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Phil Querin Q&A: Tree Liability

Phil Querin
Querin Law
MHCO Legal Counsel

Trees, Limbs and Roots – Liability Issues

 

Question:  .  What is the landlord’s responsibility when it comes to trees falling on a tenant’s house. Does it make a difference if it is a hazard tree vs. not a hazard tree? What about roots crossing over a space and causing damage to the home on the tenant’s space or the neighbor’s space? What about tree damage that is weather related?

 

Answer: First, it must be noted that since tenants are not “owners,” and therefore, the caselaw and statutes that might apply to the latter do not necessarily apply to tenants in m

Phil Querin Q&A: Bad Tenant Applies for Temporary Occupant

Phil Querin
Querin Law
MHCO Legal Attorney

Question:  A former tenant who signed over his mobile but left the Park with almost $8,000 in back rent, unpaid property taxes and attorney fees is now applying to be a Temporary Occupant in a neighbor’s home.  Is there any way I can prevent him from living in the Park? If I deny him temporary occupancy, I’m afraid he will say he will be serving as a care giver for the current tenant.  What can I do?

 

Answer:   Does the former tenant have issues other than his lack of fiscal resp