http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Rent/index.html LawInfo - Legal Resource Center offers free legal forms and free legal documents that is designed to help consumers and businesses resolve their legal issues http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Rent/Federal/my-rent-was-late-so-my-landlord-is-charging-m.html Generally, a landlord may not charge a late fee unless it is specified in the lease.  If the lease does allow a landlord to charge a late fee, most states do not require a grace period before charging the fee unless the term is specified in the agreement. Rent FAQs Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:26:15 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Rent/Federal/i-did-not-pay-rent-so-my-landlord-changed-the.html In most states, a landlord may not use force to evict a tenant without a court order. This prohibits the landlord from changing the locks or retaining the tenant’s property.  Rent FAQs Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:47:47 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Rent/Federal/how-do-i-evict-my-tenant-who-has-failed-to-pa.html The legal action that is commonly used to evict a tenant is called an “unlawful detainer” action.  Every state has an unlawful detainer procedure whereby a landlord gets a court order to evict a tenant quickly and at low cost.  The proceeding commonly requires first serving the tenant with a “notice to quit," which notifies the tenant that the landlord is kicking the tenant out.  State law varies regarding how many days notice a tenant is entitled to before the tenant can actually be evicted, but it is usually between 3 and 7 days.  The landlord must then wait for the number of days to expire and then file an unlawful detainer action with the court.  If the landlord "wins" the unlawful detainer action, then the landlord gets a court order or judgment for possession of the property.  It is illegal for the landlord to physically remove the tenant, lock the tenant out or remove the tenant's belongings.  In most states, it is the sheriff who will enforce the judgment/court order and escort the tenant out of the unit.  Rent FAQs Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:49:04 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Rent/Federal/can-my-landlord-raise-the-rent-whenever-he-sh.html Generally no.  In fact, one of the benefits of most leases is that the rent is fixed for the duration of the agreement.  In those cases, rent may only be increased when the lease term expires and a new lease is executed.  For month-to-month tenancies, the terms of the rent are only "fixed" for a month at a time - thus rent can be increased upon 30 days notice.   Rent FAQs Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:17:40 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Rent/California/index.html Free California Rent FAQs State specific Rent FAQs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:36:34 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Landlord-Rights/index.html Free Landlord Rights FAQs Landlord/Tenant Sub-categories Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:36:34 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Landlord-Tenant-Sub/index.html Free Landlord Tenant Law FAQs Landlord/Tenant Sub-categories Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:36:34 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Landlord-Tenant-Rights/index.html Free Landlord Tenant Rights FAQs Landlord/Tenant Sub-categories Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:36:34 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Leases/index.html Free Leases FAQs Landlord/Tenant Sub-categories Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:36:34 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/rental-discrimination/index.html Free Rental Discrimination FAQs Landlord/Tenant Sub-categories Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:36:34 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Repairs/index.html Free Repairs FAQs Landlord/Tenant Sub-categories Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:36:34 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Security-Deposit/index.html Free Security Deposit FAQs Landlord/Tenant Sub-categories Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:36:34 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/terminations-and-evictions/index.html Free Terminations and Evictions FAQs Landlord/Tenant Sub-categories Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:36:34 GMT