Crow & Rose | Tenant Lawyers

Tenant Troubles: How Do I Get My Former Landlord’s Dead Hand Off Me?

Dave Crow — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:02:24 +0000

This is a silly example of a landlord exerting dead hand control.

Tenant Troubles: Can Someone Be A Subtenant If They Aren’t Paying Rent?

Dave Crow — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:39:00 +0000

The caretaker could be a subtenant because she is providing cat care and security for a free place to stay, but the analysis does not end there.

Tenant Troubles: My Erratic Landlord Is Asking For An Illegal Rent Increase

Dave Crow — Wed, 29 May 2013 16:19:40 +0000

You think your landlord is strung out on drugs. He may be, but sometimes the behavior one ascribes to drugs can simply be a syphilitic dementia-like, Caligula-style obsession for control commonly found in landlords.

Tenant Troubles: Can I Have My Living Situation “Both Ways”?

Dave Crow — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:42:47 +0000

Pay the rent. That's the best single piece of advice I can give to tenants. You'd be surprised at how many landlord issues disappear when you pay the rent.

Tenant Troubles: Can I Refuse To Sign A Lease?

Dave Crow — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:25:02 +0000

You can be evicted if you refuse to sign a new lease, but only if the lease contains "terms which are materially the same as in the previous agreement."