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

Must a renter pay late fees for late rent payments if the lease contains late payment penalties?
Simple answer is that you have to pay whatever the lease you signed says....

How to cash a cashier's check without ID?
I would get some I.D.! Other than that, maybe you can tell the investigator you ...

Must a landlord return a deposit placed on an apartment before the lease was signed if the lease doesn't get executed?
good question and tough situation. What you can do realisticly and what you shou...

How can I break my lease due to poor car parking facilities?
You can leave the apartment and break your lease, before doing so, make sure you...

Our landlord just put our rental on sale. We have been excellent tenants and have never had issues with rent payments. We do not want realtors bringing clients into our home when we are not present. Recieved a letter fro
Landlords have a right under law to enter dwellings during normal daylight hours...

Certiorari Grant on Death Penalty and Child Rape
The Supreme Court granted certiorari today in Kennedy v. Louisiana...

Courts, legislatures, and the death penalty
Thanks to Michael P. for posting the Times article on states' relu...

TREBLE RENT WAS UNENFORCEABLE PENALTY
Here's a case which proves that you can't believe everything you'l...

BREAKING NEWS - NJ Supreme Court's Decision in Mt. Laurel v. MiPro
Today, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a decision in Mount Lau...

"Breaking Point" Reached In Farmworker immigration Problem?
The blog of the New York Times has an interesting post today about...