You do have some legal rights when renting a house. The house should be clean and liveable, the landlord should tell you when he is coming over to fix the house, the landlord cannot have the locks changed.
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Yes, it is legal for a landlord to charge more per person for rent in a rental property as long as the practice does not violate any fair housing laws or rental agreements.
You can rent corporate housing through website such as Apartment Guide and National Corporate Housing. Another website you may be interested in is Furnished Housing.
campusrent.com offer student housing for rent at the University of Pennsylvania
No. (not in California, at least) They can evict you but there is a legal procedure for that and it does not start with being locked out. Aside from your legal rights, understand that paying rent is your responsibility and it is very unfair to live there and not pay so have some sympathy for your landlord.
you pay 100 % of the rent
The Civil Rights Act of 1968, also known as the Fair Housing Act, aimed to end discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, or national origin. It prohibited practices such as refusing to sell or rent housing, imposing different terms or conditions on a sale or rental, and engaging in blockbusting or steering.
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There aren't sufficient documents on file that support whether this is legal or not.
www.rentals.com has numerous listings for rental housing in Chicago.
Some Housing Authorities will pay the security deposit as well as the first months rent for a tenant. What I mean by rent is their portion of the rent: the tenant is still obliged to pay their portion of the rent. But very few housing authorities do this.
Contact the staff at a senior housing establishment for a complete list of policies; compare local housing options through a senior housing registry such as www.seniorhousing.net. Also government websites, such as consumer protection or state attorney sites, can help you determine if rent subsidies are available, and what rights you are granted by the state when contracting for senior housing.