Laws and legislation affecting landlords and tenants responsibility

Constructive Eviction – It’s No Good

Constructive Eviction is the illegal, often unethical act or failure to act by a landlord which causes substantial interference with or permanently deprives a tenant from his/her right to quiet enjoyment of the rented premises because they have become uninhabitable and/or unsuitable for the purposes for which they were leased, thereby giving the tenant no

Utilities: Who’s Responsibility Is It? Landlord or Tenant?

When it comes to the utilities, who’s responsibility is it; the landlord‘s or the tenant‘s? LandlordAssociation.Org has seen this question come up more than once or twice over the past decade or so. Problems often arise when there’s no clear policy, ordinance or legislation which decisively states who is responsible for the utilities and under

Key Aspects of the Housing Quality Standards for the Section 8 Rental Assistance Program

If you are interested in becoming a Section 8 landlord, we suggest you review our consolidated summary of the various aspects of the Housing Quality Standards for the Section 8 Rental Assistance Program. Housing Quality Standards are categorized as Pass, Fail or Inconclusive. If a unit receives an “Inconclusive” or “Fail” in any area, then

Security Deposits By State

The following state list shows the amount of time a landlord has to return a tenant’s security deposit after the tenant leaves. It also shows the amount that can be collected for a security deposit. More specific details on your state’s procedures for returning security deposits can be found in your state’s landlord-tenant statutes

Lease Termination Notice Requirements

All rental agreements and leases should contain information about how much notice is required to terminate. This table shows the amount of time a landlord or a tenant needs to give the other person in order to lawfully terminate a rental agreement or lease. The table also shows how much notice is required to rais

Notice Requirements for Entry into a Rental Property

We get a lot of questions about when a landlord can enter a rental property. The simplest answer is that each state may have guidelines governing when a landlord can enter into a rental property. Entry laws vary widely including the amount of advanced notice required and type of documentation that is required of landlords

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