Real Estate & Property Law

Oregon Court of Appeals finds landlord not liable for assault by tenant
Last week in Miller v. Tabor West Investment Co., LLC et al., the Oregon Court of Appeals held that a landlord is not liable under a theory of negligence for an off-premises assault committed by one tenant upon another tenant...

Landlord and Tenant Disputes Can be Complex
Lorain, OH: Landlord-tenant disputes over housing can often be acrimonious. Sadly, many tenants don?t know their rights?and in most situations the tenant has a much deeper basket of rights than the landlord...

I had my first taste of the housing market collapse today.
It was a sad case that likely portends the future. A contractor filed sued against a landlord and tenant for repairs to a rental property. The tenant claimed that he hired the contractor at the landlord’s direction and with the understanding that the landlord would assume the cost, or that the cost could [...

LANDLORD TENANT
I post today for all you Landlords out there. I encourage all of you to contact a lawyer and make sure when you have a new tenant that you follow the procedures under Michigan's Deposit Recovery Act...

Tenant defending s21 claim under the DDA 1995
Readers may be interested to learn that I have been contacted by a landlord who tells me that his tenant is defending, or rather seeking to overturn, a possession order obtained via the accelerated procedure under section 21, under the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995...

Landlord and Tenant: Let's Get Personal…
Miami, FL: This is about Landlord and Tenant rights, taken from the tenant's point of view. And this also gets personal, because this is about me. And this is what happens when no one does anything, to right a wrong.

Landlord Entry Right and Tenant Privacy
When can a landlord enter a rented dwelling

Landlord Tenant Laws and Provisions
State and City Laws Related to Residential House and Apartment Leases

Nanotechnology Law
Intellectual property laws

Pet Food Recall and Deaths
Dogs and Cats Sickened by Tainted Menu Food Products

Fair Housing Act
Prevent discrimination by landlords

Wal-Mart
Faces Class Action over Return Policy

DirecTV and Best Buy
allegedly failed to inform customers that they must return their receivers upon cancellation.

$5.5 MIllion Settlement
Landlord loses Class Action

Football-Related Dementia and Workers' Compensation
Football-Related Dementia Is the NFL Liable?

Rent Controlled Apartments
Landlord to pay $10 million settlement after forcing out low income tenants and then selling the buildings for a profit.

Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Failure