So I just moved into the home that I am leasing on 1 January 2012 and every since than it has been a nightmare. Within the first week of moving in I had the landlord coming here to the home unannouced walking around the side of the home. I though okay maybe he forgot something […]

My rental company is charging me for plumbing repairs due to the use of flushable wipes. My contract states I will be liable for repairs due to neglect or carelessness. I had no idea the flushable wipes would cause a backup. I was not flushing items listed on the do not flush list. What are […]

I have a lease agreement that expires in November 2012. I need to break lease and am planning on moving out by March 1. I verbally told the landlord of my plans, and he told me he would charge me a $2,600 realtor fee (equal to one month’s rent), and would list the unit to […]

This is a complaint on the neighbors in apartment XXX; they are playing their music unfairly to loud. The base is so loud the walls and floor shake outside my apartment in hall way. Needless to say in my apartment I can also hear them in front room/kitchen/bathroom and sometimes but not least bedroom.. If […]

My neighbor smokes ciggeretts and it comes into my apt. Its really bad. He is handicapped in a wheel chair and I am also handicapped but not in wheelchair. The landlord has done everything he can to get rid of the smoke that comes into my apt. its a little better but I can still […]

I was renting apartment in San Jose, CA.  My Landlord charged me $2400 (which is one month rent for the apartment) extra for the bed bug treatment on move-out. Am I responsible to pay extra on month rent for their treatment.? They also charged me $1500 (Cleanig + bed bug treatment), which I’m willing to […]

I moved into my appartment one year ago. About a month ago some new neighbors moved into the appartment below me. They were concerned about their electric bill, and it was found out that our electric meters were wired wrong. Now the electic company says that I owe them over 700 dollars. Is it my […]

I recently entered into a month to month rental agreement with a HomeOwner (also a friend) who was moving to another state in pursuit of a new career.  I knew the Home Owner was in the process of initiaiting a short sale and had approached him with a proposal.  The proposal and rental agreement was […]

I received a bill in the mail yesterday from my apartment complex. They are charging me $300 for carpet replacement due to pet urine stains. I paid a $300 dollar pet deposit ($150 non-refundable), plus I had to pay $10 a month in pet rent on top of my normal rent.  I know there were […]

We had a 6 month lease which expired in December. We had a verbal contract with our landlord that once our lease was up that we would rent on a month by month basis. As we are in the process of trying to buy a home. We have paid our rent on time and never […]