LANDLORD AND TENANT: RELEASING A HUSBAND FROM A JOINT LEASE WHEN THERE IS A RESTRAINING ORDER.
No. 492
The Landlord has been put on the spot. A tenant has been put out of the house by a domestic relations restraining order. His wife requests that his name be removed from the lease? What can or should the Landlord Do? Read my AVVO ANSWER.
CLT
AVVO ANSWER: House Sold for Taxes but Owner Thought Taxes Were Being Paid by Lender.
Tax sales can be overturned for lack of proper notice — but you must act promptly.
Tip to Landlords: Don’t Mail or Email a Notice to Quit.
The Landlord and Tenant Act contains specific instructions on how to serve a notice to quit when evicting a tenant. The landlord must hand it to the tenant, post it on the door or slip it under the door. No other method will do.
Payday Loans on the Internet? Yikes!
No. 482
Do not ever obtain a loan on the Internet. Here’s what happened to a person from Harrisburg who took out a payday loan. He ended up with three more loans that he didn’t remember making and actually paid them! Then he posted this question on AVVO Answers.
CLT
GOT RATS?
No. 464
If you are a residential tenant and have rats, read my AVVO Answer today.
CLT
Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act.
Judging from the number of questions by tenants on the AVVO Question Board, there are a great number of tenants being displaced by mortgage foreclosures on the residential properties they rent. Moreover, the attorneys who are answering the questions seem to be unaware of the “Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act.” This statute, effective last Spring, permits most residential tenants of foreclosed properties to stay for at least 90 days and perhaps until the end of the lease term.
Bad Vibes.
The first lawyer to answer the question, from Georgia, got it completely wrong. She said “yes.” In Pennsylvania, with a few exceptions, there is no wage garnishment for civil judgments.
LANDLORD & TENANT: Can You Terminate the Lease When a Fellow Tenant Makes Serious Threats?
In short, you are going to have to be willing to take a risk that you might lose. Whether you win or lose is going to depend a great deal on how convincing your evidence is. It would certainly help to have a good corroborating witness.
AVVO Answers
Posted by Cliff Tuttle (c) 2010
Here is a link to all of my AVVO Answers on the AVVO lawyer rating website.
Am I Required to Testify in a Deposition?
A deposition involves testimony under oath. The court reporter who transcribes the testimony is a notary public and will administer an oath. That means that false testimony at a deposition could be subject to penalties for perjury, just as though it was given in court.
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