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Does a landlord have a duty to disclose even obvious and readily apparent defects in a rental property? Maybe not, check a recent case.   ►

Are all occupants tenants? Yes and no. A Michigan court says: the word "tenant" referred to only those people who paid consideration to a landlord for the right to occupy property.  ►

Case Law

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It is never enough to know the law as it is written in public law, statute or ordinance. Judges and juries bend, stretch and interpret the law every day. Then other courts look to Case Law for guidance.

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gotop(1).gif (1339 bytes)      Abandonment
                         Arkansas

gotop(1).gif (1339 bytes)     Assault
                        West Virginia
                  Georgia Security

  

gotop(1).gif (1339 bytes)     Collecting
                  Credit Reporting

  

gotop(1).gif (1339 bytes)     Damage
                  Criminal Destruction

◄ Are owners of properties located in close proximity to overhead electric transmission lines liable for EMF health hazards?           No, no, no. See below.

gotop(1).gif (1339 bytes)     Employees
                  Wrongful Termination

  

gotop(1).gif (1339 bytes)     Environmental Liability Law
                  EMF Health Hazards
                  Lead Paint Notice After Poisoning, NY

◄ Can a landlord be liable for lead poisoning that happened before receiving notice? A  particular judge may find a landlord liable for anything.

gotop(1).gif (1339 bytes)      Eviction
                  Retaliatory Eviction

◄ Is unmarried cohabitation protected by the Civil Rights Act?   Maybe not. See Marital Rights     .

gotop(1).gif (1339 bytes)      Fair Housing & Civil Rights
                  Marital Rights, Alaska
                  Marital Rights, Michigan
                  Barrier Free Sidewalk, Michigan
                  Tenant's Guest Sues
                  Different Rent Rates for Different People

gotop(1).gif (1339 bytes)       Home Inspection Services
                  Home Inspector Liability, Georgia
                  Home Inspector Liability, Oregon

 ◄  Is an inspection contract clause, which limits the inspector's liability to the cost of the inspection, enforceable?  Could be.

gotop(1).gif (1339 bytes)       Injury
                  Defective Step
                  Dog Bites Boy
                  Pit Bull Bite
                  Another Pit Bull Bites
                  Property Manager
                  Slip and Fall 

gotop(1).gif (1339 bytes)        Lease
                   Non Payment of Rent
                   Rent Increase
                   Tenants Claim Breach

◄ Can a city commission declare a property a public nuisance and padlock it for up to one year?  Yep, at least in Michigan

gotop(1).gif (1339 bytes)        Negligence
                   Occupancy

gotop(1).gif (1339 bytes)        Public Nuisance
                   Michigan Lock-out Law

gotop(1).gif (1339 bytes)        Security Deposits
                   Landlord Must Prove Case, Wisconsin

◄ Does a landlord have to prove he followed the Security Deposit Law to avoid damages?  Yes, yes, yes. See

gotop(1).gif (1339 bytes)       Property Condition
                   Dangerous Condition Disclosure

gotop(1).gif (1339 bytes)       Rental Housing Inspections
                    Landlord's Rights

gotop(1).gif (1339 bytes)       Sex Offender Eviction
                   Reason for eviction was retroactive

gotop(1).gif (1339 bytes)       Definition of Tenant
                   Wife not named on lease
                   Are children tenants?