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If your landlord lost your signed lease and that was the only copy are you liable to stay in that apartment?
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The landlord must give you a copy of your lease within 30 days. There is usually a paper you both sign saying you received it. If it is lost you are not liable to stay in the apartment. On the other hand, this also means the landlord can evict you or raise your rent on you without warning because of no proper documentation.
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If a new lease is signed on an apartment after a year is the original cosigner responsible for the new lease?
Not unless he or she signed the new lease.
How can you get out of paying rent if you can't afford it?
Is your home in great order and shape? Is your landlord fulfiling his end of the agreement? If you can say YES to either or both questions you might be able to break the lease by means of constructive eviction. If the answers are NO, then you can't break out of a lease, or if you do, you suffer the consequences: your landlord can keep the security deposit and you may be liable for the rent of the unit for each month it's vacant during the time of your lease or until the unit is rented out.
How much time do you have to vacate an apartment in Chicago once your lease is up if your landlord won't let you renew the lease?
The last day of the lease.
If you co-signed for an apartment and you no longer stay there due to personal issues can you remove your name from the lease?
Your lease most likely has a provision against "subletting" your apartment. Any changes in renters must be approved by the landlord, and that includes adding or removing names off the lease. The landlord decides "who" rents from them ... not the tenant.
Can a landlord decide not to renew lease after telling tenant he could renew lease?
Unless the offer to renew was made in writing and signed by the landlord, he may legally withdraw a verbal offer at any time.
What can landlord do if the tenant has not signed a new lease but still in apartment?
The natural demise of the lease is grounds for eviction. The process varies by state.
Can you landlord have you sign a lease and then say you did not get the apartment?
No. A lease is a legally binding contract, which obligates both the landlord and tenant to a tenancy for the term of the lease. If you and the landlord both signed a lease, and the landlord refuses to give you occupancy of the property, you need to see a landlord-tenant attorney or tenant's rights group immediately!
Cosign lease extension?
If I cosign an apartment lease for a friend can I file bankruptcy against the landlord to get out of the lease.
If the Landlord signs the lease with a tenant and finds out the tenant has been evicted 8 times?
This should have been disclosed when the landlord performed the background check, before the lease was signed. Well, if the landlord had an application for an apartment to which the tenant denied having been evicted if there were questions that asked such, then the landlord can terminate the lease for the tenant having falsified the information given.
Can the landlord charge the tenant a fee for breaking the lease if the apartment is rented again in few days?
This depends upon whether that fee is quoted on your lease when you signed it. It is not there, then landlord cannot charge you because he rented the apartment quickly after you left. However he may be able to keep your security deposit if you broke your lease. If there was a lease, the terms are generally such that you are responsible for the rent for any month that the apartment is vacant from the time you vacate the apartment to the time the lease ends OR the apartment is rented out, whichever comes first. Since the landlord did not suffer any damage by breaking the lease - he rented out the unit just a few days that you left - there shouldn't really be any reason for him to charge a fee. But if that is stated on your lease then he has the right to do so.
Can you break your lease if your landlord refuses to fix things?
Yes, you can break your lease if your landlord refuses to fix things, as long as this is specified in the lease. Your landlord is liable for keeping the home in working order and safe. Contact an attorney to help you with the lease.
If a new lease is signed on an apartment after a year is the original cosigner responsible for the new lease?
Not unless he or she signed the new lease.
What happens when you break an apartment lease early?
You will be liable for the rent until the end of the lease, except if the landlord rents the apt. before that time. Some states may have their own laws on this, but in the state of IN. that is how it is suppose to work. The landlord is also suppose to make an effort to rent that particular apt. Jeanne
Can a landlord ask the tenant to pay hoa fees in order to use amenities?
The tenant may not be liable to pay any expenses not documented in the lease signed with the owner.
Can my landlord kick me out of my apartment anytime he wants?
If you have a lease your landlord would have to take you to court to have you kicked out of the apartment. If you are a month to month tenant then the landlord can request that you vacate with 30 days notice.
Can a landlord file charges for damages if no lease was signed?
Absolutely.
Did not sign final lease papers can you break a lease without a final signature?
In most states if you accept an apartment, move in it, and pay the rent, it is an agreement to the acceptance of the terms and conditions on the lease, whether signed or not. If the landlord gives you the keys and accepts the rent, it is an agreement on his part of the terms and conditions, whether signed or not.
