The Court Ruled In Favor Of My Tenant In Our Dispossessory Case. I Disagree. What Can I Do?

Additional Landlord Tenant Law Articles

• Georgia Landlord-Tenant Law
• I Rent A Room In A House. What Are My Rights?
• Is My Landlord Required To Provide Me With A Smoke Detector?
• Are Landlords Required To Provide Appliances Such As Refrigerators Or Stoves For Use In Their Units?
• A Tenant Wants To Review The Rental File The Landlord Maintains On The Unit. Is The Landlord Required To Allow A Tenant To Review The File?
• Is There A Limit On The Number Of Persons Who Can Reside In A One Bedroom Apartment?
• Must I Inform Prospective Tenants That My Rental Property Contains Lead-Based Paint?
• What Information Can A Landlord Request On An Application? Can Landlords Charge An Application Fee?
• I Recently Inherited Property Which I Do Not Want To Sell At This Time. If I Decide To Rent The Property, What Will My Responsibilities?
• I Own Six (6) Houses Which I Rent. It Seems Someone Is Calling All The Time About Repairs. I Want To Continue To Rent The Properties?
• I Own A Six Unit Residential Apartment Building Which I Rent. There Is A Parking Lot With Designated Parking Places. What Can I Do About Unauthorized Parking?
• What Is A Lease And Why Is It Important?
• What Should A Lease Contain?
• What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of A Written Lease?
• Does A Tenant Have Any Rights When There Is Not A Written Lease?
• Aren’t All Leases Standard? What Difference Does It Make Whether The Tenant Reads The Lease Before Signing It?
• When Should The Tenant Expect To Get A Copy Of The Lease?
• The Resident Management Of My Apartment Complex Refuses To Provide Me With The Name And Address Of The Property Owner. How Can I Obtain This Information?
• Is There A Seventy-Two (72) Hour Period After Signing My Lease During Which I Can Change My Mind And Get Out Of The Lease?
• I Am A Tenant Who Is In Active Military Service And Live In Off-Base Rental Housing. My Lease Is For One Year And Is Renewable.
• When The Lease Has Expired But The Landlord Has Continued To Take Rental Payments, What Rights Does A Tenant Have?
• I Notified My Landlord That I Would Be Terminating The Lease Early. According To The Lease, I Must Pay The Equivalent Of One Months Rent. Is This Proper?
• I Have Received Notice That My Landlord Is Not Going To Renew My Lease. According To The Terms Of The Lease, The Landlord Must Provide Written Notice.
• My Apartment Owner Failed To Make Mortgage Payments And The Property Has Been Foreclosed, What Will Happen?
• The Apartment Complex Where I Live Changed Owners Last Month. The New Owners Have Notified All Tenants That The Old Leases Are Cancelled.
• My Lease Expired Two Months Ago, The Landlord Allowed Me To Continue At The Same Rent Without Signing A New Lease. Now, The Landlord Wants Me To Sign A New Lease.
• Is My Landlord Allowed To Enter The Apartment Without Notifying Me First?
• My Roommate And I Both Signed A Lease But She Has Moved Out. Can I Get Out Of The Lease?
• I Have Decided To Remodel My Apartments And Rent The Units To A Higher Income Market. How Much Notice To Vacate Must I Give The Landlord?
• My Lease Will Expire In Two Months. I Want To Stay In The Same Apartment. What Should I Do?
• I Have A One Year Lease Which Prohibits Pets. I Am Six Months Into My Lease. For The Past Three Months, I Have Kept A Dog In My Home.
• What Is A Security Deposit And Why Do I Have To Pay It?
• What Do I Need To Know About Security Deposits Before I Sign A Lease?
• What Do I Need To Do At The End Of The Tenancy?
• As A Landlord What Can I Deduct From A Tenant’s Security Deposit?
• I Am A Landlord Who Rents Two Homes. I Do Not Employ A Management Agent. My Tenants Moved Out, How Do I Return The Security Deposit?
• Is A Landlord Required To Give The Tenant The Interest Earned On The Security Deposit?
• What Is The Landlord Required To Do With The Security Deposit?
• What Happens To The Security Deposit When An Apartment Complex Changes Owners?
• What Other Types Of Deposits May Be Required By The Landlord?
• If An Individual Pays A Security Deposit On An Apartment And The Application Is Rejected, How Long Does The Person Receiving The Deposit Have To Return It?
• What Happens If The Landlord Refuses To Refund The Security Deposit Even Though The Tenant Satisfied The Conditions For Refunding It?
• When I Moved Into The Apartment, Two Windows Did Not Have Screens And Two Other Screens Were Ripped.
• I Made An Application To Move Into An Apartment And Gave The Manager $100 As A Deposit To Hold The Apartment. I Have Decided That I Do Not Want The Apartment. What About The Deposit?
• Can A Landlord Charge Different Rents For The Same Type Of Unit?
