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My land lord approached me about selling the home on craigs list. We made up a contract that stated that we could do a month to month lease. He was giving me compensation if I sold the home on craigs list. But when the house did not sell he decided to get a real estate […]
Browsing through the internet, one can find a lot of cases that tenants complain about their initial deposit not returned by the landlord when they decided not to move in. Now, before we go ahead and file a complaint or a lawsuit against the landlord, let us remember that there are two sides of every […]
It is common in most tenants to pay for the utilities of the apartment or house that they are renting. They also wished that the utilities bill will be addressed in their names so that they would know what they are paying for every month. Yet some landlords will not change the utilities bill to […]
So my good friend is moving out of his house that he and some friends had been renting and his landlord is saying she is going to charge him for things that do not sound legit at all and I am hoping to get some answers for him as soon as possible. 1. She told […]
I moved into a apt complex and signed a 1 yr lease once the lease expired i have decided to go month to month while looking to move . Because I am month to month my rent has been increased from $1395.00 to $1545.00 and I also have to pay pet rent every month $35.00 […]
I have live here in this complex for 10yrs. I am about to sign another year lease. I have just ask them about replacing my carpet. I did have a dog that tore the carpet up at the door and said wait until he gets more ajusted but, there are stains (not from the dog) […]
Hi there, I live in Emmitsburg,MD and I am wondering what my renters rights are in the county of Frederick regarding a noise Ordinance. We recently moved in 2 months ago knowingly that there was a commercial space on the front of the house. Although we had a gentlemen’s agreement that the office space was going to […]
Amazing Tips to Protect Your Security Deposit A security deposit is a monetary amount usually taken by the landlord or the owner of the house as insurance if you somehow damaged anything or to pay for back rents or fees left after you move out. After the amount has been deducted in the […]
Hello, I was recently laid-off from my work and do not have any source of income. My lease is supposed to end at the end of September. I went to the landlord and told them about my situation and they asked for a 60 day notice. I would also have to pay rent for the […]
Ever since the concept of “renting” a house has been created, the issue of the landlord and the tenant going up against each other have been there. It has become part of the things you have to go through when having to rent or renting out. As a tenant myself, I have to put up […]