Sam Roach (he/him/his) is a senior philosophy major. He is the co-president of the W&M’s nationally ranked Ethics Bowl Team and an executive of the philosophy club. In the fall, he will begin his 1L ...

What would you do if someone asked you for legal advice about a conflict between them and their landlord, but when you told ...

After losing more than $8,000 to a person he describes as "a professional tenant," landlord Nicholas Sikatori wants ...

If so, you want to argue that point now. Commercial landlords may have to navigate the complexities of bankruptcy law, which often favors the debtor’s ability to assign leases. However ...

One renter questioned why their landlord wanted them to take care of the lawn after the downstairs neighbor moved out.

It was first introduced in the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023, and is named after two-year-old Awaab Ishak, who died in ...

While landlords prefer tenants with the strongest financial positions to sign leases, they may sometimes accept a “shell” entity — created solely ...

Passed by New York State last spring, the legislation prohibits landlords from forcing renters out of their homes just because their lease term is over. The law felt like it could be a lifeline.

State law requires most landlords to return the security deposit to a former tenant within 14 days of their exit, or explain why they won’t. That law hasn’t applied to rent-stabilized ...

I AM just completing the questionnaire on the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants. This is the second time I have spent an hour and a half trying to complete this form because the ...