tenant-landlordculpaSouth AfricajudgmentTenant can sue landlord for injury due to negligence. Landlord must take necessary precaution or reasonable steps to prevent tenant injury. The case of BasmathyMohamed, Sayed IqbalSocial Science Electronic Publishing...
If repairs aren’t made in a timely manner, California 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 lesser repairs and deduct from the rent.
If repairs aren’t made in a timely manner, Tennessee tenants can sue for costs, or a court order to force the landlord to make repairs. They can also cancel the rental agreement. Read more Tenant Responsibilities in Tennessee Aside from paying rent in a timely manner, Tennessee tenants must...
Tenant Law We are best known for an aggressive tenant rights law practice —which focuses solely on the representation of tenants— the Crow & Rose law firm has years of experience defendingunlawful detainer(eviction) actions. We will represent you when you sue your landlord for breach of thewa...
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...
Landlord claimed that tenant owed additional rent for a one-year period after the lease expired. Tenant claimed that the six-month notice was required only if he intended to renew the lease. When the lease expired, he continued as a month-to-month tenant for several months and then moved ...
legally evict you themselves. An illegal eviction includes changing the locks on your rental unit, blocking the door so you cannot enter, removing your personal belongings, or cutting off the power to yourapartment. If the landlord does try to “self-evict,” you can sue them in civil court...
It's illegal for a landlord to take certain actions because the tenant is a member of any of these nine protected classes. They can't refuse to rent to the tenant, or lie and say that a unit is already rented because they don't want that individual to live there. They can't have ...
There are a few instances when a renter can legally break a lease. If the property is uninhabitable or illegal, the landlord harasses the tenant, the tenant is active duty military, or the tenant is a victim of domestic violence, then the tenant can legally break the rental lease. We'...
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