If there's a fire, or for any other property related reason,tenannts die or secure a big loss, what happens to the land lord? Is the landlord legally liable for all the losses? What happens if the tenant sue the landlord?
214396
You are not required to have insurance on any property.  The reason everybody thinks you are required is no bank will ever lend on a property unless you have insurance.\n\nHowever, you should always have insurance on any property.  This is especially true on rental properties.  Your scenarios of a fire, death etc can reasonably happen.  Whether it is your fault or not you will have the cost to defend yourself so the insurance is worth the cost for defense.  You will also want to rebuild which you will need the insurance monies for.  \n\nI own rental property and i had a tenant slip and fall on my property.  It was total BS but everyone has their right to sue.  The tenant sued for a living and had four other similar cases pending.  Three years later and 30K in legal bills the case was settled against my wishes.  The insurance company paid the tenant 10K to go away.  I still had the headache of dealing with the lawsuit and had to pay my deductable of $2,500.  I figure it cost me $10,000 between my time and deductable.  Without insurance it would have been $40K minimum and probably more.
474987
Contractual stipulations would bar the landlord from the property being occupied by the tenant under the law.  However, if it concerns the preservation or beautification of the property, the landlord could have a valid reason.  Mediation with your tenant is the first step and if the problem is not solved, filing of a case will be warranted.
575999
You are going to run into numerous problems legally and civil wise if you gave money for a deposit but did not sign a lease.  Basically what you did was just give away your money.  By not signing the lease you have no contract.  However if you asking about the deposit that you put down on the house that you are currently residing in, and it got broke into.  Any deposit that you put down would go to cover any and all costs needed to repair anything that was damaged.  However, if you have renters insurance (like you should if renting)  the policy would cover any costs incrued due to the breakin.
629130
If the contract specifies $200 per day in damages, that's it. Really, it's impossible to know for certain how much you lost - maybe there were other customers who would have rented if they saw your building was done. Typically, a damages clause will specify that since actual damages are impossible to determine, the parties agree to a specific amount.
11113
Oh you are opening up pandora's box!  Do  you really want tenants working on your property?  You are opening yourself up to a lot of liability issues there.  Definetly speak with a lawyer, but as a property manager I would say not a good idea!  If I let the tenants make decisions about repairs/maintenance/upkeep around here there would be mayhem!  I can't tell you how many people knock on my door daily....to ask to borrow a plunger! ugh!  Seriously though, think about your investment, you want to protect it right?  People tend to care for their own property much better than those who are merely renting!
350283
Washington Landlord tennant law covers unsafe conditions.  Any lock can be defeated by a criminal. If there is any reasonable key lock on your door (as required by law), the law has been satisfied, the rest is up to you...sorry.
540221
Your landlord doesn't have to budge.  You agreed to pay X dollars and thats that.   They  have the option of either lowering your rent or losing you as a tenant.  From their response, their answer is that they don't mind losing you.\n\nIf you break your lease and move, you will still be responsible for the difference between what they rent it out for and what you were paying for the remainder of your lease.  You will also be responsible for the rent until they find a new tenant.  The have a duty to mitigate their loss by re-renting the unit asap.  \n\nIn other words, if it takes them 1 month to find a tenant, you owe them 1 months rent at your current rate and if the new tenants rent is less than yours, you owe the difference between what they are paying and what you were paying until the time when your lease would have expired.  You may also owe any fees for advertising, etc.\n\nOr your lease may even have a buy-out clause.  You will need to look at it to find out.\n\nSometimes if you explain that you can't afford the rent any more, a landlord will work with you because if it turns into a non-payment matter, they won't be getting any money while they go through the process of evicting you.  \n\nLandlords can and often times will proceed with getting a judgment against you for unpaid rent.  Some landlords just write it off, but more and more landlords are going after ex-tenants for the money.
