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Roommate violence

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Roomate violence
Q: My roommate and ex-boyfriend has threatened to kill me. I am in fear for my life.  Do I have the right to evict him from our apartment?  I signed the lease but I added his name to it.  He never signed the lease.  I am not sure what legal rights I have.  I have already told my ex-boyfriend to leave and get out of my life.  It didn't work.
 
 
Renting a room
Q: I'm looking to rent a room from someone but my credit is really bad.  Does this matter?
 
 
 
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Phil Rhodes is an experienced commercial credit attorney in Northern California with his own practice, emphasizing bankruptcy, real estate finance, and other consumer and small business credit issues. Phil is also a happy renter, now on his sixth successful landlord-tenant relationship.
 
 
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