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Evictions

Home, Sulfuryl Fluorided Home
Fumigating, then evicting tenant

Tenant Is Unruly -- and Makes Up Laws
Evicting an expectant dad

Delivering the Eviction News
Serving and evicting tenants

Burgling Boyfriend Gets Her Evicted
Contesting an eviction

The Tenant Who Stayed Too Long
Evicting a month-to-month tenant

Fearing the Boot From the Bum
Renting from a new owner
Leases and Rental Agreements

In New Jersey, Tenants Are Forever
Refusing to renew a lease

Cyberspace Meets Real Space
Improving leased space

She Swears the Noise Made Her Move
Proving the need to break a lease in small claims court

When Oscar and Felix Move Out
Exacting damages from co-tenants

Fixing to End a Fixed Term Lease
Evicting one tenant while the other stays

Rent and Security Deposits

Sugar Daddies Sign Here
Complying with tough financial standards for tenants

Preparing for a Date -- in Court
Defending a small claims action

Tenant's Penchant for Snippets of Paper
Issuing receipts for rent paid

Commercial Renter, Up and Out?
Raising the rent on commercial space

In the Big Apple, Size Matters
Commingling tenants' security deposits

Welfare Payments: May I Inquire?
Checking on a tenant's welfare checks

Man Lives on Yacht, Worried About the Law
Tracking down the law that controls yacht rentals

Tenant Selection and Housing Discrimination

Landlord Won't Honor Biking Request
Seeking accommodation from a landlord

Past Wrongs Perpetuated
Discriminating based on a criminal record

Landlord - Tenant Statutes

I Love You, You Love Me. Now Get Out
Moving out the tenant, moving in a family member

Landlord Duty to Point Out the Neighbors
Complying with sex offender law

Tenant's Gone, But Her Property Lingers On
Lamenting property tenant left behind