GUY UPSTAIRS IS ALWAYS MAKING NOISES (REALLY LOUD). IT ALL STARTED OVER HIM SAYING WE’RE ALWAYS SLAMMING THE DOOR. SO THE MANAGER SENT MAINTENANCE OVER MULTIPLE TIMES TO FIX THE DOOR BECAUSE SHE EVEN KNOWS THEY ARE HEAVY BUT HE IS ALWAYS SLAMMING [...]
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Date: Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 9:24 pm Category: Legal Problem, Tenant Problems
landlord rented my house while I still had a lease and had paid rent

I had a years lease on a house.  I had moved my property out of the house as I was not going to be there during the summer.  My lease ends the last day of August.  I have been current with rent and utilities.  I was planning on going back to the house this weekend [...]
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Date: Monday, March 16th, 2009 3:37 pm Category: Legal Problem
Demanding Landlord

I am a college student living off campus.  I will be moving out of my current apt. at the end of the term.  My landlord is anxious to get a new tenant lined up before the end of the term.  He is a few hour away.  He has asked me to show the apartment to [...]
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Date: Thursday, February 21st, 2008 10:40 am Category: Agreements, Bizzare, Busted Tenant, Eviction, Frustrated Landlord, Funny, General Topics, Horror, Just Plain Funny, Landlord Legal, Landlord Q & A, Landlord Stories, Landlord Tips, Landlord humor, Legal Problem, Tenant Excuses, Tenant Problems
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