Yes if you didn't pay your rent or you damaged the place
Yes. I landlord can send you a bill after you move out. If you paid a security deposit when you moved in those funds are put towards and damages that were not "normal wear and tear". If the security deposit did not cover the damages then the landlord can send you a bill for the difference. There is a loophole here that some landlords forget about. Within 30 days of moving out if your landlord is keeping your security deposit and sending you a bill he needs to send you a letter detailing the damages and the cost for repairs. The 30 days is the limit. If it was sent on day 31 then the landlord is out of luck.
It depends upon state law and what the agreement says (provided it does not actually contradict state law). For example, many states have a separate law for "security deposit" related to rent and "damage deposit" related to the costs of repairs or cleaning. In such a state it may be illegal for a landlord to seize a damage deposit to "cover the rent" if there was no invoice for "repairs" for damage.
212 months is a long time to be demanding the return of the security deposit, so the statute of limitations of your state may have already expired. Assuming it hasn't, you have the right to sue you for landlord for the recovery of the security deposit. In most states the landlord must return your security deposit within 30 days of your vacation from the premises or automatically forfeit it, unless within the same period of time he submits to you an itemized bill for any damages that incurred beyond normal wear and tear.
Contact your local housing authority.... a landlord can not evict you without a court order... and shutting off the utilities is illegal..
Normally not: every bill in the tenant's name is that tenant's responsibility, not of the landlord.
he can keep it until the final meter reading and use it to pay the final bill, but he must refund the tenant whats left, if anything. if he doesnt keep it, then the electric company comes after him has the home owner. why should he be stuck with the tenants bill?
The landlord can ask for a damage deposit when you get your pet. This is fair and covers any possible damage the dog may do. If your dog doesn't do any damage you are entitled to the damage deposit back when you move. Many motels and hotels in Canada and the U.S. ask for a deposit of up to $50 or more if you bring along a pet. In the morning when you are paying your bill they will have one of their employees inspect the room and if all is well you get your $50 back. Marcy
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If that was the contract, yes.
You need to communicate with the landlord to straighten out the situation as quickly and painlessly as possible. You may pay the gas bill and deduct that amount from your next month's rent. However, a landlord that doesn't pay such an important bill shouldn't have tenants. I know it's expensive, but moving sounds like a good idea. ------------------------------------------------- If your lease says that the gas is paid as part of your rent then the contract for gas to the property would be in your landlord's name and your landlord is responsible for it. If in these circumstances he is not paying the gas bill, then you need to go and see an attorney (lawyer / solicitor) for advice. If however the gas contract is in your name, then you are responsible for the payments despite what you may think your tenancy agreement says.
1988 did the security strip appear on the 20.00 bill
If the lease agreement states that the tenant should switch the account to their name and pay the gas bill then the tenant should pay the landlord back. If there was no written agreement, or understanding, that the tenant pay the gas bill then you could try filing a complaint with the town, housing court, landlord-tenant agency, etc., if the landlord simply stopped providing heat and hot water. If the understanding was that the tenant pay their gas, they never switched the account to their name and the landlord didn't notice for seven months, then the tenant should start paying the gas bill and hope the landlord doesn't sue them for all the prior gas charges.