If you withhold the rent, the landlord will probably file an eviction to have you removed. When you are served with the summons, you will have five working days to file an answer with the Clerk and deposit all the rent that is due into the Court Registry. The court will then decide on your case. FS. 83.201 refers to withholding rent.

No. In Ohio, a tenant whose landlord refuses or fails to make repairs cannot withhold their rent. However, the tenant may deliver to the landlord written notice of the defective conditions or repairs requested. Then, if the landlord does not make the repairs in a reasonable amount of time, the tenant may deposit her rent with the Court. You can get more information about rent deposit from the Housing Court Specialists on the 13th Floor of the Justice Center.

A house / apartment is available for rent, when the two parts involved agree on the respective terms, one to grant use of his/her property, and the other to pay the arranged price for the use of said property.

Any of our Property Investment Managers will be glad to assist with this very important question via phone (704.847.9046)

The Texas Civil Statute, Section 92.0081, states that the landlord clearly has the right to change the door locks on an apartment unit if the rent is delinquent. However, they have to first notify the resident at least three days before the locks are to be changed. After the lock-out the owner must leave notice where the key can be obtained 24 hours a day. They cannot deny the resident access to the apartment.

You may do this only if the problem you want to repair poses an immediate health risk that you absolutely cannot wait to fix. For regular repairs, you cannot do this unless you have the written permission of your landlord before hand.

A landlord can legally refuse to rent you an apartment because of a prior bankruptcy in your credit report. However, if you are presently renting a home or an apartment, your present landlord will typically renew your lease without running an updated credit report, and will probably not know that you filed for bankruptcy.

In many cases yes. You will need a signed approval from your landlord when the DISH installer arrives.

We are a non-profit, non residential service agency. Each county has a Housing Authority listed in the Blue pages of your local phone book. Contact your local Housing Authority and they will be able to help you.

Low-income HDC-financed apartments are entered into the rent stabilization system, which would usually mean that your rent will increase by a percentage every year, based on the increase allowed by the Rent Guidelines Board. However, these increases are limited by restrictions on rent increases in the low-income housing programs.

Section 54.041 of the Texas Civil Statute states that non-exempt items can be held providing that the clause is in the lease. It must also be either underlined or in bold print. If you have this clause in your lease, the management may seize property that is non-exempt by statute and hold it until the rent is paid.

Answer: The tenant must inform the landlord in writing that he/she intends to withhold rent if a specific problem is not solved by a certain date. The rent must be deposited into an escrow account and the landlord must be notified of same.

Whole house rentals for weddings and reunions are a common occurrence in B&B's. If you are interested in this type of arrangement, speak directly with the owners or innkeepers. Be aware you will probably pay more than just the room rental fees as you will be using more than just the bedrooms. We would love to host your group and offer rooms with breakfast. However, the entire property cannot be rented for any event.

Renting a home is the most economical way to vacation. The cost per night is less. You have your own kitchen. You have your own bedroom. After a fun day of being at the beach, boating, etc., you can relax by your own pool. You don’t have to go back to a small hotel room or share a pool with other condo owners. Plus you can fish off our back dock. Back

We are asked this question more than any other by new owner prospects. Of course it depends on a lot of factors, but in general, most homes in and around our service area are currently renting for about 0.5% to 0.8% of the home's market sales value. The more expensive your home, the lower the ratio of sales to rent value.