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Landlord-Tenant Law
The plaintiff landlord leased an apartment to the defendant tenant, offering a discounted rent with the understanding that the rent would increase after the first year. As the renewal approached, the landlord sought to raise the rent to the higher
A landlord served a residential tenant with an eviction notice for nonpayment of rent during a period when the governor had ordered a temporary ban on such notices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tenant responded by counterclaiming that the
A tenant leased a commercial space from a landlord beginning in December 2020. The landlord alleged that the tenant failed to pay rent during 2022 and 2023, leading to an ejectment action in early 2024 seeking both possession of the
After the death of her husband, the plaintiff became the sole owner of certain residential property previously held in joint tenancy. The plaintiff, serving as executor of her late husband’s estate, leased the property to one of the defendants, her
A tenant and her young son resided in a rental property owned by a landlord. The tenant failed to pay rent for August 2024, prompting the landlord to file an eviction action in the Rhode Island District Court for nonpayment.
Real Estate & Property Law
The case concerns landowners whose property in Harris County, Texas, was condemned by the State for a highway project. After initially offering compensation, the State initiated condemnation proceedings, and the parties settled on a value for the property. Years later,
A group of developers and the City of Des Moines entered into a development agreement for a multi-use project in downtown Des Moines, including a parking garage, a residential tower, and a theater. The project was delayed multiple times due
A dispute arose over a 1.5-acre tract of land in Lafayette County, Mississippi, after Beulah Belcher claimed ownership based on a deed from her parents in 1984. The deed’s legal description did not match the land Belcher and her family
A Virginia-based partnership owned a property in the District of Columbia. In 2002, this partnership and a limited liability company (LLC), both related entities, executed a merger under Virginia law, with the LLC surviving and acquiring the property. The merger
Andrea Dale Dye was named as a defendant in a timber trespass lawsuit after her neighbors, the Bradleys, discovered in 2017 that timber had been removed from their property. Ms. Dye had previously entered into a contract in 2016 with
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