https://www.rentalprotectionagency.com/tenant-rights/apartment-lease-agreement Sat, 16 Oct 2021 17:50:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 https://www.rentalprotectionagency.com/tenant-rights/apartment-lease-agreement#comment-55 Tue, 20 May 2008 00:11:12 +0000 http://www.rentalprotectionagency.com/blog/renter?p=23#comment-55 In response to Agent Paxton…I apologize as I put the wrong information out, we in fact did not deal at all with the landlord, all of this was dealt with the Property Manager. The claim filed in court was with the property manager with who we suspect is not a licensed Property Manager. I’ve done some research on whether a license is needed to be a Property Manager in Hawaii and in fact you do need a license. Please re-evaluate and let us know your opinion. Thanks.

]]> https://www.rentalprotectionagency.com/tenant-rights/apartment-lease-agreement#comment-52 Mon, 19 May 2008 16:27:55 +0000 http://www.rentalprotectionagency.com/blog/renter?p=23#comment-52 I’m sure this will be one of those learning experiences in which you will learn that there’s no such thing as a verbal agreement. Of course there is such thing as a verbal agreement, but they are extremely difficult to prove. In a court setting most verbal agreements are thrown out since it is considered hearsay and non-verifiable. Unfortunetly, it sounds like your landlord may actually have the upper hand when it comes to the actual court case. They will most likely be able to prove that you were in breach of contract since you ended the agreement before it ended. In the future I would suggest documenting everything with your landlord, this can include emails to the landlord, faxes, or even signed document showing the agreement. For situations like yours it it usually better to mediate with your landlord through the Rental Protection Agency before taking them to court, not only is it a lot more affordable, it’s usually quicker and provides additional documentation if you need to take the landlord to court.

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