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Landlord/Tenant - February 2022
Renters & Moving:
What Legal Issues May Arise?
It’s not uncommon for landlords and tenants to run into issues over the course of a tenancy, and particularly at the end of a lease. A tenant vacating a property sets in motion responsibilities and requirements for both parties and failing to fulfill those duties on the part of one party can cause recriminations from the other, and quite possibly lead to potential legal action.
Landlord/Tenant - February 2022
Renters & Moving:
What Legal Issues May Arise?
It’s not uncommon for landlords and tenants to run into issues over the course of a tenancy, and particularly at the end of a lease. A tenant vacating a property sets in motion responsibilities and requirements for both parties and failing to fulfill those duties on the part of one party can cause recriminations from the other, and quite possibly lead to potential legal action.
Landlord/Tenant - February 2022
Renters & Moving:
What Legal Issues May Arise?
It’s not uncommon for landlords and tenants to run into issues over the course of a tenancy, and particularly at the end of a lease. A tenant vacating a property sets in motion responsibilities and requirements for both parties and failing to fulfill those duties on the part of one party can cause recriminations from the other, and quite possibly lead to potential legal action.
Recent articles
Keep Your Private Information Safe On Dating Apps—The Do’s and Don’ts
Getting to know someone online means sharing your personal details. But you must be careful not to overshare because if you do, it could lead to your identity being stolen. If you’re asking yourself, “is the Tinder app private?” or “are dating apps safe?” well…just...
What Are the Types of Identity Theft?
Identity theft is a serious business, and business is booming. Nearly 42 million Americans were victims of identity fraud in 2021, up a staggering 79% over 2020. As every aspect of your life goes digital, your personal information lives on hundreds, if not thousands...
What is Credit Monitoring and Do I Need it?
Your credit is important—it’s the key indicator of your financial health. Your creditworthiness is the difference between being able to take out a loan to buy your dream home…or not. Credit monitoring services keep a close eye on your credit and track changes in your...
Public Wi-Fi May be Free But it Comes With a Price
Practically everyone uses public Wi-Fi. Most coffee shops, restaurants, gyms, planes, airports, and hotels offer it. It’s convenient and free. But the reality is, it comes with a price. Because when you use public Wi-Fi, you’re much more exposed to getting hacked,...
How to Spot Child Identity Theft and How to Avoid It
These days, almost everyone is online—including our kids. Translation: children’s private information is more exposed than ever. Why? Because information about them is collected every time they play an online game on their tablet, text with their friends on their...
How to Fix Issues & Errors on Your Credit Report
You just got your credit report and something feels off. Your credit score seems too low. You dig deeper and find out that, lo and behold, there were a bunch of mistakes that led to your lower score. First of all, UGH. And second, you need to quickly fix the errors on...
How to Stop Getting Preapproved Credit Card Offers in the Mail
We’ve all been there. You open up your mailbox and see a big stack of mail and you’re excited to open a fun package…only to discover that it’s mostly credit card offers that you didn’t even want. Ugh! Credit card companies send unsolicited mail (and email) because...
Why You Need Stronger Passwords
For every door that opens on the internet, there’s usually a “key” to open that door—in other words, a combination of username and password. And behind each door is a ton of personal information about you. If you use easy-to-hack passwords, reuse them across sites,...
How SIM Swap Works: What You Need to Know
Have you heard people talking about SIM, but didn’t know what it was? A SIM card (Subscriber Identity Module) looks like the chip on the front of most credit cards, but slightly bigger. This microdevice enables your phone to connect with your cellular provider and...
How Data Brokers Sell Your Identity & Personal Information
Do you know who's selling your data? That can be a difficult question to answer. Credit reporting bureaus are data brokers, but they’re only the tip of the iceberg. Tech companies, credit card companies, marketing agencies and more mine data for their own use, which...
How Secure is Your Password?
Are you a QWERTY fan? Maybe sports teams are more your thing—Cowboys42, anyone? If you haven't guessed yet, these are common password choices—ones that should be eternally banned for a variety of reasons. But the main reason to stop these lightweight password...
What is PII and What Does PII Include?
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is unique information that can be used to link to an individual’s identity. In some cases, stolen PII can help identity thieves fraudulently access someone else’s identity. PII can include your full name, date of birth, and...
Why it’s Important to Check Your Credit Score
Your credit report and your credit score are two important pieces of your financial health, so you should review them regularly. Credit scores are different than credit reports. Reports show your credit history, while scores are a number based on several personal...
6 Ways to Remove Your Personal Information from Google
The social media giants of the world are being pressured by people who are getting sick and tired of their personally identifiable information (PII) being shared. They’re losing faith in being able to keep it secure and private. Google is no exception to this as it...
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