Renter’s Advice and Resources

In some cases, landlord tenant disputes are unavoidable, but that doesn’t mean that they should be a normal part of continued operation of a rental property. Too many issues that arise between the two parties to a lease or rental agreement are avoidable conflicts that resulted from a misunderstanding. When elements of a lease or […]

A landlord can terminate a lease for any reason allowed under state law and the lease agreement. It’s never a happy ending when the landlord has to go through the legal hoops to get a tenant out of an apartment. It’s better to resolve any issues prior, which may help you rent a future apartment. […]

Rental laws require that your landlord maintains your apartment. This means that your apartment should be inhabitable and you have the right to timely repairs of appliances and damages to the apartment structure that cause a safety or sanitary issue. Here’s a review of some of your landlord’s maintenance responsibilities: Major Repairs Some of the […]

Have you wondered how to report a bad landlord? If you’ve tried to communicate with him and aren’t getting your conflict resolved, then you have the right to report him. Each city as their own specific laws protecting tenants, but you’ll need to do some background work before you make your complaint. With the proper […]

It may sound like a fairly simple term for a kind of eviction process, but those who look deeper into what constructive eviction is can see that it is really based on a complex interaction between a tenant and a landlord. What Is an Eviction? In general, an eviction is a process that a landlord […]

Life happens and there are a number of factors out there that could require you to opt for subletting your apartment. Few life transitions or changes line up neatly with apartment lease terms. You could get a job in a new city or hit financial circumstances that make your current apartment unaffordable, leaving you unable […]

When a landlord begins raising rent, it can often put the renter in a bit of a financial crush and cause them to wonder what to do. While there are laws that maintain when and how a landlord can raise rent, the bottom line is that a landlord can raise the rent on a renter. […]

You’re all moved out of your old apartment and are settling into your new place. Suddenly, you get a phone call from your old landlord, informing you that he found damage to the apartment that you never reported. It may even be enough damage that he is asking for money beyond your security deposit to […]

Wherever you find yourself a renter, it is important that you be read of on local landlord tenant law in order to protect yourself and your rights. When renting in Atlanta, it is consequently important that you know the Atlanta landlord tenant laws, especially the ones laid out here. 1. There Is No Lease Cancellation […]