by Dennis Beaver | housing, landlord/tenant
June 20, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver While I’m not a good cook, I do have the perfect recipe for anyone who would like to become the victim of a crooked landlord. This recipe is based on an e-mail received from “Maria” in Southern...
by Dennis Beaver | eviction, landlord/tenant, lease, tenant
July 29, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver Have you ever heard of a “constructive eviction”? Of course, everyone understands the word eviction — as in being evicted from a rental unit typically for non-payment of rent. But there is another kind of eviction that...
by Dennis Beaver | ethics, landlord/tenant
May 21, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Have you been told you must sign as a tenant on an apartment lease of a friend or parent? Wait! We may be able to save you thousands of dollars in rent which you should not be paying and prevent damage to your...
by Dennis Beaver | landlord/tenant
December 13, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Is it safe to rely on the legal or medical advice we read in newspaper or magazine articles? What if, just what if, the columnist submits an accurate story, but changes or omissions in what’s printed...
by Dennis Beaver | housing, landlord/tenant
January 9, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver ‘How much control can a landlord have over the lives of tenants, and especially, tenants who have children? Does owning an apartment house give the owner a right to dictate behavior? And if so, what are the limits?” “I plan to use my...
by Dennis Beaver | housing, landlord/tenant
December 22, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Eric and Cindy have never met, but they both have an identical legal problem and contacted You and the Law the same day. Just how do you legally deal with property that has been left behind when a tenant —...
