Laws Governing Everyday Living Disputes
There are some landlord/tenant disputes that may not be covered in contracts. These include everyday activities such as how package deliveries are handled, rules for smoking on the property, and dealing with noisy neighbors.
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Can I Get My Belongings from Someone Else's HomeThere are many situations in which your property may be in the possession of another person. You may have visited someone overnight and left something behind. You may have broken up with a paramour. You may have been kicked out of the property by a roommate.
Read more- Can My Condo Association Refuse Delivery of Packages?
Condo associations may provide a number of convenience services for their tenants, including accepting delivery of packages on tenants’ behalf. However, there may be limitations to these services or times when these services are curtailed. Understanding condo association rules and governing principles can help a person understand his or her rights and options if a service is not provided.
Read more - Can My Landlord Make Me Smoke Outside When My Lease Does Not Mention "No Smoking"?
Smoking has become one of the top priorities in removing from all establishments and property due to the adverse effects the smoke has on the house, unit and other persons’ health. Because of this, many landlords have installed smoke detectors, drafted clauses in leases about no smoking and similar actions.
Read more - Dealing with Nuisance Neighbors
We have all had the situation at some point: a neighbor that cares for nobody but themselves. Stereo blasting late at night, dogs barking or attacking others, construction that causes damage to our property...the list goes on. So what do you do in those instances when reasoning with the neighbor just is not working?
Read more - Can You Legally Smoke Marijuana in Federally Subsidized Housing?
There are multiple states that permit the smoking of marijuana for medicinal and recreational use when at home. These laws do not usually extend to the public areas where standard smoking of cigarettes, pipes and cigars are allowed.
Read more - When Can a Landlord Enter My Apartment?
You have just found the perfect spot. It is right where you need it, the rent is just right, and you love the floorplan. Things seem great until one day you come home to find the landlord or one of the maintenance people in your home without your permission.
Read more - Guest, Freeloader, or Tenant?
It happens to most of us at some point or another: a house guest comes to stay for a while, but ends up freeloading far longer than expected. When this happens, what can you do to get your pesky house guest to leave? Does the law offer any solutions?
Read more - How Do I Throw Someone Out of My House?
Ever had the house guest you just cannot get to leave? Maybe someone you thought you could share a relationship with and things did not work out, or a friend or family member who just cramps your lifestyle, eats your food, and does not contribute to the bills?
Read more - What Can I do About a Noisy School?
Almost every private housing area as well as public ones prohibits undue, avoidable and excessive noise. For laws and ordinances that stipulate noise levels, law enforcement is allowed to give citations and tickets to those that violate these regulations.
Read more - What to Do when There Is a Property Boundary Dispute
Boundary disputes may lead to litigation when the matter cannot be resolved through peaceful means. This means that both parties must understand the situation, what the argument involves and how to proceed legally through the problem.
Read more - What Can I Do About My Noisy Neighbors?
It is late at night, you have to work in the morning, but all you can hear is the thumping of your neighbor's stereo next door. You have asked them to turn it down before, but they do not seem to get it and the racket continues. Now, it is time to take things to the next level. So, what can you do about a noisy neighbor?
Read more - My Neighbor's Dog Keeps barking; Do I Have Any Legal Rights?
Noisy dogs are a common legal dispute. After all, while pet owners may feel annoyance at a dog that barks at every little noise, a neighbor has absolutely no control over training the dog not to respond in this manner. Thus, as the neighbor, what can you do legally to get the pet owner to quiet his noisy animal?
Read more - Surveillance Cameras - Where Is It Legal to Place Them?
In an increasingly surveillance-based society, it may seem that cameras are everywhere around us. If you look around, you may find cameras in unexpected places that you pass on a daily basis. But, how far can all of this surveillance go? Are there places that cameras are not allowed? Where is it legal to put surveillance cameras?
Read more - What Can I do if my Neighbor is Causing Water Damage to My Property?
Neighbor disputes can crop up due to a number of issues, but water damage issues due to the landscape of a neighbor’s property or naturally-occurring condition are some of the most common. The respective rights of each property owner depends on the specific circumstances involved in the case and local and state laws that address the subject.
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