Ontario Canada - I am not sure if this can be done but you can always put an ending date on the standard contract like for 24 hours. I am not sure if an agent would agree. Interesting concept unless you only need someone to review with you a purchase and sale agreement which you would still pay the agent full compensation. Ask a real estate agent if you just need help in reviewing the documents without paying full commission.

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Animal. upon move in i advised the landlord that i had a dog of which is a companion animal. he asked that i provide a letter from a doctor stating that i am disabled & my dog is a companion animal. i provided such a letter the day i moved in & the landlord told me if i wanted to move in i had to pay a $25.00 fee for rent for having my animal. i told him i thought it is illegal to charge a disabled person for having a companion animal due to their disability. he basically said if i wanted to move in i would have to pay it. i had no choice because i had already scheduled with my other landlord to be moved out on that day. i paid for a u-haul to move my stuff, and paid transfer fees for utilities, phone, and cable. i'm on section 8 & had 30 days to find a place to live. my doctor wrote a night specifying that i had to move to a downstairs apartment because i'm having hip surgery in may & wont be able to climb stairs. i liked the apartment so i chose this place as my new residence. while i was filling out the lease the landlord started telling me about a lady who was a resident here who suffered from bipolar. he told me that she caused a lot of problems & that he'd never rent to someone with bipolar ever again. then he proceeded to ask me if i am bipolar. of course, i said no as i didn't want to be denied an apartment by him. he also sent me a 3 day notice for late rent for march. i have a contract with section 8 that tells me what i'm suppose to pay every month. i told the landlord what that amount was & since i moved in on the 4th the pro-rated the rent. i was given a receipt for paying my rent & a month & a half later i get a 3 day notice on my door. then to make things worse the landlord came to my residence yesterday, before the 3 days had expired & demanded that i pay the money by 12:00 noon. i had 2 hours to scramble around to get the money. mind you i am disabled & have a hard time getting around due to my damaged hips & back pain. i was in tears. when i got the 3 day notice i called the office & spoke to the landlord & he started going off on me, telling me i'm not disabled and that i just want someone to support me. that i want a free ride & living off the government. he's threatened me to call my section 8 worker & lie to her about me in hopes that she'll take my section 8 from me. when i went in the landlord office by 11:05 a.m as instructed i was trying to write a written receipt & the landlord started in on me again...saying that i owe a different amount then what i was told by the other landlord that also runs the property. i was going to pay him what he wanted & just deal with it later so i would avoid eviction. i asked nicely if they could please write down that they were not charging me a late fee for march so that they couldn't come back & say i owed them the money tomorrow & try to evict me again. they absolutely refused to write something for me & i told them that i'm simply doing as i was instructed to do by an attorney & he started saying i'm not scared of you guys. meaning me & my 15 year old son that was with me at the time. then when i kept asking & telling them i was entitled to have things in writing the landlord started threatening to evict me right then & there. they are a father son business, so i had both of them just attacking me & threatening me. (unfortunately, everything they've said to me is hearsay & i can't prove it) i don't know where i went wrong. i thought i was very professional & polite throughout this entire process, but i feel very intimidated by these men & very scared that they'll evict me for a mundane reason. i don't know how to defend myself against these men. they obviously have the authority & i don't. i'm just a poor disabled single mom trying to survive. i also mentioned to him that i am disabled and that i was in a near fatal car accident in 2007 that has left me disabled. that i've had 3 surgeries since then & i have to have at least 4 more. i tried desperately to tell him that i've worked too & i would much rather be working like him then being on disability. i haven't been able to work since the car accident. he claimed that i blamed him for my car accident when i hadn't even met the man until a month and a half ago. he is so cruel! i have been crying a lot these last few days & feel like i have no rights against this landlord. please, can someone with knowledge in this area advise me on what i can do? i can't get evicted right now when i'm having hip surgery on may 12th & i'll need a in home health nurse for 6 months to a year. i'm feeling desperate for guidance in this situation. i'm scared! this man has it out for me & i don't know why. he also told me that section 8 is a grant & i ought to be thankful i'm get a free handout. i tried explaining to him that i've worked & paid taxes too just like him. what can i do? i really thank an actually you're incorrect in saying that the landlord can charge me a per deposit and or pet rent for my companion animal as directly related to my disability. i've already spoken with an investigator from the fair housing department, as well as the human rights of new mexico, and called the landlord tenant hot line. i was advised that it is in fact illegal to charge a person with a disability for pet rent or a per deposit when i've provided a doctors note stating why i need a companion animal. it is stated under title 8 of the disabilities act. you can research this if you'd like. there's no question that the landlord is wrong for making me pay pet rent, as it is also stated in my lease that he's unable to charge me any additional money aside from my rent because i have a companion animal that helps me with my disability.

