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Posted By: Jonathan
Sunday, January 9th, 2011 5:09 am
Illegal apartment
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Richard

July 28th, 2008 6:50 am

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I would suggest hiring an attorney. Evictions can hurt your credit report, so with holding rent is not a good idea, it will only lead to eviction. Also, if you have a contract with the landlord, when you stop paying rent he can charge you additional fees including costly attorney fees. I wouldn’t do anything that would be considered a breach of contract.

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