COVID 19 Tenant Rights If you have read my article: Corona Virus 19, Florida Evictions, and Tenant’s Rights, by now, you know that depending on a tenant’s circumstances, in Florida, a landlord may be prohibited from filing an eviction against the tenant up until at least May 17, 2020. However, if you have not, please…
COVID 19 Tenant Rights If you have read my article: Corona Virus 19, Florida Evictions, and Tenant’s Rights, by now, you know that depending on a tenant’s circumstances, in Florida, a landlord may be prohibited from filing an eviction against the tenant up until at least May 17, 2020. However, if you have not, please…
If you haven’t already done so, please read “So. . . .Your Landlord Wants to Show Your Rental Property? What are YOUR RIGHTS? [HYPERLINK]” to fully understand what a tenant’s rights are when a landlord, in general, wants to show a rental property to a new tenant or to a purchaser of the rental property. …
When a tenant rents a property, the tenant obtains a right to peacefully hold possession of the rental premises. In the law, we call this right “quiet enjoyment.” However, there are exceptions. One such exception is in Florida Statutes § 83.53. Under Fla. Stat. § 83.53(1), a landlord has a right to show the rental…
When a landlord fails to make repairs to a rental home, it, understandably, causes the tenant concerns. Who has the obligation to make repairs? What should a tenant do if a landlord fails to make repairs? What options are available to a tenant under such circumstances? Must a Landlord Make Repairs? In Florida, most landlords…
With so many businesses closing their doors, unfortunately, many tenants are finding themselves either underemployed or even completely unemployed. The obvious result is that many tenants are struggling to pay their obligations, including their rental payments. However, the good news is that tenants have COVID 19 rights. Unfortunately, at this time, such rights are limited…
Renters across California came home to an early Christmas present from their landlords this season: a 60-day notice to vacate. Reports of sudden eviction drives are emerging throughout the state, spurred on by AB 1482’s effective date of January 1, 2020. The new law caps annual rent increases in California at 5% plus inflation through January 1, 2030….
The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, enacted on Dec. 20, 2019, included several tax changes with retroactive impact, requiring taxpayers and their advisors to consider filing amended 2018 tax returns. These include 28 regularly expiring tax breaks that had expired at the end of 2017 and have been retroactively extended. A package of disaster relief provisions…
How difficult is it to prove landlord retaliation? It’s not easy as one may think. Get witnesses. If the only person who witnesses the retaliation is you and the landlord, it will become a credibility battle in court. Therefore, try to get witnesses to the retaliation. For example, if a landlord changes the locks, consider…
Most often in my practice, landlords retaliate for the following reasons: The tenant demanded repairs that the landlord was obligated to perform. The tenant reported landlord to a governmental agency for some reason. The tenant failed to pay rent on time. How do these landlords actually retaliate? In my experience, the most common types of…
