Most tenants have entered into a lease agreement for an apartment, house or other type of residential real estate. Unfortunately, many tenants are unaware of their rights and unknowingly enter into unlawful lease agreements, have their security deposits unlawfully withheld, are illegally evicted or are victims of harassment by their landlord.
If you believe your rights as a tenant have been violated, you want collection harassment to stop, a debt collection lawsuit has been filed against you, or if you just want to discuss the facts of your situation, The Kinard Law Office is here to assist. We assist tenants with many different landlord-tenant problems, including:
Unlike large corporate landlords, small landlords need individual advice and solutions. Each time a tenant fails to pay, it creates a huge impact on the landlord's end result. Here, we understand that it's more to Landlord-Tenant disputes than getting the case in front of a judge. Instead, the most important thing is resolving the issue as quickly and efficiently as possible so the landlord is placed back into positive cash flow. If the tenant remains, it is also imperative that the landlord-tenant relationship be managed in a manner that sets expectations for the tenant and ensures the tenant's knowledge that he or she must consistently pay rent on time and in full.
Regardless of whether you are renting your home, a basement apartment, or some other residential unit, we are here to assist you. We assist small landlords with the following: