This depends on the policy of your landlord. In most leases it states when, where, and how you pay your rent.
Yes you can. Your landlord cannot use your last month's rent as security deposit and vice versa.
Yes, you have to pay rent.
No
Yes, only if the Landlord accepts. This is usually a request by a Tenant that is most often denied by the Landlord.
Absolutely.
I think he can since he is new. Did you get back your deposit from the original landlord? I would try to get it or find out where the money went. The money could have been handed over to the new landlord or landlord 1 kept it. You may be able to sue him in small claims court for your deposit.
A landlord cannot legally harass you for rent if your rent is not in arrears.
no. not as long as you live in the us.
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If your friends landlord lowered the rent for him/her and then after moving in with him/her, he/she decides to move out, then the landlord will most likely raise the rent again.
Massachusetts statutes allow a landlord to collect, at the beginning of a tenancy, the first month's rent, the last month's rent, a security deposit, and a key fee. Most states are similar.
Your landlord can evict you and sue for back rent.