Archive for the ‘Landlord Tenant Laws’ Category

 

Landlord Tenant Law - Why You Should Not Terminate a Tenant’s Lease When He Fails to Pay Rent

Friday, November 21st, 2008

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The Arizona Landlord Tenant Act and other Arizona laws govern the legal bond between landlords and tenants. In some cases, the statutory requirements capture preference over the language in a lease contract, so landlords must be careful how they manage interactions with tenants who are violating their lease. Continue reading…


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Fair Housing Rights for Tenants and Buyers

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Congress executed the Fair Housing Act initially in the year 1968. It was then altered in 1988 and safeguards home buyers and renters similarly from all kinds of discriminatory practices. Under the guidelines of the Fair Housing Act, sellers and property owners are not permitted to refuse a sale or reject a rental application because of race, color, religion, nationality, gender, disabilities, or family status. Continue reading…


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Landlords Keeping Tenant’s Deposits in Their Pockets

Friday, July 18th, 2008

A survey by The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) found 62 per cent of landlords willing to admit openly to prospective tenants that they were not registered with any deposit protection scheme – as required by law. They are keeping the tenants deposits into their pockets. Continue reading…


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When There is Need of Eviction by Landlord

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

When a landlord wants a tenant to move out, certain procedures must be followed. He should not move out their tenants without any suitable reason. Even he could not disturb him by any kind of trouble means he cannot change the lock, or cease services to their tenant, such as electricity, heat, water, even if you followed the eviction process to the ‘T’ as mandated by your state’s laws. Continue reading…


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Increasing Rent by Landlords

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Rent increment, a major issue in the business of renting by landlords. If you have signed a lease, your landlord can’t raise the rent until the end of the lease period. So, if you have a one-year lease at $1000 a month, the landlord can’t raise the rent until the end of the year. A lease is a rental agreement that covers a specific period of time, such as a year or six months or any fix period of time that is decided at the time of agreement. Continue reading…


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