rent law

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• rent — 1 n 1 a: a return made by a tenant or occupant of real property to the owner for possession and use thereof; esp: a sum of money agreed upon between a landlord and tenant for the use of real property b in the civil law of Louisiana: a contract by …   Law dictionary

• rent control — rent con·trol n: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction rent–con·trolled adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. rent control …   Law dictionary

• rent review — The landlord may have reserved the right to review the rent at intervals during the period of the lease. There is usually a mechanism that can be invoked to determine a new rent which will reflect changes in the market since the lease was… …   Law dictionary

• rent strike — n: a refusal by a group of tenants to pay rent (as in protest against high rates) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. rent strike …   Law dictionary

• rent withholding — A residential tenant s refusal to pay the rent, based on the landlord s unjustified refusal or failure to fix a defect in the rental that renders it unlivable or seriously unsafe. Rent withholding is legal only if a state statute provides for it …   Law dictionary

• rent free period — A period at the beginning of a tenancy during which no rent is payable by the tenant. It is given: • As an inducement to the tenant to enter into the lease which does not affect the headline rent; or • Recognition of the fact that until the… …   Law dictionary

• rent review memorandum — A form of memorandum, usually kept with the lease, which records the amount of the revised rent agreed or determined at the conclusion of a rent review. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms.… …   Law dictionary

• rent roll — The aggregate rent payable by all the tenants at the property. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …   Law dictionary

• rent out — index lease, let (lease), sublease, sublet Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• rent payer — index lessee, lodger, tenant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Rent control — refers to laws or ordinances that set price controls on the renting of residential housing. It functions as a price ceiling.History of rent controls in AmericaIn the United States during World War I, rents were controlled through the efforts of… …   Wikipedia