In Court papers my landlord claimed that my family and myself were squatters & moved into his property illegally, prior to the court he brought the sheriffs to throw us out but they instead informed him of following proper procedures, he has turn the water off, cut the lights and a lot of other stuff, just recently he was caught looking through the window while I was getting dressed after a shower.
The judge dismissed 2 of LL cases, there’s been 3 stating I was a squatter,the landlord and his attorney cancelled the other one. But, now I have another court paper stating that I am a month to month tenant and owes him rent and he wants me evicted. I have the money orders for him but he refused it. I have found another place and will be moving out by tomorrow, I will also take the money orders to court. Can I file a lawsuit against my LL claiming that I was a squatter and now he states I’m a monthly tenant. There are people waiting to move in and they are also calling me a squatter.
I was renting without a lease with the landlord legally, paid rent until February when the landlord stopped taking the rent. I have the money orders dated for feb and mar.
estielmo, you have it all wrong.
I did move in with the LL approval, he and my husband do not agree and he wants us out.
He claimed I was a squatter as wanted the cops to kick us out.
I have all utilities turned on, I did make complaints to the code dept and the utilities was turned back on after they got involved.
I am moving on, but it was kind of difficult to find another house with a lot of kids. I have my brother and sister kids, as they are in Iraq in the war, plus my own kids and my step kids, so it took a long time to find any place, we have since bought a house and will be closing on 4/1/08, so i am out. I still have the last two months rent for him in the form of money orders dated, 2/1 and 3/1.. But on second though i may just keep it as he has my security deposit which was a total of 2 months rent combined. It will take a lot to go into all the details o i tried and made it short and now i am being ridiculed by the readers for not moving.. All I asked was can I sue him
Author Archive: Travis Eller
Buk – I have reached my answering limit for the day, but I cannot let your last question go unanswered?
I consider myself somewhat of a scientist as well. My landlord came to me the other day and told me that I would have to get rid of all of the scientific experiments that I grow in my kitchen. When I tried to explain to him that I could not just throw them out, he started shouting some jibberish about “eviction” and “condemmed” and “board of health” and “change the locks”. I just tuned him out and am hoping that if I just ignore it, the whole situation will just go away. So, yes, I feel your pain. We scientists must form a united front and not let the non-scientists of the world bring us down with such intimidation tactics.
Laura Palmer: Mark my word, when I win the Nobel Prize, I’m using the money to buy this damn tenement so I can fire him and grow my experiments in peace.
Oh Buk, you’ve come to the right place. I have been stockpiling government cheese for the past 11 years. I ran out of room in my refrigerator (those experiments take a lot of space) about 10 years ago so I’ve been keeping it in the hall closet ever since. You can have as much as you like.
Undercovernudist (I can’t recall ever typing that word before): You can start by emailing me your credentials. If they pass inspection, I will have you sent originals of your birth certificate and social security card as well as a vial of your blood. If you make it past this round of the “interview” process, you will have to pass government clearance, you know the usual. After that, I’ll interview you for the position of my dog walker. If you’ve proven yourself after a year, I may interview you for the position. Thanks for your interest!!
cnataw: Buk gets first priority and I hear he’s hungry. He may drop some crumbs and those, my friend, are all you!
Is a seven day notice to cure the right legal form to file?
My fathers owns a few houses and I do the legal paperwork for him. We are satisfied with most of our tenants with the exception of one. This particular tenant has broken his leas by having more people living there than what is allowed on the leas. We are positive that he has an additional family living with him. According to the lease we established with him only his family (his wife and two kids) are allowed to live there. Also we do not have a good relationship with the additional family we believe to be living there. I know that a 30 days can be filed, but I do believe I can file a 7 day notice with cure. The man clearly violated his lease by having an additional family living there and we can cite that on the form. If the additional people do not leave thereby allowing the tenant to violate his lease, do I file an eviction.
I need to figure out his soon. My parents are going on a trip in the morning and I want to complete all the paperwork tonight.
I live in the State of FL
And the people on the lease AND an additional family is living with them. Thans for the answers so far.
Is there any legal language that states who pays (atty fees) in Landlord/Tenant court?
Hello,
I live in New York City and I had to take my landlord to court to get a new lease, as they were holding it back from me becasue they thought I was subletting the place. (I had a roommate that couldn’t pay rent and I asked him to move out and I guess his way of “paying me back” was to lie to the landlord and tell them that I was subletting the apt, which I wasn’t). I was wrongfully evicted (they just changed the locks on me) and I had to take them to court to get it overturned. The judge said the case was a waste of time. Their claim was that I abandoned the apt but it made no sense, because I had previously ask for the new lease. Long story short, the judge said it sounded like miscommunication and that if that what is was then to give me the lease to sign. He sent us out the courtroom to settle the matter. I was granted the lease by the landlord and their attorney.