First, as a person with a disability you are protected by special federal laws from such harassment. What they are threatening is called a "do-it-yourself-" eviction, which is illegal everywhere. They must go through the courts to get you out, and they know it, so stand firm. You are most certainly entitled to written receipts for any payment you make, and only a fool would hand over money to such crooks without getting one. As for the companion dog issue, any disabled person in public housing is allowed a companion pet, within reasonable guidelines. Call your Section 8 representative yourself, as your landlord is not likely to do so without getting in serious trouble with them. The next time it happens, call the police and report the landlords for abuse. The police will advise them of the laws and that it is a civil matter to be taken to court, not handled on their own. And consult an attorney.

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I moved all my belongings out and am no longer at the residence. we are in a dispute of "not giving them the proper notice". i rented 4 weeks of july and the first 4 days of august. and moved out aug.6 (i know if anything i owe them for that extra week though. their just claiming more thats why we are in a dispute. we had an oral agreement to pay weekly and had no agreement on how long i was to stay or when i would have to give notice. florida statute 83.06 right to demand double rent upon refusal to deliver possession.-- (1) when any tenant refuses to give up possession of the premises at the end of the tenant's lease, the landlord, the landlord's agent, attorney, or legal representatives, may demand of such tenant double the monthly rent, and may recover the same at the expiration of every month, or in the same proportion for a longer or shorter time by distress, in the manner pointed out hereinafter. (2) all contracts for rent, verbal or in writing, shall bear interest from the time the rent becomes due, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. history.--ss. 4, 6, nov. 21, 1828; rs 1759; gs 2235; rgs 3554; cgl 5418; s. 34, ch. 67-254; s. 427, ch. 95-147. section 83.57, f.s. termination of tenancy without a specific term - days of written notice required (prior to termination): weekly --------- 7 days monthly -------- 15 days quarterly ------- 30 days yearly ---------- 60 days also could i fall under this? non-payment of rent section 83.56(3), f.s. the landlord must serve you, the tenant, a written notice allowing three days (excluding weekends and legal holidays) for you to pay the rent or move from the premises. if you do not pay the rent or move, he/she may begin legal action to evict you. in order for the landlord to gain payment of rent or possession of the dwelling, he/she must file suit in county court. if the court agrees with the landlord, you will be notified in writing. you then have five days (excluding weekends and legal holidays) to respond – also in writing – to the court. if you do not respond or a judgment is entered against you, the clerk of the county court will issue a “writ of possession” to the sheriff who will notify you that eviction will take place in 24 hours. i know i cannot win anything on ya but i was asking if anyone knew anything about this and what the terms meant. it was also a room i was renting from them out of their house that they lived in so i don't have anyone to contact that is higher in the complex i never gave written notice because i did not know that was the law and at the time they were fine with that. now i feel as if they are just trying to get money out of me. i had agreed to pay them for the days from aug.4th to aug.15 and they did not accept it and said they would only settle for 800 which would be for $400 for the weeks in august and $200 for the 15 days notice and whatever the interest would be (which doesn't make sense, im not wuite sure if he knows what he is talking about). i am trying to resolve this with the landlord and dont want to cause issues but i dont want to pay an amount that he assumes i owe.

If your tenancy is weekly (verbal or written), then you need to give 7 day notice to the LL. Did you give any notice at all? If not, then you're responsible to pay the rent until 7 days after notice received by your LL. You said you moved out on Aug 6, that's mean you suppose to give the notice on or before July 30. If you give notice on Aug 6, then you will have to pay rent until Aug 15. You're not the #1 case cos' you already "abandon" the place. You case is partly "non-payment of rent" cos' the LL has to file for eviction to gain repossession of an abandoned unit IF you just simply disappeared but look like he has found you and ask you to return the possession without filing to the court.

