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Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
How can I make my former boyfriend move out?
Question: My old Casa Grande High School boyfriend lost his job in San Diego and recently moved back to live with his parents. We went to coffee a couple times and then started dating. My kids are both grown, and I got our nice two-story home in my divorce so … my old boyfriend moved into one of the downstairs bedrooms. He now has a good job with a local home builder, but he says that he can't move out until he saves some money. We don't even to go to coffee now, and I think he may have a girlfriend. I just want to live by myself, and I don't want to do the eviction thing with everyone in Casa Grande knowing how silly I was! Any thoughts? Answer: Your old boyfriend is not a tenant under a lease but is simply a guest. Therefore, under ARS 33-1378 you can contact a police officer to have your old boyfriend removed from your home. Unfortunately, if your old boyfriend then denies that he is a guest and claims that you agreed to a three-month lease or some other fabrication, the police officer will probably say 'it's a civil matter' and leave. You will then have to file and serve the eviction paperwork. Contact real estate attorney Christopher A. Combs at chris@ This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: How can I make my former boyfriend move out? Sign in to access your portfolio
The Herald
5 days ago
- General
- The Herald
Olorato Mongale murder suspect wanted to end his life, says last person to see him before shoot-out with cops
The Mason Arbor Town tenant who rents vehicles — including one to Makhanya last year — and asked not to be named told TimesLIVE the murder suspect visited him in the early hours of Wednesday and again on Thursday. He said on Wednesday Makhanya called him to hire a car. 'He wanted me to give him an address or I must direct him to my place. When he got here I gave him a code. When he came here he was a person who desperately needed a car and he was with another person,' said the tenant. 'I had learnt he was someone who was being pursued by the police. I told him I am unable to do business with him because his photo was being circulated widely,' he said. He said Makhanya came back a day later with the same plea. 'He asked me to hear him out and expressed his intentions to kill himself. He was crying while we were in the parking lot,' he said. The tenant said Makhanya accompanied him to his third floor flat where he opened up about his life. 'He told me his mother was against this [criminal activities] and often called him out. But he did not listen to his mother. He said had he listened to his mother then things would have been OK,' said the tenant. 'The whole conversation took over three hours and he wanted to kill himself. There was just the two of us and I was in a predicament because I had to calm him down. I told him the solution was not to kill himself but rather own up and get sentenced because he said both his parents were working. 'I could not do anything at the time because I did not know what he would do. Even though he had taken me to his confidence, I did not feel safe. I also did not spot the firearm but saw the cellphones he had,' said the tenant. He said he was alarmed to learn about a string of cases Makhanya was facing and that he did not intend to kill the former TimesLIVE journalist but rather he wanted to extort money from her. He said Makhanya finally agreed to hand himself over to the Amanzimtoti police at dawn. 'He even told me he wanted to take a moment and pray which is the time when the police invaded my place,' said the tenant. He said the incident had taken a toll on him. The tenant would not elaborate on the shooting between Makhanya and the police, or where he was during the incident. KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said the suspect was found with 28 ID cards and about 20 cellphones. Mkwanazi said the tenant claimed Makhanya confessed about the murder and claimed he had been locked up in his flat while Makhanya went to buy food and get money. A nyone who spots the other two suspects should immediately contact Brig Edwin Nama on 082-778-9035. TimesLIVE
RNZ News
28-05-2025
- General
- RNZ News
Sick landlord fails in bid to move back into his home
A landlord has failed in his bid to move back into his home. Photo: 123RF A landlord who says he's currently living in a garage has had his attempt to reduce a fixed-term tenancy on his home rejected by the Tenancy Tribunal. Graham Mark Shieff went to the Tenancy Tribunal seeking to reduce the term of the tenancy. Last August, he advised his tenant that he needed to sell the property because he was moving to Australia. The tenant, who has two children with her full-time and others who stay on weekends, found this a stressful experience because she helped with open homes and presenting the property for sale. Shieff was able to find a buyer but he then had health problems and needed two surgeries. He had to pull out the sale. He was not able to move to Australia and told the tribunal he needed to move back into the rented home, which is where he used to live. He told the tribunal he was living in a garage that was not suitable for his medical needs. Tribunal adjudicator D Watson said the tenant had been looking for somewhere to move to but had not found anything yet. She had expected to be able to stay in the premises until 24 June. Watson said the usual legal position with a fixed-term contract was that the term would be applied strictly. "There is a high threshold to be met before the tribunal will reduce the term. The landlord will need to establish that there has been a change in circumstances, the change was unforeseen, the unforeseen change will result in severe hardship if the tenancy is not reduced and the hardship exceeds that of the other party if the term is reduced." Watson said there was clearly an unforeseen change in the landlord's circumstances. "His medical needs have changed unexpectedly since the commencement of the tenancy and he provided evidence corroborating his medical conditions." But Watson said it was not clear that the change would result in severe hardship if the tenancy was not reduced. "The landlord says he is living in a garage, and that this is not suitable for his medical needs, however, the medical evidence he provided did not comment on his living conditions. He has yet to have the appointment that may or may not lead to further surgery. I am not satisfied that the landlord has proven there will be severe hardship if the tenancy is not reduced." It was also not clear that the landlord's hardship if the term was not reduced was greater than the tenant's if it was. Watson said the hardships were equally matched. The tenant had children to manage and she had signed a fixed-term agreement, She had already co-operated with the process of trying to sell the property, two months after the tenancy began. "Both parties are suffering hardship whether the fixed term is reduced or not. They are equally balanced and as such, I am not satisfied that the landlord's hardship outweighs that of the tenant."
