Questions tagged [lease]
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Comparative law: Does a lease transfer all benefits at once or gradually?
According to Article 466 of the Iranian Civil Code: "A lease is a contract whereby the lessee becomes the owner of the usufruct of the leased property." Under this rule, once a lease is ...
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Can the landlord ban my boyfriend from coming over if he doesn't want this background check and credit [closed]
A. My boyfriend doesn't live with me but comes over everyday because I use his truck for work. Now the landlord says he can't be on the property if he doesn't fill out an application n be put on my ...
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Lease Obtained Under False Pretences?
Is it illegal to obtain a lease on a premises by buying the business operating from it but soon afterwards shutting down the business and seeking to buy it outright from its owner so the site can be ...
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How strict a lease agreement is executed in the US for student housing? [closed]
As an international student who has recently relocated to the US for my studies, I’ve signed the lease and moved into my apartment. However, I’ve noticed a few discrepancies between the lease ...
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When signing a lease for a rental, is the landlord required to give you a copy with both signatures? [duplicate]
I ask, because I never got a copy of the lease that I signed when I moved in. I read it at the time, and it was long and full of legalese, but seemed generally standard and OK. I signed, paid the ...
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Can a property management company sign a lease as a company?
My lease does not have a physical name where it says landlord but rather the company name. It's also signed as the company name. Is that legal ?
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Rental Cosigner Rights In Iowa [closed]
I am the cosigner/parent of an apartment for my daughter in Iowa. I have paid the rent for my daughter since the lease was signed by her and me. Unfortunately she has behaved badly and we have not ...
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Suing lease financing Company
Let's say someone (person A) leases a car financed by the bank in the state of Pennsylvania. Then Person A drunk drives and severely injures several people one of them being Person B.
Can Person B sue ...
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Salesperson Lied about lease [closed]
I signed a lease a few weeks back thinking I was signing an application and then once I got approved then I would sign the actual lease which is how it was at my last apartment. The salesperson lied ...
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How do you value damages on missing features in a lease? [closed]
We leased a car that was supposed to have an auto starter. I have written correspondence of this and I believe it is in the paperwork for the lease as well. The car does not. The dealer is ...
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Mandatory apartment inspection
My apartment in Texas has mandatory unit inspections inside the entire apartment, including water leaks, the smoke detector, the HVAC filter, and electrical outlets, three times a year. Property ...
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Does forfeiture for service charge arrears result in total loss of leasehold price?
Alice purchased a leasehold of 100 years for £100 million, yet it requires her to pay £5000pa in service charges.
After 5 years Alice starts to fall behind on her service charges and eventually ...
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My lease agreement has a typo that changes the intended meaning
I'm in New York. I share this lease with a roommate who is also on the lease but is leaving a month after I am. Our lease that states "After the initial term of this Agreement, or in case of a ...
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Lease signed before I’m fully approved, do I have a case to get out of the lease?
I signed a lease a few months ago and someone from the apartment signed it as well. The move in day is in august. Now, they are saying that my lease is not “fully approved” and I can’t move in until ...
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What are my rights as an apartment tenant if I have no active lease agreement, in terms of rent amount and move out procedure?
(In Tennessee, as the tag indicates)
My previous 12 month lease expired May 30th, 2023. Shortly before my lease expired, my previous landlord suddenly sold the apartment complex to another landlord, ...
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