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My neighbor has a leak under his kitchen for the past 2 days because its the weekend he couldn\\\’t get touch with anyone.. We finally got a hold of the homeowners association.. They turned off the hot water around 11:00 this morning they said they won\\\’t fix it until tomorrow because of the weekend overtime.. […]
I have four pages of documentation concerning this landlord’s behavior. I have sought help from local law enforcement, a tenant attorney and local housing authority to no avail. I will not mention everything for obvious reasons. I have asked this landlord three times to address a mold problem in the bathroom I use. She continues […]
I have to rentals in 2 different states that the renters just stopped paying rent after a couple months this resulted in mortgage not being paid and now foreclosure. How do I get them out if I cant afford a lawyer to evict? One is in Massachusetts which I signed a deed en lieu in […]
I’ve been paying my monthly rent since july 2012 and as of last month i had to change writing my check from 1 check to 2 checks now. I was told there\’s 2 separate accounts all of a sudden and that this is how i should be giving the monthly rent from now on. I […]
Simple as possible using bullets Apt flooded on Feb 11, from water pipe that burst above our place renters insurance will replace our stuff have been living in apt without insulation since feb 11 area of flood has been un-useable due to lack of insulation and constant work by apartment people living without sheetrock on […]
Hello I am being hit with with a brutal eviction process from my landlord here in South Florida. I was late on rent for a period of time and I clearly understand why that is a problem. My landlord and I agreed to a plan to pay everything back and I did so to the […]
Before a tenant moves in, the landlord may request for a comprehensive background check. The information needed for the background check will be based on the information the tenant has included in the application form. You will need the tenant’s consent especially if you need to pull a credit check because that is sensitive information. […]
I live in Seattle, been in the same apartment for almost four years. The black mold has emerged from behind paint and in our windows. My son is a preemie with lung issues. The landlord told me once the mold is our fault because there is too much moisture in the house, I should open […]
We stayed at Pakside Apartments on a 4 months lease, out of these four months bed bugs treatment was done twice in our apartment. Now we have been asked to pay the treatment charges after almost a month since we left the place. First treatment was done during 2nd month and second treatment was during […]
Hi, We’re almost at the end of our lease and have never been late on rent before until this month. Rent was due on the 1st, as it normally does, but we weren’t able to pay because of some unexpected expenses that came up. We were, however, planning to pay within the following two weeks […]