What Can a Bais Din Do to Remove a Tenant Who Refuses to Move?
Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: If a tenant is not paying rent, or he is at the end of a lease but refuses to vacate, what can a bais din do to get the tenant out? Answer: If the tenant…
Can a Tenant Demand the Right of First Refusal When His Lease Ends?
Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: A tenant lives in a state that does not have anti-eviction laws. At the end of his lease, his landlord asks him to vacate the apartment so that he can rent it to his second…
Are Anti-Eviction Laws Binding in Halacha?
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…
If a Landlord Overcharges a Tenant, Is It a Problem of Onaah?
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…
If a Tenant Subleases an Apartment, Can He Keep the Profit?
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…
Is a Tenant Permitted to Sublease an Apartment?
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…
Once a Lease Is Up, Can Either Side Always End the Rental Arrangement?
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…
If a Store Closes, Does the Rent Still Have to be Paid Until the End of the Lease?
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…
Can a Tenant Move Out in the Middle of a Lease if He Finds a Replacement?
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…
Can a Landlord Ever Evict a Tenant in the Middle of a Lease?
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…