Now, I get a bill in the mail asking for their attorney fees of $956.00. This is outrageous to me! They didn’t win anything and I’m pretty sure that they aren’t entitled to this fee. Please help me out. I know a little about the law, and even if I didn’t commonsense would tell me that this has bogus written all over it. I want to respond with a letter tellign them that I am not paying, but I’d like to put in a legal reference in the letter showing them that I’m not responsible for it.
Can anyone help me out? I’m in New York County.
Thank you very much
Can I give 30 day notice to brand new resident and have it serve as notice to vacate too?
We approved a resident’s application and received their deposit but because of scheduling problems we said we would have them sign the lease later. They moved in and we immediately got a complaint about their teenage boy from another resident. When they came in to sign the lease we told them we were no longer willing to sign a 6 month lease that they would sign a month to month lease and we would see how things go. We’re getting more complaints about them so I want to give 30 day notice. I would like the notice to serve as notice to vacate as well so that if they don’t move I can immediately file eviction complaint with court. Is there a form that does both? We are in Texas and TAA members.
I just caught my landlord trying to enter my apartment. What should I do?
I happened to take my headphones off when I heard a key going into the door over and over. I was startled because I didn’t know what that sound was, until I went to the door and looked through the peephole and found my landlord trying to use a key to open my door. (Apparently he didn’t know I was home.) I opened the door just as he was about to and he told me he was passing out a survey he needed to have me complete for the loan for the building. That was all he needed. I didn’t act upset because I was taken by surprise and didn’t have a chance to think about it, but I KNOW you can’t just enter a unit without giving notice, unless it’s an emergency, which this was not. (I should also point out this landlord is an attorney by day, so he of all people should know he shouldn’t be doing this.) I feel violated and angry. What should I do? How would YOU handle this situation?
Foreclosure process?
I stop paying my mortgage in June, and I have to intention of keeping my house, I was wondering if I am going to receive a letter from the attorney to evacuate my house? I live in florida and can’t find anything online that shows the foreclosure process, I would like to know if I am going to get notify or if someone going to come to my house for eviction from one day to another??
please help 🙂
How should I present this to her? Is there anything I should modify? (bit long)?
My sister is living with me. Due to marriage problems my sister lost her scholarship, and she doesn’t have money for rent, which is why she is staying with us. I was hoping, that letting her live with us for her last two semesters of collage would give her a stable environment to study in It’s all been a bit too chaotic though. She has no regard for our home.
In response to several of my sister’s actions my husband and I compiled a list of rules. It was originally 37 items long, however we have condensed it to 13 items.
We are having her sign it, and treating it as a contract for her expected behavior in our home. My plan is to sit down and talk with her about it, letting her know that her previous behavior in my home has been unacceptable.
Before our relationship was a trade, she received free room and bored in exchange for watching Inara (my DD) for 11 hours a week. Since she has started watching Inara though she has learned several bad habits: like how throwing a tantrum works, or how to say the “S” word. We are now hiring a sitter, and letting her stay in our home completely for free.
What do you think should be repercussions for breaking these rules? I can tell her that if she doesn’t follow these rules she will be finding a new place to stay, however there have too be some intermediary punishment as well. She is 25, I am her younger sister (22). She acts like a teenager – I’d rather avoid as much drama as possible.
Here is the list:
1. If I make a mess in a communal area, I will clean it before bed time. This includes leaving clothes, blankets and personal items strewn about the area.
2. I will not purchase meat to keep in the house.
3. I will let Peter and Eleanore know before bringing a guest over.
4. I will not wear shoes in the house unless heading back out within 5 minutes.
5. I will not swear while the baby’s awake.
6. I will not bring any additional pets into the house.
7. I will defer to Peter and Eleanore or her sitter regarding care of Inara, including nighttime care.
8. I will ask each time before borrowing any item, and always return to its owner promptly and in good condition.
9. I am responsible for protecting, maintaining, and locating my own possessions, as well as keeping them out of Inara’s reach.
10. If I am upset or bothered by someone or something then I will take steps to resolve the issue through positive communication with other household members.
11. I am responsible for making my own transportation arrangements, including getting rides or keeping adequate bus fare.
12. I will not ask or expect Peter or Eleanore to lie, mislead, or hide information from anyone under any circumstance.
13. I understand that absolutely no violence or intentional destruction will be tolerated in any form; this is immediate grounds for eviction.
What do you think? any tips in presenting it to her?
Can i countersuit my landlord ?
i am moving and the landlord says to pay for the lease until the end of the year. but i am moving on august. Also there is a security deposit that is suppose to pay for the “damages” that are on the apartment. But, there is no damages. The landlord “threatens” to turn the matter over to an attorney. I was wondering if i can counter suit the landlord for lack of support to find the people who vandalized my car. The landlord tells me i cant see the tapes that contain information leading to the vandalism because i did not report the police. Please, can someone help me ?
who is going to win big brother 7?
i am watching live feed and will , boogie,chicken george ,jase,ericka are going to form an alliance .nacomis and diane got put up for eviction.