It is illegal for a landlord to refuse to accept rent when it is due. Please call Los Angeles County Consumer Affairs at (213)974-1452 for relevant State Laws. The tenant may wish to send the rent due to the landlord via Registered or Certified Mail (with a return receipt requested).

If there are situations present in your home/apartment that the landlord refuses to repair/mend/attend to, you may seek assistance from the City of Bethlehem Bureau of Inspections at (610) 865-7097. They will come and inspect your home and may require your landlord to bring the sub-standard condition up to code standards. The following is a list of potential code violations that the inspectors may look for:

Serious repair issues, such as faulty electrical wiring, gas leaks, and structural damage may be violations of the local building code which should be brought to the attention of the Building Inspection office for your city or county. The Building Inspector may inspect your building, and if warranted, issue a citation to the landlord for any violations that require repairs. Section 55-248.13 of the VRLTA outlines the duties and responsibilities of the landlord to maintain the rental property.

Hopefully you have kept a record of when you first reported the problem and asked that repairs be made. Be sure to document in writing each and every report and complaint made to the landlord. Keep a notebook next to the phone for recording conversations with your landlord. For each conversation, write the date, time, name of the person with whom you spoke, and what was said by each party to the conversation.

Under California Law there is currently no maximum limit a landlord can raise the rent. As of January 1, 2001, your landlord must give you at least 30 days' advance notice if the rent increase is 10 percent (or less) of the rent charged at any time during the 12 months before the rent increase takes effect. Your landlord must give you 60 days' advance notice if the rent increase is greater than 10 percent. (Civil Code Section 827b.) Buildings under rent control fall under different rules.

If you are a tenant in a building, there are several things you can do to get your landlord to make repairs; however, you may want to take the following steps in order to establish a record: If the superintendent or management company does not respond, write a letter to the owner of the building that describes the problems in your apartment and asks for the repairs to be made by a certain date.

The tenancy between the parties is a legal contract. It cannot be changed by one side. The tenant can agree to a rent increase. But if the tenant does not agree to the rent increase, then the landlord must terminate the tenancy. In a tenancy at will, the landlord must then give a notice to quit but such written notice may include an offer to establish a new tenancy for the same premises at the higher rent.

If you have a lease for more than 30 days (e.g. 1-year lease), your rent cannot be increased during the term of the lease, unless the lease allows rent increases. If you have a periodic rental agreement (month-to-month), your landlord can increase your rent, but must give you proper advance notice in writing. (Civil Code Section 8.27) If you live in a building that is under rent control, your landlord can only raise your rent a set percentage once every twelve months.

The full rental amount is due and payable on the date stated on the lease. If you fail to pay that amount, the landlord may issue a "pay or quit" notice that requires you to pay the full amount by a given date. The landlord is not obligated to accept partial payments. The landlord cannot remove your property or take other action against you to remove you, but must rely on an eviction notice from the courts to take possession of the property.

Landlords can increase rental fees at the end of the lease period by any amount they choose. There is no cap on the amount of increase. You should contact your landlord prior to the end of the lease to determine if there will be an increase and, if so, how much. Landlords should give proper notice prior to the end of the lease if the rent will increase.

A rent increase of any amount requires a 90-day notice. See Section 798.30 of the Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL). Conceivably, the rent could be raised every 90 days. There are only two methods of delivery for any required notice. (MRL 798.14) Leaving a notice on the porch, or taping it to the door are not one of them. The notice must be delivered personally or mailed.

A landlord must provide a tenant with a written notice 30 days or more prior to the effective date, for a rental increase for a residential tenancy that is on a weekly or monthly basis. With longer tenancies it is 30 days prior to expiration of the current rental agreement.*RIGL 34-18-16.1 doesn't mention term lengths but unless otherwise agreed, a term must end before a higher rent can be imposed.

YES. The last month's rent acts as a deposit. This money is held as payment for last month's rent and not as security against things being broken or damaged. The landlord is required by law to pay you a small percentage of interest once a year on your rent deposit. This amount fluctuates yearly but is 2.6% in 2007. In many cases, you will have to ask for the interest earned.

Nevada law provides no limitations on rents whatsoever. A landlord can legally raise the rent as often as he chooses, and in any amount, as long as he gives tenants 45 days advance written notice (NRS 118A.300). There is no limit on late fees, either, but landlord may not legally demand a security deposit greater than the value of three months rent. (See our Report #150, How to Change the Law.

Every year the Ontario Government publishes an Annual Guideline Amount. This amount is a percentage of your rent. For example, the Guideline amount for 2007 is 2.6%. To search for the Annual Guideline Amount, please click here. Your landlord can apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board for an Above Guideline Increase (AGI) because of an increase in operating costs or to cover major capital expenditures.

No, the landlord may only ask for the first month's rent and a damage deposit at the time of signing the lease (or commencing a rental agreement). A damage deposit can only equal one half of one month's rent. For example, if your monthly rent is set at $400, the landlord may only ask for $600 at the time of signing ($400 first month's rent and half of that ($200) for damage deposit).

The Government of Dubai recently imposed a rental cap law, allowing landlords to increase rents by a maximum of 15% each year.

Within certain communities, there are limits and specific restrictions placed upon the amount of rent that can be charged to tenants. California, New York and New Jersey are a few of the states that contain rent-controlled communities. The District of Columbia also has some communities with rent control ordinances in effect.

If you are not in a rent-regulated building, and do not have a lease, you are probably a "month-to-month" tenant and your landlord can raise your rent at any time and by any amount. (Most apartments in privately owned buildings in Williamsburg/Greenpoint with less than 6 units are not rent regulated, unless the tenant moved in before July of 1971.

No, every year the Rental Board comes up with a calculation form which depends on how the building is heated, whether or not the landlord has done any renovations, by how much the municipality taxes have gone up or down, and other factors. The Rental Board also releases average rent increases that you can find on their web site.

Yes. There are no specific rent controls in Florida. However, the landlord cannot raise the rent in the middle of a lease. The rent can only be increased at the beginning of a new lease.

If your landlord wants you to leave because you owe rent, the landlord must give you a 5-day written notice. This is sometimes called a "pay or quit" notice.

Most older people refuse help because they feel it will compromise their independence. He is more likely to accept help if it is offered in a way that allows him to make the decisions. Talk over the situation with him; perhaps there are certain tasks that he would appreciate help with, even if they are not the ones you would prioritize. Often, an elder may be concerned about the cost of services. If you can address this issue, perhaps your parent will be more willing.

In very rare cases, we find people reluctant to accept the box as a gift as a matter of their personal policy. We therefore, have no other option but to destroy the box at the destination. We don't call back the box, as it serves no purpose. In all such cases, you will be kept informed about the delivery attempt but no refunds will be given.

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