464830
This is a liability exposure on your landlord's part, as he is the owner of the property that caused the damage.  You should file a claim against his commercial general liability policy.  They will determine if he is liable or not.  If he is found to be liable for the damage they will pay for the repairs.  There is no need to sue anybody, just file a claim and see what happens from there.  The adjuster who handles it from his insurance company will just ask if it was rotten and if it looked like it needed to be removed, if this is the case he is liable and his insurance will pay.  I am an adjuster and we pay these claims when there are obvious signs of rot and if the owner of the property knew of the problem.  If it is a healthy tree and there was no way of preventing it on your landlords part, he is not liable. Good luck.
674186
If they have entered into buying a property together, then they have to sell it and divide or buy out who ever is leaving.\n\nCommonly there is argument over the shares, the court will use constructive law principles to sort it out. \nIf they have not done any joint transactions, then they no owe to liability to each other. \n\nTwo people living together generally has no meaning, but the law will construct trusts to solve property disputes.\nThey can try to reach an agreement about who gets joint movable property ie possessions, if they can't they may resort to getting lawyers. This would be counter productive as the costs are prohibitve for trivial dispute.
546097
no special circumstance  unless you have nice landlord.  You probablly won't get evicted for one month though. You would have to pay late charges etc, but if you can't come up with it you are on your own.
481611
I am in the US and perhaps things are differerent here (we use the word "renting" instead of "letting" but the way I used to do it was that to obtain possession of an apartment a new tenant would make a security deposit of one and one-half month's rent plus the first month's rent.  The refund of the security deposit would depend on a 30-day notice of intent to vacate, So it did not only cover damages it also covered the lack of proper notice, for exactly the reasons stated in your question.  All these agreements should be in writing and spell out the terms so there is no confusion at some future date. Now your friend will suffer a finanacial loss because a prospective tenant defaulted on an agreement.  There should have been a written agreement as to what would happen in case of a tenant default, specifically stating the obligation of the tenant for the first month.  At the very least the tenant should be responsible for one month's rent for failing to give proper notice (the 5 days).  A landlord renting a house is a business, not a charitable organization. A tenant also has responsibility to fulfill terms of an agreement. Lack of a written agreement clouds the issue and opens the door for dispute.\n\nI used to be a landlord and never had any problems with anything like this.
615114
You can legally stay in the apartment, and you most definetly should have your lawyer involved.  If said landlord is in breach of the contract, you do not have to pay rent.  Your lawyer may advise you to pay anyway, just to make you look good (if/when it goes to court), and if so - do it.  But without a doubt, get a lawyer involved.  Cases like this can be very, very tricky, especially if a property management company is involved.  (The property managers usually have pretty good lawyers!)
415457
you can not put something that doesn't belong to you in a will. If he has a landlord then he cannot put it in a will. So the land lord has done nothing wrong.
617337
This will depend on the tenancy agreement and country - laws in Scotland are slightly different from England.\n\nFor England the contract (shorthold agreement) would normally be for a fixed term.  I am assuming both tenants have signed this contract.  If one leaves then there would have to be a supplementary agreement signed by all contracted parties to remove and liabilities or obligations of the departing tenant.  The remaining tenant would then assume all responsibilities under the contract terms.  \n\nAlternatively, and what i would suggest, is a new contract is set up with the remaining tenant - if everyone is in agreement with this approach.  \n\nGood luck.
187989
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.
341100
In some places a foreclosure does not affect your tenancy.  \n\nYou may want to contact the lender and find out if your rent payments should be going to the appointed receivership for the property.\n\nOr you could just move.\n\nSometimes people think they can get out of a situation and make decisions (like renting out a house) because they think they will be able to dig themselves out of the hole they are in.  Obviously they couldn't.  They probably thought the rent money would save the house.
335772
Unless the tenant did something that directly caused the failure, it is normal wear and tear. Heaters on dryers fail. That is not the tenants fault. Oven buttons fail. That is not the tenants fault. It is not up to the tenant to repair failures not caused by them. Any attempt by you to get them to pay would be inappropriate. With holding their deposit for these issues would probably be illegal.