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November 3, 2025

[VA] [VA] Can I sue if I find mold in my apartment?

Do I have a valid legal claim against my landlord for the mold in my apartment?

VA Landlord-Tenant

November 1, 2025

[NY] [NY] Can I sue my building if I am being harassed by a neighbor?

Should I sue my building if I’m being harassed by a neighbor?

NY Landlord-Tenant

October 31, 2025

[ME] [ME] We evicted tenants from our furnished apartment and found a lot of damage. How should we proceed?

We evicted tenants from our apartment yesterday. It was a furnished unit. When we got in, the couches and chairs were covered in urine and cut up, and one of the mattresses was also soaked in urine.

ME Landlord-Tenant

October 31, 2025

[WA] [WA] I have a tenant whose boyfriend lives there on and off but is not on the lease. I’m informing her that I’ll be raising the rent by 4% with the new upcoming lease. How should I handle this?

I have a bunch of rentals in Spokane. I have a tenant with a lease coming up in 6 months. She has a boyfriend who lives there on and off. I am informing her that I’ll be raising the rent 4% in 6 months with the new lease, but her boyfriend is not on the current lease. What should I do?

WA Landlord-Tenant

October 31, 2025

[NY] [NY] If I pay the stipulation for owed rent, can I avoid eviction?

So, today I owe nearly $50,000. In 2024, I sued my landlord in Supreme Court, and suddenly she was willing to comply—with no stipulation talks. The only reason we didn’t settle was because she refused to drop the eviction case in housing court. When we went to Supreme Court here in the Bronx, I was hit with paperwork errors, so according to her attorney, he would have dropped it with prejudice. We made a deal to drop it without prejudice so I could re-open the lawsuit later. Apparently, in housing court, it’s “pay or go,” and they don’t seem to handle fraud issues—it’s all about whether you owe rent. Once a tenant owes, the tenant apparently has no rights here in the Bronx. When I presented my case to the judge on Friday, June 13, 2025, she said the stipulation is valid—even though my ex-attorney was fraudulent—because of “apparent authority.”

NY Landlord-Tenant

October 31, 2025

[TX] [TX] What should a landlord know about rights, evictions, leases, and military tenants?

I’ve acquired some real estate and want basics before renting.

TX Landlord-Tenant

October 31, 2025

I’m a former tenant. How do I handle a collection agency trying to collect unpaid rent?

I'm no longer a tenant at a rental but a collection agency is now trying to get payment.

Landlord-Tenant

October 31, 2025

[OH] [OH] Can I lawfully evict a tenant who peers into my bedroom in the middle of the night?

Hello. I’m a homeowner in Ohio renting out rooms where I live. One tenant (month-to-month) plans to move out on August 31, 2025. Early morning June 28, 2025 around 2:50 a.m., the tenant opened my private bedroom door while I was asleep, without permission. This violated my privacy, safety, and peaceful enjoyment. I can share the lease (general obligations on respect/peaceful enjoyment; no explicit bedroom boundary). Questions: Is this a material breach or a violation of Ohio Rev. Code §5321.05(A)? Can I issue a 3-day notice to vacate? What steps if they don’t comply? Goal: act lawfully while protecting my home.

OH Landlord-Tenant

October 31, 2025

[NY] [NY] How much can a landlord charge for a security deposit?

My landlord charged a high security deposit that exceeds my rent and my family and I are on Section 8.

NY Landlord-Tenant

October 30, 2025

[NY] [NY] I own a mobile home park, and a former tenant sold her trailer without the required approval. What can I do?

Hello. I own a mobile home park in upstate N.Y. I had a former tenant sell her trailer without approval from the mobile home park. The new purchasers of the trailer were not approved to move into the mobile home park. The new purchasers do not have permission or a lease and will not be given one. I have not collected any rent or money from them yet.

NY Landlord-Tenant

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