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Following Hurricane Sandy, there were a lot of tenant-landlord cases that was filed in court. There was a lot of misinformation on whether the tenant has the right to withhold rent because the place is uninhabitable. On the other hand, landlords sue because they want their rent to be paid. Although you will think that […]
Although the housing market is gaining momentum with the increased number of ground breaks and construction, a good number of homes is still being foreclosed. Some of these foreclosed homes even have tenants paying rent on-time. You’re lucky if your landlord has been open to you about the foreclosure (or the short sale, whichever is […]
I have been leasing a shop for 10 years and have had to deal with constant water leaking and dumping into different parts of my salon from the old hotel over my shop. The building is over 100 years old and some of the tenants up there have to share community shower/restrooms. one […]
The other day, after returning from college, I came home to my bathroom window in the back of my house. I notified the landlord and the police and got a case number. I live in a one bedroom house. My landlord has yet to fix the window and is trying to charge me for the […]
Can the apartment complex force tenants to have personal renters insurance.
Have you ever heard of a landlord not allowing guests in the apartment? Well I have because it personally happened to me. So here’s my story: I rented a room in my landlord’s home. We had a lease agreement for a year but after that, we were on month-to-month. I understand that the old lease […]
Security is always the first concern, whether you are renting a house, apartment, room or condo. Standard exit procedures include that the previous tenant return all the keys to the rental property but there are instances when the keys are not returned. To be safe, most landlords just change the locks every time a tenant […]
I am disabled, and suffer from a severe PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury: from a 3 yr really bad relationship in which abusive ex-boyfriend was beating me in the head frequently, and then almost every day during over the last year we were together, culminating in a vicious attack that broke my nose & ribs & fractured the […]
Today I went to the office to resolve an issue with my account, I got there and asked for the leasing agent that I always deal with and is familiar with the issue in question.I was told by the assistant manager that he was gone for the day,then I said I would come back the […]
Hello Everyone, How I got here: I lost my job in 2011. After 2 months of trying to meet my rental obligations with unemployment and at this point no job yet. I got hired but my income was 50% less than what i was previously making. I advised my landlord I would have to vacate […]