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With some exceptions, landlords are allowed to refuse to rent to tenants who have pets. That leaves renters in an awful place. Either they get rid of a beloved dog or cat or bunny rabbit or ...
The Ellis Act (California Government Code Chapter 12.75) [1] is a 1985 California state law that allows landlords to evict residential tenants to "go out of the rental business" in spite of desires by local governments to compel them to continue providing rental housing.
The inspector approached the tenant to enter the area, but the tenant denied entrance for lack of a search warrant. The inspector returned twice more, again without a search warrant, and was again denied entry. A complaint was subsequently filed against the tenant, and he was arrested for violating a city code.
The Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, also known as URLTA, is a sample law governing residential landlord and tenant interactions, created in 1972 by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in the United States. Many states have adopted all or part of this Act. [1]
A 94-year-old San Francisco woman recently faced a heart-breaking predicament: leave the apartment she’s called home for more than 80 years or fight her landlord’s eviction notice in court.
Landlord harassment is the willing creation, by a landlord or their agents, of conditions that are uncomfortable for one or more tenants in order to induce willing abandonment of a rental contract. This is illegal in many jurisdictions, either under general harassment laws or specific protections, as well as under the terms of rental contracts ...
Similarly, in 2021, another New Hampshire landlord had to pay out $35,000 to a tenant for not carving out an exemption to their own "no pets" policy for their emotional support animal.
If the tenant remains in possession of the property after the notice to vacate has expired, the landlord can then serve the tenant with a lawsuit. Depending on the jurisdiction, the tenant may be required to submit a written response by a specified date, after which time another date is set for the trial. Other jurisdictions may simply require ...