Can I take landlord to court if I was served a 30-day notice and not given a reason? Can I claim retaliation because I was complaining about heat and water problems? I have a small baby can I claim that they are doing that because she's to noisy?
207116
If you have a 30 day cotract instead of a lease no reason is necessary, as for the other check legal aid
473119
SINCE HE HAS BEEN THERE OVER 30 DAYS THE LAW SAYS THAT HE HAS LEGAL RIGHTS TO BE THERE NOW YOU CAN DO IT THE QUICK WAY & GET A RESTRAINING ORDER, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE REASONS AS TO WHY? YOU CANT SAY THAT HE ISNT ON THE LEASE,HE DONT PAY RENT, ETC........OR YOU CAN GET AN EVICTION NOTICE TO GET HIM OUT THE QUICK WAY IS THE RESRTAINING ORDER.........GL
110920
I don't know where you live, but in most places I think the landlord would have to have a really good reason for leaving you that long without water.\nYou need to contact your local renters association, or rent review board.  There will be some sort of organization that will help you.
272950
Wow!\nGood Question. I live in Texas too so I would suggest that you contact your local Justice of the Peace or Constable and ask them. The J.P. issues the eviction notice and the constable enforces it.\n\n\nWhy are you responsible for this person? I would think since your name is on the lease and you moved--that's the end of it. I would wager that the landlord will have to evict the tenant....but that is just a guess. Contact the J.P or Constable for a definitive answer
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I have had the same situation and I didnt get any where with the police either. One day I did get an officer who told me as long as I keep calling on them they are going to keep calling on me. I eventually got so tired of it I started making the complaints to the landlord. My problem was partying all night so he didnt like getting calls at 12am and it was even 2am on one call. If your landlord is a reasonable person he/she should understand that your work schedules clash and have a talk with her.\n\n I think that it is bull that the owner of the property cannot do something. I have had the same landlord for 6 years and he has kicked people out for creating problems similar to yours. I just think your landlord doesnt want to do anything about it. \nYou are just going to have to try to explain your case to the judge and hope he/she understands that you were not listening to loud music and this woman is trying to get revenge for her starting things in the past. You also need to go to the police station and get copies of everytime a report was made on her by you so you can prove that you have called on her in the past and she is trying to get you back.\nProving you were the first one who has called making a complaint so it does look like revenge on her part. GOOD LUCK!!! I would probably start looking for a new apartment too.
98785
Give 30 day written notice of eviction and after the 30th day if tennant still there call the police to evict non-cooperating tennant
4337
I would talk to a lawyer to discuss your options. There might be a chance the landlord is found guilty of negligence.
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Call the Department of Health. The landlord has probably broken the lease and you can move with your deposit. I would have already moved if it's been since October. That is BS! I have kids mysself and I would not put up with that. I had a mold problem and I told the landlord I can move out because he did not provide aduquite quarters for my family, and I had to pay rent for a bathroom that I didn't even use. Good luck!
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You might do all those things but the other people in the building might not be so clean. Tell your manager in writing  give him a copy and let him know if the problem isnt fixed in a timely manner you will put your rent in an escro account with the local courts.
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Even if you don't have a lease you still have some renters rights.  Do you have proof that you have been paying rent? Like copies of checks?  Your rights are different depending on what state you are in, but here in California lease or no lease I think it's 60 days notice.\n\nLegal action is very costly though, I'd recommend just finding a better place.
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Your rights and responsibilities as a landlord vary by location.  Most states in the US provide that you can send your tenant a 3 or 5 day written notice to pay the rent or vacate the premises.  If the tenant hasn't paid or vacated within that time period then you can file a lawsuit for eviction.\n\nGo to http://realestate.findlaw.com/landlord and read about your rights in general.  Then click on the Resources link to get the specifics for your state.
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You are not facing eviction. \nYou have been given reasonable time and told the tenancy is no longer available for renewal. \nWithout a tenancy agreement you cannot do anything. \nAsk for the request to be put in writing and start looking for somewhere else - sorry.
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sp...condemned ;) Very good advice, I would follow what they said above me about calling the gas company, and as long as you have a lease, he will have to go through the normal eviction process, which is different in every state, but if you gave him 30 days notice, put it in writing, verbal's don't mean sh** these days.
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Issues here\n1.did your lease say you have to have liability insurance\n2.can the landlord prove you were negligent\n\nmost large landlords will write the damage off to maintenance but, if the landlord takes you to court submit defense stating his employee sold u the equipment and issue a witness summons to get the employee in court for the case, most people wont commit perjury in front of a judge.  Claim the employee was acting for the landlord when he sold u the dryer.
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He has all the legal right to charge you an extra fee for renting after a lease and not resigning a lease....this is 100% common practice in all rentals.\n\nDo you have to give notice that you are moving?  No...but then he doens't have to give you back your deposit nor does he have to give you a good referance for your next place.  After all, you stiffed him by not giving a notice in turn making him lose rent money, why would he want to be nice to you?\n\nLandlord cannot control outside contractors for work.  All he can do is put in a call to one and wait for their earliest date.  Just because they are a landlord doesn't mean a technichian will show up inside of 2 hours.  When you have issues with power, heat, etc and its either hot or cold out, you will wait extra long for help as there are many that need help right when you do.  So sit in line and wait patiently.  Since it is not below 40 degree's nor you have mentioned any kids, by law he does not have to guarantee power or heat if its out and below or above any temperatures.  Nor does he need to compensate you for hotel or any place you stay outside of your apartment when no power or no heat.  That responsibility is totally on you.  But now if you have home owners or renters insurance, then these will help pick up the tab for such issues.\n\nYour comment on him trying to evict you...if you are late....by law he has all the right to kick you out.  If you refuse, the police will remove you and charge you with tresspassing.  And by law he can toss your stuff to the curb and allow anyone to take it.\n\nYou have no fight as all you have done is either your fault or past there ability to control it.  Welcome to the real world, welcome to the world of renting and welcome to learning a few laws that have been on the books for ages.\n\nYou forget...that is their property, not yours...your are "borrowing" it for as long as you have paid.  If you don't pay, even for 1 day, why would they have to let you stay?  They can rent it to someone else that will pay.\n\nMove if you want, but rentals are rentals, same laws no matter where you go.
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A case for harassment will be thrown out of court if it is based on your eviction of the tenant for nonpayment of rent. The operative word is "res judicata": she could have brought the matter up in the earlier case.\n\nAnyway, claiming and enforcing a legal right through normal channels cannot be harassment. I am assuming this is not a "statutory tenant" under a local rent control scheme. And that you did follow legal procedures.\n\nWith difficult tenants it is always best to keep a diary, listing contacts and what was said. If you have the means (perhaps by way of telephone bills) to reconstitute such a list, it will be helpful in court if the case is not dismissed on motion (you should tell the judge at the start that you want summary dismissal as the complaint states no cause of action; if the judge agrees then the case is over before it begins). Or you could counterclaim for the stolen (or "converted") property. You probably need to serve the documents for that now. You should be able to get a blank form (or a model as used in other cases) for that from the clerk of the court.
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if you were evicted as a direct result of his inability to maintain his property-then yes you can sue him-but beware he may tell the courts that as you may not have reported the fault/s then he could not have known about them--now while all landlords have a legal obligation to periodically check their property to ensure they can accommodate tenants in a clean and safe environment-this may affect the outcome of your case-so get a good attourney (this is the law in the UK by the way-which i dare say is no different from the US). its all down to health and safety at the end of the day-good luck.