Whose watching the Store at Ask Avvo? Nobody Home But Us Robots.

No. 1,617 I’m a big Avvo fan. They have a Q&A feature where people can ask questions to lawyers and get answers. I participate in it and answer lots of them. However, the intake, as far as I can discern, does not have a human moderator. A computer evaluates the question and assigns it to […]

AVVO ANSWER: How Landlord Gains Possession after Magistrate Judgment.

No. 1,522

Recovery of Real Property Action is Not Just for Landlords and Tenants

No. 1,493

AVVO ANSWER: Tenant wants to sue landlord after house is condemned as unfit for human habitation.

No. 1,411

Notice to Quit must Be in writing and hand-delivered; but may be waived in the lease.

No. 1,410

Noisy Neighbor? Consider Moving.

No. 1,407 Here’s an AVVO Answer Question I answered today. The noisy neighbor problem is a common one in apartment buildings and is especially vexatious when the Landlord will do nothing about it. In some communities, the Landlord has an incentive to evict a noisy tenant because the municipality will charge the owner ( landlord) […]

TENANT: Make Sure You Know What You Are Getting Before Signing Lease.

No. 1,344 I get variations on this question, which I answered below in AVVO, all of the time. Although under the law of contracts, the landlord did not provide what was bargained for, as a practical matter, the tenant has no remedy.

CLT an AVVO Answers Top Contributor for 2014

I just received notice that I am once again a top contributor to AVVO, as was the case last year. Those contributions were in the form of questions answered through AVVO about real estate and landlord tenant law. I have been doing this almost since the beginning of AVVO. I am currently no. 58 in the all-time rankings for landlord tenant submissions.

The Last Bastion of Smoking is Collapsing — the Home.

No. 1,107 The Allegheny County Housing Authority recently announced that it is banning smoking inside the building at 5 public housing locations. As the New York Times and many other publications have observed, this is a national trend. Of course, some residents have expressed outrage and disbelief that the Constitution does not protect them from […]

Ownership of Appliances Required by Lease to be Replaced by Tenant.

“My lease states that I must maintain or replace the appliances. The stove top and oven were not working properly, so I replaced them and a new refrigerator since the appliances were from 1962. I have just recently gave a 30 day notice to quit and now the landlord will not let me take my appliances but in the lease it doesn’t state they have to stay, just I must maintain or replace what was there at my own expense.”

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