Signed a lease in hand, utilities in my name and current tentant wont leave

[Alaska landlord]

John's "advice" is bad and wrong, to be quite frank. The LL was negligent because he did NOT have the unit available when he was contractually obligated to. The OP reasonably relied on the LL fulfilling his contractual obligations and incurred costs based upon that reliance. OP is allowed to recover those damages from the LL.
John seems to think that this situation wasn't under the control of the LL. He's just plain wrong on that too!"

Actually, the landlord can be held liable, but it would depend on the case and the circumstances. In this case the LL has acted in good faith and will probably win in court. The correct approach would be to sue the tenant that is preventing the new tenant from moving in. I read about a similar case just last week. I have been trying to find the right Google search criteria to come up with it. Should not be long before I find it.

BL and ZIG speak out of ignorance.

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[BL]

LL has exceeded his obligations and cannot be held liable to matters beyond his control.
BL and ZIG speak out of ignorance.

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Another one that has name called , instead of agreeing to disagree , or just disagreeing .

 

[Alaska landlord]

BL, I was not name calling. I was stating a fact.
I haven't been able to find the case law I read about, but I did find pertinent information regarding a simlar case.

http://books.google.com/books?id=yhMD2ye_GaYC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=tenant+refuses+to+vacate+for+new+tenant&source=web&ots=N7tW7wKE4Z&sig=vl9NRWcz3AtgvHQ_FLK0DEflaNI&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result


http://books.google.com/books?id=yYviqGIoOBgC&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=former+tenant+refuses+to+deliver+possession+to+new+tenant&source=web&ots=B3J3CVlW4c&sig=LW6pQ_dFhgwIjz05wAcrUFh668E&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result

 

[BL]

LL has exceeded his obligations and cannot be held liable to matters beyond his control.

Explain how LL has exeeded his obligations .