SARALAND, Ala. (BP)--A ministry wife exists in a rare environment. To live and work alongside one's husband in Kingdom work is a precious, unique calling. Yet few career tracks in the marketplace have a dynamic quite like that of being a minister's wife.
If a landlord fails to provide possession of the premises, tenant may find other lodgings and sue the landlord for the difference in monthly cost, providing tenant mitigates damages. If a landlord wrongfully evicts tenant, the tenantâs option is normally to fight the eviction in court and sue landlord for damages.
The landlordâs right to his property is a constitutionally protected right. The tenant is entitled to own, control, use, enjoy and dispose his/her private property. This right is reiterated by the legislature in La. RS 9:3258. The law protects landlords with it comes to collection of rent. If done properly, unpaid rent is subject to the landlord collecting attorneys fees for collection. La. RS 9:3259 lays out the framework for how to secure attorneys fees along with rents due.