Archive for the ‘Renting & Real Estate’ Category

Weber asked: My friends’ landlord placed this in their lease while one was working in a restaurant. My friend no longer works in a restaurant. The landlord has now threatened to evict if they do not pay a lump sum in cash. It seems like shaky legal ground to me. Just [...]

Posted Sat, Aug 16th, 2008. Listed under: Renting & Real Estate. 8 Comments.

Queen Queso asked: My neighbor is burning his trailer down instead of paying for it to be removed. We are in the state of Indiana. Is this legal?

Posted Fri, Aug 1st, 2008. Listed under: Renting & Real Estate. 6 Comments.

TM asked: I may be purchasing a mobile home from the home owner. What legal documents do I need to make sure that the transaction is legal?

Posted Mon, Jan 7th, 2008. Listed under: Renting & Real Estate. 1 Comment.

Passionate Praiser asked: I live in Michigan and want to rent a home. I found a guy who said that he would rent out this home that he purchased at a Sheriff sale. He said that there was still a redemption period that allows the original homeowner to pay what they owe and [...]

Posted Thu, Dec 20th, 2007. Listed under: Renting & Real Estate. 2 Comments.

randy95966 asked: I see people on ebay selling property by Mystery auction. Basically it is a lottery, people buy an envelope and X number of envelopes are offered and one has the property in it. Is this legal?

Posted Fri, Dec 7th, 2007. Listed under: Renting & Real Estate. 2 Comments.

dcpro50 asked: In the DC area, some housing postings say they are looking for a single person (for example, to take up a basement apartment). Is it legal for a landlord to specify that only a single person can occupy it, or is there some law that prevents this restriction? Some of these [...]

Posted Mon, Nov 19th, 2007. Listed under: Renting & Real Estate. 7 Comments.