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(Germany) Does a follow-up lease contract completely supersede the old one?
In the last three years or so I had to sign a new lease contract for the same place three times:
At the very beginning of the lease
When my girlfriend moved in
When I had to get an extension for 3 ...
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Can a Tenant Dispute the Validitiy of a Lease Signed by the Landlord's Spouse?
Suppose Rachel & Jared ("Tenants") enter into a lease agreement with Robert and Robert's wife, Elizabeth, signs the lease:
This lease is made on January 1, 2023 between Rachel & ...
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Is a residential lease signed by one's spouse valid?
Suppose a landlord and tenant enter into a lease agreement where the landlord is named in the lease agreement but the landlord's spouse signs the lease. Is such a lease enforceable in court?
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Contradictory terms in a contract - which would prevail?
Suppose a lease agreement that was agreed and signed by both parties specifies the following:
Rent: £1,560.00 per calendar month (annual rent equals to eighteen thousand seven hundred and twenty ...
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NY state: a landlord is subletting an apartment but is trying to charge the renter after the move-out date
If Tenant A is trying to sublet their apartment, and the landlord finds/executes the sublease and receives payment from the new Tenant B, terminating the existing lease with Tenant A.
Is there any ...
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commision typo on an executed lease
I have this property in the Multi Listing Service (MLS). It state the cooperating commission is 5%. On the actual Lease we made a typo and placed 10% commission instead of 5% commission. The broker is ...
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Is an email legally binding for booking an apartment in Germany?
I am a visiting scientist in Heidelberg, Germany. I was unsuccessful in my search for a private apartment in town so I made a reservation request with the University guest house. They sent me a ...
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My lease front page states $1045 the start of second year but page 5 show $1145 [closed]
The front page when I pull up my lease states that on my second year my rent will go from $1095 to $1045. Once my second year hit it states that rent due is $1145. So I call and the tell me that the ...
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Roommate/co-tenant said she would renew but lied after I sign lease - invalid lease?
So, my roommates and I planned to sign a lease renewal as co-tenants in NYC. While some of the roommates already signed it, the others changed their mind last minute. This unfortunately means the ...
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Reletting from the point of view of the new tenant (AL)
How does reletting (lease assignment) usually look like for the person who is taking over a residential lease? Should there be a reletting addendum? Should the contract include the lease agreement of ...
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Culmative vs Exclusive Rights
Fellow Lawmen,
I have come across this clause in a Lease agreement & I cannot find definitions anywhere on the internet:
“The rights of the parties under this Lease are cumulative, and shall not ...
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What rights do I have as a tenant of a rental property if the property is condemnable?
My boyfriend and I are currently renting a room from a friend. The friends is the only one on the lease, and the house is in very bad shape. There has been a plumbing issue for years, but instead of ...
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Telecom fee that is mentioned in the lease but no mention of exact amount (U.S.)
My apartment lease says that the Internet has a telecom fee but there's no mention of how much the telecom fee is anywhere in the contract. In this case, am I obligated to pay this fee? Does it not ...
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Wouldn't it be hard to kick someone out who never signed a lease?
Who really has more power when a lease isn’t signed and there’s no written agreement? I know a lot of cheap rentals off craigslist do this (especially in shared living accommodations). Hypothetically ...
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What is the label associated with AirBNB?
How does one write no AirBNB into a rental contract that AirBNB or the like is forbidden? Is this merely a form of subleasing? Assume a venue of Florida.
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