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1 year va lease was executed. 3months after day start my tenant informed on phone about his contract loss? 1 year va lease was executed. 3months after day start my tenant informed on phone about his contract loss (although he will still be paid by contracting company who sponsored his visa) and he had applied another job in ca. also conveyed his intent to leave the property. i asked him to provide a documentary proof of job loss or a new job offer to consider his move-out. he did not provide that. after another 4 months he left the property saying that he had got mold, but without providing a 30-days advanced/written notice and without paying remaining rent for the remaining lease term (5 months left). i sent him notice stating he should pay remaining rent for 5 month's till lease expires as my lease allows this to be done. notice was delivered on last day of his move-out. he then entered the premises day after his move-out in the month for which he did not pay the rent and got mold testing done without my knowledge. and then started demanding me to return entire security deposit without deducting damages or else he will sue me for mold. he did not show me mold report from private company. i deducted repair costs and 1 month additional rent as penalty from his security deposit and told him he still owed me another $150. he must pay that and we end it, since it is his fault that he left without notice or without requesting me to let him go. instead a month later i received court summon from va small claims court where he claimed $5000 (max allowed in this court) as damages. no breakdown was provided for $5000 claims. it appeared that he wanted to get his security back as well as wanted to live there for free. i defended the case in court and won the judgement. since he caught me unawares with his lawsuit, also my lease allowed me to collect all remaining rent and to teach him a lesson that he did not understand our courtesy, i again mailed him notice demanding rent for remaining months. he called on phone and apologized, and thats all he did, not mention of rent payment. i mailed 2nd notice. now i receive a notice from his attorney saying that he left the unit because of mold and if i need to talk further i should discuss this case with him. (1) i would like to know that if i sue him, including collection agency charges which are usually 50% of the principal and other charges required for his ssn search etc, job loss, vacation loss, travel, then the total become 3-4 times his principal rent he owes me. can i sue his for 4 times the charges in district court, instead of small claims as it has a claim ceiling. i have lease papers and he has nothing to prove anything as he screwed up his lawsuit on me for which i have judgement in my favor. so can i win this case? (2) also how seriously i should consider his attorney's letter. can i keep mailing him my 2 more notices which will make a total of 4 notices, enough evidence to sue him mentioning in court that i provided him enough time. (3) is still mailing notices to him can cause potential problems from his attorney?

1> Since he provided no documentation, I think you have a valid district court case. Vacation loss and travel might be iffy claims, but you could easily sue for the balance of rent due (after deposits), any costs involved in defending the prior case, any suit related expenses, including your legal costs, and your time... 2+3> Mail him and copy his lawyer on all communication (and make sure that you indicate on the notice that you are copying both parties to ensure notification.) Inform them of the amount you will be suing for, include copies of all documentation, and offer to settle for a lower amount. If they do not respond or decline, you can then proceed to court.

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1 year va lease was executed. 3months after day start my tenant informed on phone about his contract loss (although he will still be paid by contracting company who sponsored his visa) and he had applied another job in ca. also conveyed his intent to leave the property. i asked him to provide a documentary proof of job loss or a new job offer to consider his move-out. he did not provide that. after another 4 months he left the property saying that he had got mold, but without providing a 30-days advanced/written notice and without paying remaining rent for the remaining lease term (5 months left). i sent him notice stating he should pay remaining rent for 5 month's till lease expires as my lease allows this to be done. notice was delivered on last day of his move-out. he then entered the premises day after his move-out in the month for which he did not pay the rent and got mold testing done without my knowledge. and then started demanding me to return entire security deposit without deducting damages or else he will sue me for mold. he did not show me mold report from private company. i deducted repair costs and 1 month additional rent as penalty from his security deposit and told him he still owed me another $150. he must pay that and we end it, since it is his fault that he left without notice or without requesting me to let him go. instead a month later i received court summon from va small claims court where he claimed $5000 (max allowed in this court) as damages. no breakdown was provided for $5000 claims. it appeared that he wanted to get his security back as well as wanted to live there for free. i defended the case in court and won the judgement. since he caught me unawares with his lawsuit, also my lease allowed me to collect all remaining rent and to teach him a lesson that he did not understand our courtesy, i again mailed him notice demanding rent for remaining months. he called on phone and apologized, and thats all he did, not mention of rent payment. i mailed 2nd notice. now i receive a notice from his attorney saying that he left the unit because of mold and if i need to talk further i should discuss this case with him. (1) i would like to know that if i sue him, including collection agency charges which are usually 50% of the principal and other charges required for his ssn search etc, job loss, vacation loss, travel, then the total become 3-4 times his principal rent he owes me. can i sue his for 4 times the charges in district court, instead of small claims as it has a claim ceiling. i have lease papers and he has nothing to prove anything as he screwed up his lawsuit on me for which i have judgement in my favor. so can i win this case? (2) also how seriously i should consider his attorney's letter. can i keep mailing him my 2 more notices which will make a total of 4 notices, enough evidence to sue him mentioning in court that i provided him enough time. (3) is still mailing notices to him can cause potential problems from his attorney? hi jim, thanks for your answer. can you kindly make your response # 2 more clear for me to understand and interpret. that will greatly help. thanks again.

Response to #1 You can sue him and try for 3X damages, but it usually requires a criminal level of fraud or other extreme evidence of bad faith. Don't get your hopes up with that. I've been to court several time and have been denied every time. If you hire a collection agency, that's on your dime. You should be able to hire a collection agency without a court judgement if you have proper documentation. Response to #2 Letters from attorneys are threats and more often than not, an empty one, because most of the time, the disputed amount isn't enough to justify his hiring an attorney. Response to #3 No, you don't have to obey his attorney because you haven't actually sued him. However, from what I can tell from your question, he owes you $150. Call it a loss and save your time and sanity.

