My landlord has failed to fix leaking/cracking roofs for over 3 months. I tried to come to an agreement with him over these uninhabitable living conditions but he will do no such thing. I have no choice left but to hire an excellent attorney to get me reimbursed a few months rent. Can anyone suggest a good attorney?

With the increase in foreclosures, more and more renters are being subjected to eviction proceedings even if they’ve kept up on their rent. The family of a student at my school just received a letter from the entity that took ownership of the property they’re renting — at the moment, it’s unclear to me whether they’re renting in a large building, a house, or what — and they’re trying to figure out whether to accept an offer that purports to give them $500 if they (a) accept the offer by March 16 [7 days from the date of the letter] (b) completely move out by March 23 and (c) leave the property clean, etc.

The scary part is that the agreement calls for them to sign a form saying something to the effect that it’s a voluntary eviction, and if they don’t take the offer, they’ll have eviction proceedings filed against them. Apart from concerns that the new owner might find an excuse to not fork over the money (think it’s a big bank, but I’ll check), there’s a concern that officially the “voluntary” thing could look bad to potential landlords when they try to rent elsewhere. I’ve checked all the usual web site on tenants’ rights in Texas (TYLA, various tenant organizations, and so forth), but they only address things like how much notice. Nothing spells out whether the eviction is identified as being “no fault,” as it were.
Thanks for the help so far. I got to look at the documents again today, and part of the problem was that the real estate company’s letter calls things by different names than the actual paperwork does. The letter mentions that the “Cash For Keys Agreement … allows for entry of a judgment of eviction,” but the form the agent actually enclosed is labeled “Voluntary Vacancy Agreement” and doesn’t mention eviction AT ALL. So in addition to passing on your advice, we’re telling her to get the agent to clarify *in writing* if the CFK document she mentions is actually the VV paper, and to fix the part about an eviction entry. My guess is that she either pasted material from a different form letter, or was trying to allow for the fact that eviction can still be pursued if tenants sign the agreement but then don’t hold up their end. So long as they don’t ask them to sign anything *different*, the official documents are totally eviction-free.

we got a notice to vacate the property within seven days or they will file for an eviction.This is all due to the fact that our neighbors about seven months ago were complaining about our dog and that he barked to much and we had a disagreement. Then we dealt with it and got rid of the dog know they are saying we are noisy on the weekends and have lots of party’s which is not true. we haven’t got one notice that we are noisy just this letter out of the blue that we have seven days to leave the premises is this legal? and if so how long does this process take and how long do we have to move. I do know that if we don’t vacate in seven days they can file for eviction but i need to know how long all of this takes do i have 30 days from today or will it take longer to get a court date ect…. is this even legal with no prior notice regarding the situation.
The letter says seven day notice of non-compliance notice of termination
it says you are advised that your tenancy is terminated effective immediately. this notice is authorized by section 83 florida statutes. you shall have seven days from delivery of this notice to vacate the premises

Having a problem with my landlord in CT. Our shower sprung a leak into the second floor. So the landlord had to rip out bathroom apart to find the problem. That was almost a month ago. I have not had a shower for that month and no hot water for two weeks now. I spoke with an attorney and found out I can pro rate and withold rent until the work is complete.

Question is how do I do that?

Okay — This may be a bit confusing…. In Ohio, say there are 4 people on an apartment lease. Two people move out and are in the process of what they need to do to get their names signed off of the lease, according the the Landlord and ex-roommates (though nothing is in writing saying what they HAVE to do). Say the two remaining roommates get evicted. After they have been evicted, the two that left previously do not finish what they need to do to get off the lease because the landlord was changing some stuff around like saying it will cost even more money (remember though there is nothing in writing saying what they need to do to get off the lease)… But receipts and such have been written for money already paid saying they have ended the lease– including a roommate release form being signed by the ex-roommates….Can the landlord issue a second eviction for the other two people AFTER one has already been sent to the two people who were remaining? Basically none of the stuff I said previously matters, lol, I just want to know if after an eviction is sent can a landlord send another one days or weeks later for different people… or is it like they send the final eviction notice and if the other two are going to get evicted, they will be on that one and that is it?