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Okay here is my story. I was going to rent a house which initially I had the choice to go month to month or sign a six month lease. I decided to go with the lease and then found a house I wanted to buy instead on a foreclosure. Since this is a long process, […]
Landlord waited two months after our lease expired to contact us after several e-mails were sent to him about a new lease. no answer, letter then was sent that we were not staying,was sent in the aloted time. After moving out the house set for a month,cleaned.The landlord came and gave the place a […]
Having issues with my place. I have kept impeccable records and all communication with my landlord about these issues has been through email and certified mail. I was reviewing my lease and noticed that it states that the tenant cannot make bad faith allegations against them. Is this enforcable?
We are currently renting from Avalon in New Jersey, they have over 3000$ from us as a deposit. We are two adults living in this 2bed/2bath apartment (1000sqf). I always pride myself with keeping the apartment neat and clean. Regulary clean the windows, the fridge and oven etc. The apartment is in excellent shape. Our […]
Hello, I have several eviction filings online with the clerk of courts in Ohio. However I was never evicted because I paid for the fees to have it stopped before the actual proceeding. I stayed for the full term of my lease and now I’m having trouble getting an apartment because of the filings only, […]
I just moved in to a new house in San Diego with my husband and 2 yr old baby. A week after we moved in, water started leaking from the wall separatng the kitchen and garage and the kithcen floor tiles started warming. The plumbing inspector identified hot water leak underneath the kitchen floor. Now they have […]
My son and friend have found an apartment they wish to rent. Property manager sent the lease for them to sign that briefly mentioned a tenant addendum that they were not provided. I advised them NOT to sign until they saw the addendum. When they finally sent the addendum, the additonal fees to be […]
I am looking to find out if a landlord should put tenants up in a hotel if they have no heat due to weather related issues. The problem was the lines came off at the house, and the electric company could not restore the electricity until an electrician fixed the problem at the house. They said […]
I moved to Arizona from Oklahoma in January. I found a house and we set up a move in when we arrived. On the website it stated that it rented out at a year lease. When I got here, I found that the lease was only from Jan 3, 2013 to May 31, 2013. I […]
What are my rights as a tenant when I feel my landlord is not enforcing the rules for the tenants above me? I live in a large, upscale complex with a very detailed lease agrement when it comes to noise violations. I am not unrealistic about apartment noise and overlook the average, however, when pictures fall […]