Tenant sued landlord after she was injured by another tenant who attacked her in a hallway of the building. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that it wasn't responsible. Tenant then asked the court for permission to amend her complaint to add a claim that landlord ...
If repairs aren’t made in a timely manner, New York tenants can sue for costs, or a court order to force the landlord to make repairs. They can also cancel the rental agreement, and sometimes can make repairs and deduct from the rent. ...
If repairs aren’t made in a timely manner, Hawaii tenants can sue for costs, or a court order to force the landlord to make repairs. They can also cancel the rental agreement, or make minor repairs and deduct from the rent. Read more ...
(other than by not paying rent), landlords can sue tenants to enforce the obligations. However, before suing a tenant, the landlord must give the tenant notice of the tenant's violations, as well as a reasonable amount of time to remedy the situation. The landlord will be entitled to ...
Can I sue my landlord for negligence? Yes, if your landlord breaches the duty to provide a safe home, allows conditions which create a material risk of fire, fails to repair serious problems, does not conduct adequate pest control, or ignores an order from the city or county to make repai...
A tenant may avoid eviction for nonpayment of rent by paying the past due rent along with any filing costs incurred by the landlord. If the tenant is unable to pay rent before the court date, the tenant can still present defenses to the eviction in court. For example, the tenant may ar...
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The law specifically acknowledges that any and all rent that is due and owing can be considered a “civil debt”. There is no limitation on a landlord’s ability to sue their tenant to obtain a judgment against them based upon this unpaid rent and to proceed with whatever collection remedies...
As a Rochester Landlord Tenant Attorney, I often get questions as to whether or not a landlord is required to rent to a tenant who has an emotional assistance pet, even though the landlord may have a no pets provision. Refusal to rent to a tenant with an emotional assistance pet can resu...
Can a landlord evict a tenant from a rent controlled unit? In most jurisdictions subject to rent control legislation, landlords should have”just cause” to evict a tenant or end a tenancy. What constitutes”just cause” may differ from place to place, but generally accepted reasons include fai...