• How Often Can A Private Landlord Raise The Rent In A Year? Is There A Limit On How Much Rent Can Be Raised Each Time An Increase Is Put Into Effect?
• My Rent Check For $500 Was Returned By The Bank For Insufficient Funds. My Landlord Wants To Charge Me A $25 Fee And $300 To Cover Costs.
• The Landlord Will Not Accept Only Half Of The Rent. Why Not?
• I Paid The Rent On The 5th Of The Month. The Manager Charged Me A $15.00 Late Fee. Is There A Grace Period Under Georgia Law?
• My Landlord Gave Me Notice That His Records Show That I Did Not Pay Rent For July; It Is Now October. I Paid Rent For August, September And October.
• My Lease Agreement Says That The Tenant Is Responsible For All Repairs. Does The Landlord Not Have A Responsibility For Repairs?
• The Landlord Promised To Replace The Carpet Before I Moved In. I Have Been Living Here For Three (3) Months.
• I Spoke To My Landlord Over A Month Ago About Repairing A Leak In The Kitchen, But It Still Has Not Been Done. What Can A Tenant Do?
• My Lease Specifically Requires The Landlord To Provide Air Conditioning During The Summer. It Has Been Out Of Order For Six Weeks.
• The Roof On My Unit Is Leaking Badly. I Notified The Landlord And It Was Fixed But It Took About Three Weeks To Have The Repairs Completed.
• I Do Not Have A Written Lease Agreement But I Am Renting An Apartment Month-To-Month. The Landlord Is Refusing To Make Repairs.
• Is Pest Control Part Of The Maintenance Responsibilities Of The Landlord?
• My Landlord Will Not Repair A Broken Parking Lot Light. I Am Concerned About My Safety. What Can I Do To Force The Landlord To Make Repairs?
• A Tenant Of Mine Changed The Locks On The Unit Without My Permission And Will Not Give Me A Set Of Keys. The Locks Were Not Broken.
• One Of My Tenants Has Re-Wallpapered A Bathroom And Did A Very Poor Job. The Tenant Did Not Ask My Permission. Can A Tenant Make Alterations?
• There Is A Tree On The Property I Am Renting. I Would Like To Cut It Down Because I Fear It Might Fall On My Home. Can I Cut Down The Tree?
• My Personal Property Was Damaged By A Fire That Started In A Vacant Apartment Next Door.
• The Pipes In My Apartment Froze And When They Melted They Leaked. Who Is Responsible For The Damage To The Pipes And Damage To The Belongings That Were Damaged?
• I Rented A House With Land, The Land Is Fenced. The Fence Was Damaged. Does The Landlord Have To Repair?
• My Landlord Refused To Repair A Hole In My Ceiling And My Personal Property Was Damaged. Can My Landlord Be Held Responsible?
• I Own Rental Property. I Have Been Notified That The County Government Has Declared My Property Unfit For Occupancy.
• My Tenant Has Not Been Seen For Several Weeks; Rent Is Paid. Can I Consider The Property Abandoned?
• When Can A Landlord Begin Legal Proceedings To Evict A Tenant?
• Today I Received A Dispossessory Affidavit Because I Failed To Pay My Rent The First Of The Month. I Now Have Money To Pay My Rent.
• I Terminated My Tenant’s Lease Effective The 15th Of October. It Is Now November 1st, The Tenant Has Not Moved And I Filed A Dispossessory Warrant. Now The Tenant Wants To Pay The Rent, Can I Accept It?
• I Do Not Have The Money To Pay My Rent. My Landlord Says My Furniture Will Be Placed On The Street If I Don’t Pay The Rent. Can My Landlord Enter The Residence And Remove My Furniture?
• My Landlord Removed All My Possessions And Changed The Locks On The Apartment. He Did Not Give Me Any Warning.
• My Tenants Have Not Paid Rent In Several Months. Can I Turn Off Their Utilities?
• I Have Been Served With A Dispossessory Warrant. It States That I Can File An Answer. What Is An Answer?
• My Tenant Filed An Answer To A Dispossessory Warrant Which I Filed Because She Did Not Pay The Rent.
• My Tenant Was Served With The Dispossessory Warrant By Tack And Mail Service. The Tenant Did Not File An Answer. The Court Says They Can’t Issue A Money Judgement.
• The Court Ruled For My Landlord At Our Dispossessory Hearing. How Long Do I Have To Move?
• I Disagree With The Court’s Judgment That I Owe My Landlord Money And That I Have To Move. What Can I Do?
• My Lease Is Not Up For Another Six Months. I Am Being Transferred By My Company. What Can I Do To Terminate The Lease?
• My Friend Was Visiting And Accidentally Burned A Hole In The Carpet With A Cigarette. The Landlord Says I Am Responsible For The Damage.
• My Former Landlord Sent Me A Letter Saying That I Owed $500. I Wrote The Landlord Stating That I Disagreed With This Statement.