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It depends on the circumstances. If the landlord illegally evicted you, yes, you're entitled to damages as a result of a breach of lease and law. A landlord is required to give notice of lease terminate based on how often you pay rent or as specified in your lease agreement. If you pay rent every month, the landlord is required to give one months notice.
If the landlord physically removed your possessions without a court ordered eviction or cause, he's responsible for not only the illegal eviction but the cost of the damages to property sustained in an illegal eviction. In many jurisdictions, you're also entitled to your full security deposit back as a result of a lease breach.
However, if your landlord legally and lawfully evicted you, you do not have cause of action unless the landlord fails to return your security deposit. Remember, the landlord is entitled to inspect the unit for any damages and you are allowed by law to be present and given notification as to when the inspection will take place.
You also have the right to refute in court any damages in which the landlord claims you caused. In most situations where a tenant has lived in a house, apartment, or room for 10 years or more, significant wear and tare is factored in.
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If there is no lease can a landlord take you to court?
Yes.
Can your previous landlord take you to court after leaving it a year?
Possibly.
Can you take landlord to court for discrimination?
This depends on whether the landlord has at least four properties for rent. Oftentimes you can take him to court yourself and win, or in the case of the latter you can file a complaint with HUD, who can then sue him on your behalf.
If a landlord puts a clause in the lease that he can take possession after a month has past with rent owed . Can he or she take possession without going through landlord tenant court after the month .?
yes
Can the landlord kick you out of a commercial unit if you have not pay rent for 2 months and tell you to move out in less than a week?
Landlord has to take you to court to get you out and then it will take 30 days before you have to be out.
Can a landlord take a tenant to court for non payment if they have just a verbal agreement?
Yes.
Can my landlord kick me out of my apartment anytime he wants?
If you have a lease your landlord would have to take you to court to have you kicked out of the apartment. If you are a month to month tenant then the landlord can request that you vacate with 30 days notice.
Can a landlord take you to small claims court when they have already given you back your deposit?
Yes. If a landlord later determines that you damaged his property he can take you to court. A landlord is not required to assess damages under the deposit if they would prefer to return your deposit and sue you for more. The deposit laws are generally intended to avoid lawsuits from every landlord at the end of every tenancy.
Your landlord did not tell you anything about evicting you when he filed was he or you should have received a court summons?
I asked my other roommate about it and he said it was for my landlord, Meanwhile he refuses to take my rent money and he said why I didn't go to court.
What if landlord does not accept payment and falsely accuses tenant of an issue?
Save the money in an escrow account and let the landlord take the tenant to court. This can be explained to the Judge
Can you hold a washer and dryer that belongs to former landlord for deposit return?
No. Taking a washer and/or dryer is stealing. To force your landlord to return your deposit you must take him to court.
Can an apartment landlord in Texas charge fees not in lease such as paper billing and HOA fees?
It is unseemly that a landlord can charge a tenant for other than the items listed in the lease. You can pay them and take your landlord to landlord-tenant court for reimbursement, or you can approach a landlord-tenant advocacy to find the answer that you want.
