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…