Khaleej Times
25-05-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
Sub-letting apartments in Dubai: What tenants, sub-tenants must know
Question: I cannot afford an apartment alone, so I am considering getting a couple of roommates to share a one-bedroom apartment in Dubai. I don't want to break any laws. Could you please explain the rules around room sharing and how it works? Answer: In Dubai, sharing a rented apartment without obtaining the landlord's approval is illegal. This is in accordance with Article 24 Law No. 26 of 2007 regulating the relationship between landlords and tenants in Dubai which states, "Unless otherwise agreed in the tenancy contract, the tenant shall not assign benefit or sublease premises without obtaining the landlord's approval." Furthermore, a landlord may evict a tenant prior to the expiry of the tenancy term in Dubai if a tenant sub-lets the property or any part thereof without a landlord's prior written consent. Such eviction shall extend to both a tenant and any sub-tenant without prejudice to the sub-tenant's right to seek compensation from the tenant. This is under Article 25 (1) (b) of Law no. 33 of 2008 regulating the relationship between landlords and tenants in Dubai which states, "The landlord may seek eviction of the tenant from the real property prior to the expiry of the term of the tenancy only where the tenant sub-lets the Real Property or any part thereof without obtaining the landlord's approval in writing. In this case, the eviction will apply to both the Tenant and Sub-Tenant. However, the sub-tenant's right to claim compensation from the tenant will be preserved." Based on the aforementioned provisions of law, if you intend to sub-let an apartment, you should obtain written consent from the apartment's landlord before sub-letting or sharing the apartment with others.
Toronto Star
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- Toronto Star
How to insure yourself so it's cheaper, effective and tailored to your life phase
Most young people engage with insurance only when legally required — auto, tenant, or home insurance. Typical advice for saving on these types include shopping around, bundling with other kinds of insurance, and raising your deductible to lower premium payments. You can also ask for discounts, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada: if you are mortgage-free, claims-free, or have upgraded your home against fire and flooding, you can likely get a better deal on your home insurance. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW For drivers, installing a theft deterrent or a usage-based insurance app which tracks your driving habits can reduce your auto premiums. Keeping a clean driving record is also key, the bureau advises. Your broker or insurer can help find savings within your policy. Non-mandatory insurance is a lesser-known game, however. In terms of other valuable items worth protecting, there's your health, your ability to work, and your life. And young people are vastly underinsured, said Kenneth Doll, a Calgary-based financial planner with Wealth Architects and a life insurance consultant who offers fee-based advice. 'It's like many things in life — there needs to be a trigger,' he said. 'There needs to be an event that takes place that leads them to purchase insurance. It could be buying a house, having children, getting married.' Or sometimes there will be a tragic event that spurs them, said Rob Tétrault, head of the Tetrault Wealth Advisory Group at CG Wealth Management, in Winnipeg. Perhaps a friend dies and their spouse is left without insurance, he pointed out, and a young family to support alone. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW 'Most people need a push in order to get insurance,' Tétrault said. 'And then they'll say, 'What happens to my kids if that happened to me?' 'Insurance doesn't feel urgent, right? It's just something that's on the back burner, kind of like making a will. Until it's too late, and then one day you're not insurable.' The unfortunate part of young people being underinsured, he added, is that's when insurance is the cheapest — premiums are based on age and health. For life insurance, there's term and permanent coverage, Doll said. Term life insurance expires after a set time, making premiums more affordable. A common term is 20 years, Doll explained, which is usually purchased once someone is responsible for someone else — a spouse, or children. If an income-earner dies, the mortgage still needs to be paid, the children still need to be raised. 'The thinking is: after 20 years, the children will be somewhere around 20, and their mortgage will be close to paid off,' Doll said. 'So at the end of the term, they may let [the policy] go. They may think, 'We made it through, nothing happened.'' Renewing for another term is possible but more expensive since you are older, he said. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Permanent insurance lasts the rest of your life and is more costly. You can also structure your coverage with a bit of both, Doll said — buying a small permanent policy for $100,000 when you're young and it's cheaper, and then a term policy for $900,000 when you have kids. Your coverage when you need it most — children are young, paying down the house — would total $1 million. 'As people go through the different stages of life, life insurance changes its purpose along with you,' Doll said. 'As people approach retirement, permanent insurance becomes an important conversation because people want to have some insurance for the rest of their life. 'It's also the most cost effective way to pay capital gains taxes upon death. So it becomes an estate planning tool after about age 55 or 60.' Disability insurance also replaces income if you are unable to work, while critical illness insurance provides a lump sum payment upfront if you become sick, Tétrault said. This lump sum can be used for flights, medical treatments, and breaks from work. 'Think of high-earning professionals — dentists, lawyers, doctors — they typically have [disability insurance] in place,' Tétrault said. 'If they fall ill, or their back goes, then they'll have income replacement.' ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW When a family member was diagnosed with cancer, Tétrault said critical illness insurance helped pay for flights to the Mayo Clinic for a second opinion, as well as treatments. Financial professionals can advise clients on insurance needs, Tétrault said, noting that insurance is often part of a broader financial plan: 'to mitigate risk, to protect capital, to reduce taxes, to ease an estate transfer.' It's worth talking to your partner about what life would look like if one person passed away or was unable to work. 'If it's a complete disaster, and there's no way you're paying the mortgage, and you'd have to sell, or maybe you can't even pay your rent — just have a conversation,' Tétrault said. 'Insurance is usually very affordable at a young age.' Although some jobs offer life or disability insurance as part of their benefits, they are often not enough to replace income for many years, Doll said. When asking people how big a lottery win would allow them to retire, Doll pointed out most people say $2 million or $3 million. But when talking about life insurance, they think $200,000 coverage or that workplace benefits is enough. 'The number should be the same as the lottery, because you're dying, you're not coming back,' Doll said. 'You're not earning another penny.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 13, 2025.
