After finishing a year lease that ended 10/31/2011 and providing 60 days notice of moving as required, we were informed our deposit would take 30-45 days to be recieved from the corperate office. Still today we have not recieved anything as told would many times. Everytime I have called and asked about it they just […]
Date: Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 12:09 pm Category: Legal Questions
My land lord is taking my rent money that was paid on time and applying to my water bill balance without my knowledge then 10 days later I receive a bill with 85.00 in late fees to be paid immediately.
my first time renting after looking into some different apartment complexes, it seemed as though moving into student living with 2 of my cousins seemed like the best choice, we would each have individual leases, near aged neighbors and our own bathrooms. we were set to move in july 1st, we were told we wouldnt […]
Myself and two other tenants have been renting a single family home for over a year and a half. We recently recieved a notice from the bank that the property is to be foreclosed in the middle of May, which came as quite a shock because we have ALWAYS paid our rent on time. We […]
Date: Monday, March 12th, 2012 12:28 am Category: Legal Questions
The apartment I moved out from needed the carpet replaced, it was originally replaced in May of 2007. The "life" of carpet in WA state is 7yrs, my question, shouldn’t I only be charged for the remaining "life" of the carpet not the entire replacement cost?
In my rental agreement it clearly states that the landlord "agrees to make repair and do what is necessary to keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition as specified in South Carolina Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. The Landlord further agrees to maintain in reasonably good and safe working condition, all electrical… supplied […]
We were charged a deposit and extra rent per month for 5 months due to an error on my husbands credit report. At the time we moved in, there was a special of "No deposit". I provided the manager a police report, copy of old and updated credit report and proof that the false item […]
Date: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 6:57 pm Category: Legal Questions
I moved out on 6/5/2009. I lived there since 2/28/2006. On 7/16/2009 I received a statement (not dated, date is on envelope) that I owe $1400.00 besides the $880.00 deposit I paid upon moving in. The statement disclosed over $700 in carpet replacement, which I thought was ridicules. So I sent a certified letter requesting […]
My girlfriend and I lived in a rental house in Macon, GA. Her parents were the landlords. We signed a lease agreement. The lease agreement stated that they were only allowed to enter the property with limited notification and under emergency circumstances only. We had previously borrowed some yard games from a friend. We were […]
Date: Monday, March 5th, 2012 6:58 pm Category: Legal Questions
Our 6 month lease expired and we are on a month to month. However one day our landlord was outside in our yard without notice staking the yard for a mobile home. We went to our local town hall to ask if it was possible for him to move one in that close to another […]