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RENT CONTROL

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A law that limits the amount of rent a landlord can charge and governs rent increases and has other stringent requirements on the landlord that are usually beneficial to the tenant. Rent control exists in a limited number of cities and states. … [Read more...]

REMTTTIT DAMNA

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Latin: An entry on the record, by which the plaintiff declares that he remits a part of the damages which have been awarded him. … [Read more...]

RENT WITHHOLDING

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When a tenant holds back paying full rent due to not receiving all the benefits of a lease, typically due to the landlord's unjustifiable failure to remedy a significant problem for which the landlord is responsible to deliver under the lease. For example, a tenant withholds 5% of the rent after the landlord waits one full week to fix an issue where the tenant did not have hot … [Read more...]

REMUNERATION

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Reward; recompense; salary. Dig. 17, 1, 7. The word "remuneration" means a quid pro quo. If a man gives his services, whatever consideration he gets for giving his services seems to me a remuneration for them. Consequently, I think, if a person was in the receipt of a payment, or in the receipt of a percentage, or any kind of payment which would not be an actual money payment, … [Read more...]

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