Is Your Landlord Talking About You Online?
Is Your Landlord Talking About You Online? Have you ever called your landlord to ask them to perform basic repairs that are needed in your unit? Does your landlord ignore your calls or fail to reply to your requests? If you take a look at the website BiggerPockets.com, you’ll find that your issue is […]
Types of Settlement Agreements for Non-Payment Eviction Cases
Types of Settlement Agreements for Non-Payment Eviction Cases Landlords often want to avoid the risk of going to trial when a tenant fails to pay rent.This is because going to trial to recover back-rent requires long days in court, and with a settlement, both parties feel like they have some level of control over the […]
There’s Rats in Your Apartment: Should Your Landlord Help?
Nothing sends chills up a renter’s spine faster than seeing a rat in their apartment or around the housing complex. Rats are not only frightening for many people, but they can also pose a serious health hazard due to the contagious diseases and mites they carry. Thankfully, if you have a fairly standardized lease agreement, […]
Recovering Money from Your Landlord: How to Do It
Recovering Money from Your Landlord: How to Do It For the most part, tenants tend to owe landlords money on back rent, for damages, and so forth. However, there is nothing that says the tables cannot be turned 180 degrees. There are many landlord-tenant laws that protect tenants from lease violations caused by their landlords, […]
How Does a Landlord Move-In Eviction Work in San Francisco?
How Does a Landlord Move-In Eviction Work in San Francisco? March 21, 2019 By Tenant Law Group, PC San Francisco rent ordinances permit landlords to evict tenants only when they have “just cause,” meaning that there is a specific and legally valid reason for doing so. Landlord move-in evictions, also known as owner move-in evictions […]
How Will San Francisco’s Tenant Right to Counsel Legislation Work in Practice?
How Will San Francisco’s Tenant Right to Counsel Legislation Work in Practice? February 20, 2019 By Tenant Law Group, PC When Proposition F was passed in June of 2018, San Francisco became the first city in California and the second in the United States (after New York) to make legal counsel a right for […]