lease

  1. R

    Lease term that explicitly waives statutory tenant rights

    My husband is looking to rent a storefront as an art studio. While we have no intention of defaulting on the rent, I am concerned about the following clause: "19. If and whenever the Tenant is in default in payment of any money, whether hereby expressly reserved or deemed as Rent, or any part...
  2. P

    I'm in lease limbo and I don't know if I have to pay rent

    For context: we live in Ohio and for the past year, my boyfriend and I have been under a lease with Landlord A. Recently, he sold the building. Our lease with him is up and we were asked to sign the new one for Landlord B. We're moving somewhere else because the new landlord is charging us way...
  3. J

    Eviction Defense Ex-girlfriend's Mother Trying to Evict Me Without a Lease Agreement?

    In short, me and my ex-girlfriend broke up about a week ago. The home we live in is owned by her parents. We ended on civil terms, and so we agreed that I would find a place of my own by mid next month (October). I know literally no one else in this area, and I have children that live near...
  4. J

    Unlawful Eviction

    Hello. I'll try my best briefly summarize the events. My lease expired 07/31/2021 yet I wasn't notified by my apartment complex and I will take the full blame for that on my behalf for not paying attention to the lease expiration date. However, I was still considered a resident at the...
  5. N

    Early lease termination and rent owed

    The commercial lease has a 90-day early termination clause that either tenant or landlord may invoke. The landlord invoked the termination clause and served the tenant a 90-day notice. Can the tenant move out within 30 days and not pay for the final 60 days of the lease? The clause simply says...
  6. L

    Intrusive Renovations

    Hello, I currently live in a 4 bedroom apartment in Wisconsin with 3 other roommates. On September 27 we all received a letter informing us that our unit will undergo construction to tear out the carpet and place new hardwood floors. This will take place from August 1 - 6 and we move out on the...
  7. M

    Landlord Violated lease I think?

    Hello, I just moved into my 2 bedroom apartment and signed the lease Monday July 12. On Tuesday or Wednesday, I got a trashcan and put it under the sink in the kitchen. Then the next day Thursday, I found a some little things in the drawers where I put my silverware and other things. I cleaned...
  8. J

    Minor added to lease

    I'm 17 and would like to move out into a new apartment with my boyfriend who is 20. My parents both consent and would be willing to cosign if necessary, is it legal for me to move out without being emancipated, or would it be legal for me to stay without being added to the lease because I'm a...
  9. H

    No lease

    The house I purchased has a renter in that was told when or if he sold the property she would have to move we gave her 30 days she was to be gone may 31st and she will not leave. She has a violent history so the man who I purchased the house from is afraid of her. I know there is damage to the...
  10. S

    Just signed a lease but want to cancel it

    I just signed a lease on an apartment in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I paid a broker fee, security deposit, 1st month's rent, and last month's rent. I have not moved into the apartment as yet. I would like to cancel the lease. None of the utilities have been switched over, my address has not...
  11. H

    Joint lease and notice

    There’s two people total on the lease. I put in my 60 day notice. I was then told that I need permission from roommate to leave the lease. Relevant details of the lease: It was fixed termed from 11/20/20 to 1/31/21 and has since turned month to month. I received no notice of renewal but based...
  12. S

    Does Your Landlord Have the Right to Charge You a Fee if You Break Your Lease Early

    Let's say my lease is up end of June, and in the prior Nov, I call to say I want to break the lease, and move out end of Jan. They say fine, but there is a 2-month fee. So, I pay Dec, then I pay Jan, then I move out. On top of that, I pay that two month fee, which seems fair to me, as I am now...
  13. J

    Can I turn in landlord and get money for utilities i paid?

    was supposed to move in to an apartment on 12/14/20. I was also going to work for them. I paid sec dep/1st mo rent. Was emailed copy of receipt. Have emails confirming the move in date. The electric and other bills being hooked up in my name on that date and additional correspondences from...
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    Feeling screwed - Misread lease switch to month to month

    Hi, I feel really stupid for this and worried I may get ultra screwed. Four years ago we signed a one year lease that converts to month to month after a year if no notice is given. I thought at the time that it keeps going with the same rent. I recently reread and it says the per down rate...
  15. K

    Lease agreement termination

    Lease agreement's Term of Tenancy section has the original 12 months term and then a renewal clause which only states "Renews automatically for one year". Usually a renewal clause has additional wording regarding lease termination with a written notice within x number of days, etc, but this one...
  16. J

    Car lease excess mileage does not specify units

    I will shortly be returning a leased car. A clause within the lease contract states that mileage above a certain limit will be subject to a fee “at a rate of .25 per mile”. All other monetary amounts specified in the contract are preceded by a “$”, however the excess mileage clause does not...
  17. J

    Eviction Defense Issues with tenants not on lease moving out

    Hi I’m trying to get some legal info for a friend going through a rough time. So she’s in a situation where the landlord is selling the house and has sent a termination of lease to her and needs to be out by the end of May. This isn’t a problem for her, the problem is there are 3 other people...
  18. A

    Medical break of lease

    Hello, I am a tenant that just sumbitted my 30 day notice for breaking my lease. With my 30 day notice I provided a medical letter from my doctor that stated that I can not stay in the apartment due to a risk to my health. I had roughly 4 months left on my lease. My landlord "offered" me a lease...
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    Security Deposit Month to month payment after lease period expired

    Hello, My lease started from Dec 2018 and ended on 21st Nov 2019. Because of a 60 day notice period, as I informed the property manager in the last week of October 2019 that I do not want to renew the lease and would like to terminate, they forced me to pay the rent for December 2019 as well. I...
  20. Summer White

    Divorce/Lease issues

    My husband is moving out. We lease a townhome together currently. When he moves out, is he still responsible for half the rent until his name is removed from the lease?
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