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I moved out of an apartment around the 15th of february. i wrote 2 letters to her letting know my consent to leave. my lease was up in december and i have been staying month to month at the complex and was i at no point on contract or lease with her. i payed her the 30 days rent from feb 15th to mar 15th. i recently got a call from her attorney saying i never gave my notice to her, and when i called her she said i still have to pay rent and my lease isn't up till i go to her office and preform a walk-thru of the empty apartment. can she really make me come in and preform a walk-thru of the empty apartment? and can she charge me everyday till i come down to her office? i have reviewed my lease, and i cannot find where it would say i have to do a walk-thru.

Where did you leave the Keys? once your lease ended in December it automatically becomes a month to month tenancy. Did you give her 30 days notice? Did you take pictures of how you left the place? some landlords love coming across people that dont think to take pictures this means your word against theirs. You shouldn't have anything to worry about but I hope you kept copies of the letters you sent her.

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I rented from a coworker who owned the condo but him and his son were listed as landlords on the contract. before i moved out, the carpets were steam cleaned and everything washable was scrubbed from ceiling to floor. there was only normal wear and tear on the carpets. the walls only had a few nail holes where pictures were hung and the paint was a reasonable wear and tear from living there for 1 yr and a half. no stains, no holes bigger than picture nail holes. the windows were cleaned from the inside. because it was 2nd fl living, i could not clean the outside and there were screens. one of the window had a crack made from what appeared like a rock hit it. but it was obvious that it was from the outside (2nd fl window). the back door was also crummy and had gotten stuck on me since day one, it would never slide open unless pushed forcibly. the lease was due on the the 15th and the rent payment was mailed on the 13th each month. after the first months, i was told that my rent didnt make it by the 15th and was going to be charged $50. however when i wrote a letter to demand other payment options and even offered to physically drop it off at the landlords house or western union it, the landlord (father - my coworker) verbally said it was okay to be mailed postmarked by the 15th and no late fee was necessary to be paid - at all. the garage has flourenscent lights that his hoa removed when they installed electronic garage doors. (i'm being charged as well) turns out, his anal son is now sending us a bill holding our $1300 deposit, saying it is for charges for washing all windows, inside and out, the broken-from-the-outside window, filling holes, and repainting the entire house, charges for a "stripped" back door, charges for 14 out of 18 months worth of late fees ($50/month) now i supposedly owe them $1200 additional to them keeping my deposit. i am so angry and feel so taken advantage of. i cant afford an attorney. i have pictures i took of the place when i left to show how good of a condition it was in. i cant find all of my rent stubbs. my landlord was suppose to do a final walkthrough but kept saying to wait for his son the be availiable so i finally returned the keys at work to him to not have my deposit charged for extra days.. so we neer did a final walk through,. i know this is like a book i just wrote, but i wanted to give accurate details... someone puleeeaase help me with advice on what to do.!!!

Did you take photos of the place before you moved out showing that it was in good condition? Did the landlord do a walk through of the property with you when you left? I tend to agree with you....painting, window washing are normal wear and tear. I don't think you should be responsible for that. What paperwork do you have? Do you have your copy of the lease? At any rate - you may want to consider filing a small claims action against him (Judge Judy kind of thing in your local area). At least this way, the landlord will have to prove the damages to a magistrate to get paid for it. The local magistrate office would be able to walk you through the process.

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Florida statute 83.06 right to demand double rent upon refusal to deliver possession.-- (1) when any tenant refuses to give up possession of the premises at the end of the tenant's lease, the landlord, the landlord's agent, attorney, or legal representatives, may demand of such tenant double the monthly rent, and may recover the same at the expiration of every month, or in the same proportion for a longer or shorter time by distress, in the manner pointed out hereinafter. (2) all contracts for rent, verbal or in writing, shall bear interest from the time the rent becomes due, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. history.--ss. 4, 6, nov. 21, 1828; rs 1759; gs 2235; rgs 3554; cgl 5418; s. 34, ch. 67-254; s. 427, ch. 95-147. i moved all my belongings out and am no longer at the residence. we are in a dispute of "not giving them the proper notice". i rented 4 weeks of july and the first 4 days of august. and moved out aug.6 (i know if anything i owe them for that extra week though. their just claiming more thats why we are in a dispute. it was an oral contract and no real agreements made of when i was leaving or when i would have to give notice if i did. also fl statute says: section 83.57, f.s. termination of tenancy without a specific term - days of written notice required (prior to termination): weekly --------- 7 days monthly -------- 15 days quarterly ------- 30 days yearly ---------- 60 days so it would be 7 days because of the week to week

If you signed a month to month lease, then you owe a month's notice to vacate. Did you do that? When did you give notice. If you were supposed to move on August 1, the LL can charge double the days over that date. If you gave notice at the end of July and you had a lease or agreement, then he can keep the entire amount or a portion based on when he rerented the place.