Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: If a tenant subleases an apartment for more rent than he is paying, can he keep the profit? For example, if he is renting the apartment for $1,500 a month and he subleases it for…
Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: Is a tenant allowed to sublease his apartment? Answer: The Gemara says that a renter may not rent the item that he is leasing to someone else. However, the Rishonim say that the Gemara is…
Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: It is common for a tenant to remain in a rental property beyond the term of the lease without formally signing a new contract. What is the status of the lease during that period? Can…
Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: A fellow owns a chain of stores and rents the properties from various landlords. He realizes that one store is losing money and closes it in the middle of a 5-year lease. Does he have…
Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: A tenant is in the middle of a two-year lease and is moving out of town. He wants to find a different tenant to take over his lease but the landlord says that since he signed…
Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: Yankel is living in an apartment and is in the middle of a two-year lease. A fire breaks out in his landlord’s house, leaving him homeless. The landlord tells Yankel to vacate the apartment because…
Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: Reuven owns an apartment and is looking for a tenant, while Shimon is looking for an apartment to rent. Shimon looks at Reuven’s apartment and decides he wants to rent it. He gives him a…
Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: Typically, when someone rents a residential house or apartment, he has to sign a lease. What is the function of this lease? Is it necessary according to halacha to have one? Answer: A rental needs…
Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: May a parent favor one son over the other sons in his will? Answer: The Gemara says that one should not do that. The Gemara says that one should not make distinctions between one son and…
Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: If a parent did not write a will but they intentionally stated to the children their intentions of how they want their assets to be divided. Are the children obligated to honor those wishes? Answer: I…