Insufficient Funds June 15, 2023 Q Two people approached me, each seeking a $10,000 loan, but I can only lend $10,000. Should I split it between them or somehow prioritize one over the other? A Lending money to a Jew…
Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: In New Jersey and some other US states, there are laws that forbid evicting a tenant without just cause, even at the end of a lease. Is this law binding according to halacha? Answer: Anti-eviction…
Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: Reuven is looking for an apartment to rent. He finds one he likes and the owner tells him it is $2,000 a month. After he signs the agreement, he speaks to his new neighbors and…
Daf 24- Obligating Oneself to an Unknown Beneficiary Rav Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs, Dayan, Bais Havaad Lakewood Daf 25- The Difference Between Stipulations and Beraira Rav Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs, Dayan, Bais Havaad Lakewood Daf 26 - The Mass Produced Pruzbul Rav…
Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: There was a flood in an apartment and the tenant was forced to move out for a few days while repairs were being done, is he entitled to deduct those days from his rent? Or…
Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: Reuven signed a lease to rent a townhouse that was in the process of being built. When the construction was completed, he moved in and was surprised to discover that there was no washer and…
Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: Let’s discuss some specific examples of common repairs. Would a landlord have to pay to fix a clogged toilet? Answer: Clogged toilets are usually caused by negligence on the tenant’s part, which means that the…
Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: What are a landlord’s obligations to his tenant in regard to repairing things that break of their own accord over the course of the rental? Answer: In the regular case where one rents a specific…
Daf 16 - Harshaah in the Sending of a Get; Rav Eliezer Cohen Dayan, Kollel Even HaEzer Daf 17 - The Delayed Get; Rav Shimon Greenebaum Dayan, Kollel Even HaEzer Daf 18 - The Early Kesuvah; Rav Chanoch Saltz Rosh…
A Conflict of Interest June 1, 2023 Q I am a residential landlord. When a tenant signs a lease, he provides me with a security deposit, which I am legally required to deposit into an interest-bearing escrow account. I confess…