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Tenant rights (health and safety)?

I was wondering if anybody on here could help me understand my legal rights as a tenant. A month ago I signed a tenancy agreement for a new flat. I viewed the property (briefly) and saw that it was in a state of disrepair, but didn't think it was anything more than superficial wear and tear. However, when I moved into the property a few days ago, I found the conditions totally unsanitary and uninhabitable. Firstly, the stench was unbearable. There was only ONE small window in the entire property...

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Properties must be in a tenantable condition, so if the property was in such a bad way it should not...

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Two days ago my friend's apt. was determined to have mold. She resides in LA County. What are our Legal Rights?

Two days ago my friend's apt. was determined to have mold. She resides in LA County. What are our Legal Rights? She has been sick the past 6 weeks, going back and forth to the Doctor, who has prescribed medicine for her symptoms but who was not sure...

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There are free attorneys that give advice .Look them up on the internet .

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Tenant rights on maintenance and can they deny future leases? (TEXAS)?

I just moved into an apartment complex and I am having ALOT of problems with maintenance. There were safety related issues (my sliding glass door didn't lock for example) that were left undone for 3 weeks. It was only after I threatened to have Prepaid...

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I don't know a lot about individual cities in Texas, but I know someone in Houston who has had the same...

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Landlords, would you argue this lease provision as a tenant, diminishing my rights in a foreclosure?

I'm curious on your opinion, would you allow such a clause given you're in a tenant based state giving the tenant plenty of rights in the event of a foreclosure? My lease is up for renewal and the lease is a bit different, primarily it's the below clause...

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The first sentence is standard but the balance raises concerns. State and/or federal law dictates what...

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Tenant's rights: water shutoff?

I have owned a house for 2 years and bought the place when a tenant was in the middle of the lease, which carried over. In the lease it is written in that the tenant is responsible for the water, the previous owner hand wrote this in on a page of the...

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So many questions. The bottom line is that you need to have the water turned on, pay the outstanding...

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Rights as a property owner when tenant breaks lease?

The tenant has broken the lease last June and vacated the property and has not provided a forwarding address to my property manager. The lease would have ended on Sept 2009. The property manager has been trying to re-rent my condo in San Francisco for...

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They are correct. Why? Because, they are only in charge of getting a new tenant for you. They are not...

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Section 8 Lease Renewals-Landlord Tenant Rights?

OK---I understand quite a bit about landlord tenant things and the Section 8 Program...I am curious if the laws differ for a tenant in an owner occupied two family ? Heres the deal-a former Sec8 tenant of many years of mine--moved to a bigger place because...

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Section 8 will not force a landlord to sign another lease, but will also not allow month to month. The...

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What are my rights as a landlord in a situation where a tenant attempts to back-out of their lease?

A tenant signed a lease to move in to an apartment of mine on April 1, at the time that the lease was signed they paid their security deposit and 1st months rent. They no are indicating that they don't want to honor the terms of the lease. The tenant...

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I'm surprised you don't have something in your lease agreement concerning this. Basically, you turned...

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NJ tenant rights: how do I get my security deposit back?

After renting a room for almost 2 years, I broke the lease 1.5 months early (gave 1.5 months notice). I ensured that someone else was going to move into my room 1 week after I move out (so my landlord only has a 1 week gap in receiving rent checks)....

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Not a lawyer. The common advice is to send a certified letter (so you have proof of him receiving) and...

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Boston Marathon Terrorist Attacks (April 2013): Does the "Public Safety" exemption to the Miranda warning waive a suspect's rights?

The Boston Marathon bombing suspect is not being read his rights under the public safety exemption. Does this mean he simply isn't being informed of his rights, or that the rights themselves are being suspended? For example, my understanding is that...

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The public safety exception waives the duty of the police to stop questioning a suspect once they have...

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