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Understanding Leases and Rental Agreement Contracts
Leases and rental agreements are important legal documents that form the contractual basis of the landlord-tenant relationship. These agreements are typically (and ideally) in writing, although oral leases and rental agreements are legal for month-to-month tenancies and, in most states, for leases of a year or less.
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Many states do not have laws that specifically regulate late fees. However, most states apply a “reasonable” or “fair” standard when dealing with disputes over late fees between...
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Tenants often ask their landlords for permission to sublease the rental when they would like to leave before the lease is up, or they want to temporarily turn the rental over to someone else, or they’d like to bring in a resident who will not join the lease.
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How State Law Affects Your Lease or Rental Agreement
Leases and rental agreements set out the rules of the landlord-tenant relationship, many of which are covered by state law (and sometimes local law, such as rent control ordinances). State laws cover a wide range of issues that are included in leases and rental agreements. Here are are just a few examples:
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Breaking a Lease or Ending a Rental Agreement Early
A lease or rental agreement is a binding legal contract that obligates the tenant to pay the rent and abide by the other terms of the agreement. How you end your tenancy depends on whether you have a lease or a rental agreement.
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Understanding Early Lease Terminations and Evictions
Both landlords and tenants have the right to end a lease early, under certain conditions. Landlords must always give tenants a lease termination notice before filing an eviction lawsuit.
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Is a landlord required to provide a copy of the lease to the tenant?
Question: Our rent is due at the 1st of every month, or so I thought upon agreeing to the lease. As the first...
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Is it necessary to hire an attorney to draft a residential lease agreement in Pennsylvania?
Question: We own a single family home in Pennsylvania that we are planning on renting out. Do we need to hire...
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How do I enforce missed rent payments from a tenant in a sublet with no written contract?
New roommate has refused to pay the rent he had agreed to, and he won’t leave either. What are our options?
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I have been subletting a room from a person who is renting the house we both live in. I did not sign any type of sublease contract. Now, this other tenant is threatening to evict me...
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Do I have to hire a lawyer to draft apartment rental agreements and tenant applications?
Question: If I have a four- unit apartment building that I just purchased as an investment property. I am planning on renting out all four units. Do I need to hire a lawyer to draft an Apartment...
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How do I get my landlord to repair mold growth in my rented home?
Question: There is some mold growing on parts of the ceiling. I’ve informed my landlord of this several times, yet he is not willing to fix this. It looks very disgusting and makes my living quarters...