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Nathan Gesner Would you throw out your tenant's personal belongings?
17 December 2021 | 20 replies
If a landlord, an agent, or other person acting under the landlord's direction or control, in possession of a tenant's personal property, fails to allow the tenant to retake possession of the property within 24 hours after written demand by the tenant or the tenant's duly authorized representative or within 48 hours, exclusive of weekends and holidays, after written demand by the tenant or a duly authorized representative when the landlord, the landlord's agent or person acting under the landlord's direction or control has removed and stored the personal property in accordance with subdivision 1 in a location other than the premises, the tenant shall recover from the landlord punitive damages in an amount not to exceed twice the actual damages or $1,000, whichever is greater, in addition to actual damages and reasonable attorney's fees.In determining the amount of punitive damages the court shall consider (1) the nature and value of the property; (2) the effect the deprivation of the property has had on the tenant; (3) if the landlord, an agent, or other person acting under the landlord's direction or control unlawfully took possession of the tenant's property; and (4) if the landlord, an agent, or other person under the landlord's direction or control acted in bad faith in failing to allow the tenant to retake possession of the property.The provisions of this subdivision do not apply to personal property which has been sold or otherwise disposed of by the landlord in accordance with subdivision 1, or to landlords who are housing authorities, created, or authorized to be created by sections 469.001 to 469.047, and their agents and employees, in possession of a tenant's personal property, except that housing authorities must allow the tenant to retake possession of the property in accordance with this subdivision.Subd. 3.Storage.
DG H. Old Texas Landlord law?
22 October 2021 | 26 replies
Castle Doctrine while fairly easy to read has lots of big lawyer words like forcible, aggravated, unlawful, deadly force, kidnapping, sexual assault.   
Allison Meggison Does anyone know where to get eviction records in Boone NC ?
5 February 2020 | 0 replies
I know in San Diego it was recorded unlawful detainer records but weren’t available to the public until 60 days after filing.
Ellen A. eviction. recving payments after the filing.
8 February 2020 | 4 replies
If you accept a payment during an eviction process it voids your unlawful detainer. 
Shane Welch Virginia Eviction Process, how to do it?
6 March 2020 | 1 reply
Make sure you say in the letter that rent is late, and if the tenant does not pay within 5 days you may file an Unlawful Detainer.
Allison Meggison I met with a seller today & we were able to come to an agreement
16 March 2020 | 8 replies
License required It is unlawful for any person or entity to engage in real estate brokerage without a current real estate brokerage agency license issued under this chapter or a license authorizing the person to engage in brokerage activity on behalf of a brokerage agency.
Marc Winter Eviction moratorium? How about mortgage moratorium?
26 September 2020 | 80 replies
I also filed an unlawful detained last week.
Justin DeMontier To Close or Not to Close...
20 March 2020 | 6 replies
My consultation with a zoning attorney yielded this response:As I mentioned briefly when we spoke yesterday afternoon, the “grandfather” provision in the Knox County zoning ordinance (Section 3.60 “Nonconforming uses”) that the lender appears to be referencing requires a showing that the existing land use was lawful at the time when a prior zoning change occurred (that resulted in the current use being rendered unlawful).
Scott Trench Act Now or Wait? IF Under Contract - Close, or Back Out?
19 March 2020 | 41 replies
Local governments are already placing a moratorium on evictions and even if you could do an "unlawful detainer" the courts are closed for at least 3 weeks.
Ebi Amiri Rent Moratorium - Our options as Landlords
21 March 2020 | 5 replies
I understand the moratorium does not stop landlords from submitting the notice to pay or quite and then unlawful detainer!