The Four Basic Types of Landlord-Tenant Relationships
The basis of the legal relationship between a landlord and tenant is grounded in both contract and property law. The tenant has a property interest in the land (his…
Quiet Enjoyment
The landlord-tenant relationship is founded on duties proscribed by either statutory law , the common law, or the individual lease. Basic to all leases is the i…
Transferring The Tenant's Interest
Assignment & Sublease
Subject to limitations expressly stated in a lease, a tenant is typically able to transfer her property interest to a third party…
Eviction
Eviction refers to a landlord barring a tenant from using the property, usually due to the tenant materially violating the lease and/or not paying the agre…
Constructive Eviction
Constructive eviction is when a tenant leaves the leased property due to the landlord’s conduct that materially interferes with the tenant’s agreed-upon purpose a…
Abandonment
Abandonment occurs when the tenant meets all 3 of the following factors: 1. The tenant vacates the leased property without justification 2. The tena…
The Implied Warranty of Habitability
Housing codes were established to ensure that residential rental units were habitable at the time of rental and during the tenancy. Most states have an implied wa…
Discrimination
Federal law prohibits discrimination in housing and the rental market. See Civil Rights Act of 1866 & 42 U.S. Code, Chapter 45, Federal Fair Housin…
Can a landlord terminate a tenancy while a rental agreement is in effect?
Also, the landlord cannot terminate the tenancy while the rental agreement is in effect unless the tenant breaches a term in the rental agreement (for example, the tenant fails to pay rent, damages the property, or commits illegal activity on the premises)
What are landlord tenant laws?
Landlord tenant laws govern the relationship, rights, rules, and responsibilities of the parties to a residential rental agreement
Each of the 50 states have their own landlord tenant rights, with many statutes or civil code being very similar
However, there are also very significant differences in the statutes from one state to the next
What rights does a landlord have in a rental agreement?
The right to sue the landlord for violations of the law, or your rental agreement
The right to repair serious defects in the rental unit and to deduct certain repair costs from the rent, under appropriate circumstances, provided the tenant gives the landlord reasonable advance notice (see pages 51-60)
What Is a Landlord-Tenant Law?
In essence, a landlord-tenant law is a set of statutes that govern certain activities that both landlords and tenants participate in during the cou...
What Are My State’s Landlord Tenant Laws?
In many cases, a state’s landlord-tenant laws are easy to isolate because they are referenced in a state’s statutory code as “The Example State Lan...
How Can I Interpret My State’s Landlord-Tenant Laws?
As you may have already learned, the vast majority of landlord-tenant laws in the US (both at a state and local level) are written in “legalese.” I...
,A lease is a contract between a landlord and a tenant that contains the terms and conditions of the rental. It cannot be changed while it is in effect unless both parties agree. Leases for apartments that are not rent stabilized may be oral or written. To avoid disputes, the parties may wish to enter into a written agreement.
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United Kingdom legislation
The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 is a UK Act of Parliament on English land law. It sets minimum standards in tenants' rights against their landlords.
The Landlord and Tenant Law Amendment Act
United Kingdom legislation
The Landlord and Tenant Law Amendment Act, Ireland, 1860 or the Landlord and Tenant Law Amendment (Ireland) Act 1860, better known as Deasy's Act, was an Act of Parliament preceding the agrarian unrest in Ireland in the 1880s, the Land War.
The Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, also known as URLTA, is a sample law governing residential landlord and extiw>tenant interactions, created in 1972 by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in the United States.
