Landlord/Tenant

• Research landlord/tenant laws and rights.
• Visit residence to verify and document (photograph) problems.
• Review terms and conditions of oral and written rental agreements/leases; prepare analysis of key terms.
• Investigate city/county records to discover the building owner and past violations/complaints.
• Study notices and evictions served to see if they were prepared and served properly in accordance with lease provisions and rent receipts.
• Negotiate with landlord and tenant to resolve problems.
• Draft notice to leave the premises, complaint, requests for service and praecipe for writ of resolution.
• File and serve pleadings.
• Notify client of hearing date.
• Collect information for hearing and motion for judgment.
• Confirm service on defendant.
• Maintain contact with client or landlord as to tenant status.
• Draft motion for judgment and assist with collection.
• Identify and refer nonlegal problems to proper agencies; contact agencies for clients.

Note - Some of the information contained in the Litigation and Real Estate sections of this publication also includes work performed in the Landlord/Tenant specialty area.