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I am renting a house that is almost 100 years old, a few weeks ago I damaged an interior door. My landlord insisted that it be repaired by a licensed contractor, understandable. He had it repaired by one and gave me a bill for $300 (ridiculous!) then gave me another bill 2 weeks later for […]
Hey, My dtr came out to visit for a couple of days and one of the neighbors told my dtr to shut up and that they would put a bullet in the window this was around 8:35 p.m the landlord called me and explained that my children can only visit me one at a time […]
Once again I was served eviction for being late with rent at from the same landlord at the same house. I was on my way to pay the rent on may 2nd when my landlord texted me and said "don’t forget the $80.00 late charge even know I was only 12 hours late. I told […]
I live in an all bills paid unit and I have not been able to pay my rent this month. My landlord says that if I can not pay at least 1 week of the rent then she can’t afford to pay our electricity bill. Can she do this?
There was a severe leak in the bathroom which caused mold to grow and invade the opposing wall from the leak. We requested that the mold be abated and request was denied… the wall with visible mold was removed/ replaced and the floor (carpet which the mold got into, as well) was cleaned, though the smell lingers. Less […]
i have been living at this place for over 6 month since the first week I moved in i been having lots of problems. They took them over 3 weeks to fix a sliding door that was half way open. (unable to turn ac on) Really loud place I complain to management all they told […]
So my boyfriend and I cook dinner every night. We invite everyone who is home to join us. Even guests that arrive later. We clean, she hires him to fix a botched remodel that is not up to code, in fact, her own brother who happens to be a contracter, would not even touch,after a […]
I moved out by the first of September 2012. I sent the keys and a request for security deposit via certified mail. I got a letter stating the landlord was getting estimates for "damages" which amount to a small, barely-noticeable superficial burn on the kitchen countertop (i have a picture from move-out) and a pane […]
On December 1, 2012, rent a 2 bedroom apartment in West Memphis, Arkansas. I made a deposit and started to inhabit this apartment. From the first day the problems started, as the gateway to the house did not have any security, practically was open, it was fixed by chance after two months of living there. […]
The apartment above mine was recently badly infested with bedbugs. I spoke to the young woman who lives there and she showed me her bites and that management wasnt doing anything to take care of the problem. about 3 weeks later, my roommate tells me that they are coming in to do a building inspection, […]