Renting & Housing
Welcome to the renting & housing section. These articles will provide you with what you need to know when renting an apartment including leasing agreements, landlord tenant laws and how to find a real estate lawyer.
It is estimated that over twenty-five percent of all homes in the United States contain some degree of toxic mold. Exposure to toxic mold, especially black mold remains a serious problem in the building and construction industry as well as for those who have fallen ill from such exposure.
There are a number of different types of real estate deeds depending on the purpose and circumstances surrounding the conveyance, yet all deeds operate for a single purpose. They all represent some degree of ownership transfer in real property. To understand the implications of property deed transfers you must first understand the transfer methods available to brokers and owners of real property.
You are down to your last few hundred dollars and you’re facing eviction unless you come up with the rent in a few days. You don’t have enough and you fear you will be evicted from your apartment if you pay less then what you actually owe in rent. You can run the risk of being rendered homeless or you can hold your ground, consider your options and be proactive in your search for solutions.
Here you will find a glossary with important landlord/tenant terms you should get familiar with because they may help you protect your tenant rights one day. Don’t sign lease or rental agreement without thoroughly going over contract to protect security deposit. Read on to get definitions for constructive eviction, cleaning fee, cleaning deposit, exculpatory clause, notice to pay or quit, retaliatory eviction, retaliatory rent increase, self-help eviction, unlawful detainer and resident manager.
Below you will find an informative glossary on real estate terms including rental properties. Learn the definitions for housing code, homestead, HUD, public housing, premise liability, easement, year-to-year agreement, property rights, title, mortgage, foreclosure, equity and more. Knowledge is power and securing your shelter is the most powerful thing you can do.
In order for the tenant to win the eviction case, the landlord must establish that the tenant did something wrong that warrants ending of the tenancy and removing the tenant from the premises.
You may represent yourself in court and present your defenses, but that is not a good idea. People who represent themselves usually lose. Non-lawyers are often confused by court procedures, and many judges have little patience with this.
Here you will find a glossary with important landlord/tenant terms you should get familiar with because they may help you protect your tenant rights one day. Don’t sign lease or rental agreement without thoroughly going over contract to protect security deposit. Read on to get definitions for constructive eviction, cleaning fee, cleaning deposit, exculpatory clause, notice to pay or quit, retaliatory eviction, retaliatory rent increase, self-help eviction, unlawful detainer and resident manager.
Below you will find an informative glossary on real estate terms including rental properties. Learn the definitions for housing code, homestead, HUD, public housing, premise liability, easement, year-to-year agreement, property rights, title, mortgage, foreclosure, equity and more. Knowledge is power and securing your shelter is the most powerful thing you can do.
Here you will find a glossary of tenant terms that will interest renters. Knowing the definition of these terms makes it easier to decide what type of lease you prefer and or if you want any co-tenants. Read on and get knowledgeable.
You can’t ignore an eviction notice. The quicker you act the better chances you have to reslove issue. There are three types of eviction notices and they should come in order. The first one should come from your landlord. The second one comes from the court and you get a chance to fight it and the last one comes from the sheriff or marshall and you have no choice but to get out. If you need a lawyer because of violation of your tenant rights or your lanlord’s negligence on responsibility don’t hesitate to contact one right away. Read on for more information.
For people struggling to pay the rent, a serious illness or disability can start a downward spiral into destitution and homelessness. Add to this, a lost job, depletion of savings and running out of unemployment insurance, and the prospect of homelessness can become a very real and frightening reality.
It is estimated that over twenty-five percent of all homes in the United States contain some degree of toxic mold. Exposure to toxic mold, especially black mold remains a serious problem in the building and construction industry as well as for those who have fallen ill from such exposure.
A month-to-month lease agreement is more flexible than a lease for renting for both the tenant and landlord. Month-to-month rental agreements have a disadvantage for tenant because the landlord may raise the rent. A lease is fixed. You follow the terms and pay the same amount of rent until the lease is up. Thoroughly read over whichever written contract suits your needs best and learn your tenant rights and landlord’s responsibility. Read on for more useful information.
If your tenant wants to move out in the middle of her lease. normally she may not do this. She signed the lease, so she is bound by it, just as you are. She cannot simply "break" a lease.
Oral rental agreements are usually binding. The "statute of frauds" requires rental agreements for more than a certain length of time (normally one year) to be in writing. But the common month-to-month rental agreement may be either oral or written.
In the early 1900’s, a landlord had no legal obligation to make repairs to a tenant’s premises. Under common law, once property was leased out to a tenant, the responsibility to maintain and repair that property belonged solely to the tenant.
You are down to your last few hundred dollars and you’re facing eviction unless you come up with the rent in a few days. You don’t have enough and you fear you will be evicted from your apartment if you pay less then what you actually owe in rent. You can run the risk of being rendered homeless or you can hold your ground, consider your options and be proactive in your search for solutions.
The damage suffered from exposure to toxic mold can be costly in human suffering and for the owner of the property, it can mean facing serious legal liability. It is reported that over twenty-five percent of all homes in the United States contain some degree of toxic mold.
There are a number of different types of real estate deeds depending on the purpose and circumstances surrounding the conveyance, yet all deeds operate for a single purpose. They all represent some degree of ownership transfer in real property. To understand the implications of property deed transfers you must first understand the transfer methods available to brokers and owners of real property.