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Can I break the lease without prejudice in a rental community because I lost my job?
Asked in FL May 06, 2020 ,  1 Answers

I lost my job. My husband receives social security. My daughter is not longer live with us, but she is in the lease too. So, we want to move to my daughter but the lease will be over on August. Can I break the lease even if we have to lose the security deposit because of covid-19? I don't want to ha...

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Can my military partner get out of a lease he signed while on deployment?
Asked in Saint Paul,  MN May 04, 2020 ,  1 Answers

We live in Minnesota. His deployment started in December 2019. We signed the lease in April 2020. His deployment is done in September.

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What are the Oregon eviction laws currently due to covid-19? Some tenants not paying rent and want late fees waived too
Asked in Portland,  OR Apr. 30, 2020 ,  1 Answers

Do you guys also give equine boarding facility advice?

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My roommate lost her job and will not be paying rent. Should I pay my portion of the rent?
Asked in Oakland,  CA Apr. 29, 2020 ,  2 Answers

My roommate lost her job on April 1st due to the corona virus. She emailed our apt leasing office the following email: "I was laid off due to coronavirus earlier this month. As such, I will not be paying rent again until legally required to do so" and she attached employer proof that she lost her jo...

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Can my landlord come stay at my rental property? I take this as a threat.
Asked in Portland,  OR Apr. 28, 2020 ,  2 Answers

I do not have a written lease, only verbal. I told my friend/landlord about a guy I was seeing. Shortly thereafter my landlord showed up unwarranted and stayed in a garden shed, told me I lost his trust, made hideous sexual references, threatened to kick me out. A few tough weeks followed, I’d repea...

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I am being asked by a landlord to pay a security deposit, prorated rent and or 2 months rent to terminate a lease that was not executed due to pandemi
Asked in FL Apr. 27, 2020 ,  1 Answers

I am in the process of selling my house. We were originally set to close on April 15th, 2020 but due to the pandemic several delays occurred which pushed our closing date back to May 15th. I reached out to the landlord and explained the situation and they requested a decision be made and money paid ...

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Eviction for non payment
Asked in NJ Apr. 25, 2020 ,  1 Answers

Tenant hasn’t paid rent since Feb. then used the covid situation for March. I had stipulated back in Feb that if they were late/not paid again I’d give them 30 dats notice. It has come and gone and they’re supposed to vacate May 1st. They are giving me the run around that they haven’t found a place ...

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My 65yr old mother lives in a building that wont do anything about the severe bed bug infestation. Legal action?
Asked in Lynnwood,  WA Apr. 22, 2020 ,  2 Answers

The building is owned and operated by a city housing authority, Its been in and out of the news due to the bed bugs. I was bitten the first night and reported it and now over a year later its infested so bad. The maintance wont take out the infested mattresses and furniture. There is not a single si...

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can I be evicted during coronavirus lockdown?
Asked in OH Apr. 17, 2020 ,  1 Answers

Renting out a basement of my friends dad, and just out of the blue he wants me to pack my things and leave. is that illegal during this time?

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Asked in Cleveland,  OH Apr. 14, 2020 ,  3 Answers

My sons grandfather passed in 2015 and left his home to my son in his will. We've been living here since before he passed with him and continued to live here after. Two guys came walking into my house through the front door last week with the keys to the lock claiming they bought it in a sheriff sal...

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Realtor ignoring its client.
Asked in FL Apr. 09, 2020 ,  2 Answers

My family is planning buying a house, we are trying to talk to the realtors that rented the house to us about moving out, but the realtor is angry that we did not ask him to find a house for us and he also said they would need another month of security deposit during this coronavirus out break when ...

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Tenant
Asked in NY Mar. 30, 2020 ,  1 Answers

My roomate served me with an eviction notice. I am not on the lease, she is. i have been living here for 6 years. In light of the coronavirus what are my options.

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Can my landlord give me a 3 day eviction for non payment of rent due to loss of wages during covid-19
Asked in TX Mar. 28, 2020 ,  1 Answers

I work for waffle house when buisness started slowing down I was unable to pay full rent but I did pay something. Then before I knew it I was furloughed from my job. The day after my furlough I received a 3 day eviction on my door. Now, when I noticed that buisness wasnt very good and I could only p...

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I have been the caretaker at a dog rescue for over two years ? The rescue owner is now telling me im fired and to move .
Asked in Roy,  WA Mar. 25, 2020 ,  1 Answers

I have been caretaker there for over 2 years, I went back to work last year because of zero pay and I have a 13 year old daughter to support. She now wants me off the property and this is during the COVID lock down in our state. I also have spent thousands of dollars on supplies and people to come o...

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Is Massachusetts 28 day motel stay suspended during the Shelter in Place Advisory?
Asked in Chicopee,  MA Mar. 25, 2020 ,  2 Answers

I have been living in a motel for almost 28 days with my children. Our local DHCD has been closed since Monday March 16. The motel manager says we have to be out 11am Saturday March 28 because that will be our 28th day here. I have the money to stay another week but they won't let us. There is also ...

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How to legally break a one year apartment lease in New Jersey?
Asked in Newark,  NJ Mar. 25, 2020 ,  1 Answers

We have a apartment lease with 3 months remaining to pay but due to the coronavirus situation in NJ we moved back to my parents house. Can we legally break our lease early?

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How can we get HCIDLA to freeze rent increases? Is there a pro bono agency that I can reach out to see how CA can do this?
Asked in Los Angeles,  CA Mar. 25, 2020 ,  1 Answers

During this CORONAVIRUS crisis the Landlord raised my rent. How can we get a freeze on rent for the next 18 months?

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Is it illegal for my landlord to send his brother to my apartment and have him shut my electricity off because I'm late on rent?
Asked in Tulsa,  OK Mar. 25, 2020 ,  2 Answers

I have been temporarily laid off from work due to the coronavirus pandemic since they have closed all bars and restaurants in my city. On Friday my landlord sent his brother over pretending to be him, and even introduced himself as my landlord (I have never actually met my landlord, I have always de...

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Can can I be evicted from a hotel with the coronavirus going on?
Asked in Orlando,  FL Mar. 25, 2020 ,  3 Answers

We've been living here for over 6 months never been late on her rent and they just gave us notice we have to be out in 2 days

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Apartment lease break with coronavirus ?
Asked in New York,  NY Mar. 24, 2020 ,  3 Answers

I wanted to know what the policy is regarding breaking a lease if someone who lives near us in the building has coronavirus? Would we just lose our one month security, or could the landlord sue us for the remainder of the lease payments.

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