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I have a tenant that has been late on her rent every month since September. We gave her written notice to pay the rent in full through April and to be out by May 31. She has not paid, refuses to communicate, is hostile, and refuses entry to the premises. Am I right to serve her with a 3-day quit notice?

Yes I can. Me and my family received a 45-day notice to vacate the house we've been renting for over 22 years on Feb 1st, 2025, with a vacate date of March 17, 2025, due to the property being sold. However, the property has not been sold, nor has there been any attempt at selling it.

Hi! I live in the state of Virginia. I am a landlord. I need to terminate a lease agreement where the tenant has not yet moved in. What repercussions should I anticipate?

For a Roommate breaking a lease, would I sue in the state the lease is in or the state the Roommate currently resides?

I live in PA. Tomorrow, I am giving Notice to Quit to both my tenants with 30 days notice due to wanting to move into the house ourselves. I couldn’t find a form online that fit our situation specifically so I typed one up with all the requirements. Is that okay?

If a tenant has a co-signer, is the co-signer responsible for the rest of a 3-year lease if the tenant dies or needs to be placed in a care facility?

Just completed a month-to-month lease on eForms and wanted to have the document checked before submitting to the tenant. The father is responsible for payment of rent, but the son—who is not 18 years old yet—will be the tenant.

I just want to make sure that I am doing everything legally. We have a tenant in a commercial building that is 2 months behind in rent and has been habitually late paying rent for almost the entirety of the lease, which was initiated last April. We gave him a 45-day lease (not yet signed) on April 14th and again on April 17th. We were attempting to give him an opportunity to get caught up on rent by 5/31/2025 before offering a more long-term lease. At that time, he was 3 months behind in rent. In the agreement, he was supposed to pay rent due for March on 5/1/2025—or at least make a payment toward the amount due. When I contacted him on 5/2/2025 to inquire about the rent, I got a return message saying he was unable to pay. So, since technically there is no signed lease agreement at this time, am I proceeding correctly by providing a 14-day notice to quit for non-payment? We are not really interested in proceeding with a lease agreement any longer. But, if he can repay the amount that is behind within 14 days, can we proceed with an additional notice to quit after? Since there is no longer a lease agreement, are we required to give him longer than 14 days to vacate if he manages to pay the amount in arrears?

I paid my landlord a deposit as a holding fee while I was waiting on my housing voucher and she all of a sudden backs out and is refusing to give my deposit back.

I am renting a property and I invited someone to come and live with me. There was no signed lease. I need to evict this person. The landlord doesn't want to get involved. Do I sign in the landlord section since the landlord wants me to handle the eviction?