Adding Friend to Lease
My friend has asked me to add her to my lease agreement, because my address is within the school district her daughter is in. Other than her name being on my lease, NOTHING will change – I’ll still pay rent, she’s not moving in – is there anything legal that can work against me in this case? I would think if anything it would work against her because if I default, it goes against her as well, correct? But there is nothing she can do to me?

Landlord/tenant contract problem
I recently rented a location to open a restaurant. It was inspected and did not pass. When landlord notified she state she could not afford to repair. A verbal agreement was made that I would repair and remodel and the rent would not be paid until the restaurant was approved to open. It costs a little over $10,000 to repair, remodel and install equipment. It has now been opened 2 months and landlord sent a notice of change of lease agreement advising she needs a list of inventory and wants the rent for the months it was being repaired. She also states that the property is in the process of being sold and it should be completed in 2009. She states if money or list not provided within 30 days I will be evicted. Nowa written contract was done at one point but she would not sign it due to her not reading english. She kept stating she was waiting for her son to review it and now after Ive put it all that money and paid her rent since it opened she is doing this. What is it that I can do to find out if the property is in fact being sold and can she do what she is threatning to do. I feel it is unfair that after all the hard work and money I invested she does this. I also found out she has had previous problems with other tenants.

Clauses of Lease Agreement
The lease agreement we made with the landlord included a part we made requiring the landlord to take care of the yard work. This landlord is a private individual and the lease agreement is oral with a one-year term. The landlord agreed to these terms. We have lived here for 7 months now. A couple of days ago we left a message on the landlord’s answering machine asking for them to come and mow the lawn, it has been over a month since its been done. After a few days, we received a call from the landlord, and they stated they would not take care of the yard anymore. Are they liable for breaching a major part of the lease agreement we included and that they agreed to? We would not have rented this place had they refused this part of the agreement from the beginning. Can we have the yard work done and deduct the cost from rent? Would this be viewed acceptable by a court? Any advice on this would greatly be appreciated. Thank you.

Landlord changed lease after 30 days of move on
To whom it concern,
Can a landlord change a lease agreement after 30 days if everything is already signed?
(I moved into an all bill paid unit stated on the lease, 30 days after move in she is telling me I owe her 250.00 on light bills. I was forced into signing a form for Oct saying I cant go over a 100.00 can she make changes like that ? Also if I don’t pay the bill I get evicted is this possible. It also states in the lease no changes are allowed before initial contract term ends)