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Broken A/C prorated rent acceptable?

| Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 8:29 pm

My air conditioner was out for several days a few weeks ago, when I paid my rent I deducted the days I wasn’t able to stay in my apartment due to unlivable conditions. My landlord didn’t see this as justified is there any law protecting me in this matter?

Lease Renewal During a Short Sale

RenterQuestion | Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 10:38 am

We signed a lease for one year on 3/1/12.  It is set to expire on 2/28/13.  Back in November of 2012, we were told by the property management company that the house was in a short sale and that we most likely would have to move at the end of our lease.  This was told […]

Lease Renewal During a Short Sale

RenterQuestion | Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 10:38 am

We signed a lease for one year on 3/1/12.  It is set to expire on 2/28/13.  Back in November of 2012, we were told by the property management company that the house was in a short sale and that we most likely would have to move at the end of our lease.  This was told […]

Landlord lied.

Michael | Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 8:13 pm

We put down a deposit last month and were told the apartment would not be available until after the first of the month.  We were told that we had 3 days after viewing the apartment to get our deposit back.  We have never viewed the apartment and went today to pay the first months rent […]

Rental Foreclosure Break Lease

CE | Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 7:40 pm

We received a letter from a law firm stating that the property we are renting in Tennessee is being foreclosed on. The letter stated that the bank will take ownership in 60 to 90 days, and then the property will go into the process of becoming a HUD home. My husband and I have a […]

Roof leak in apartment, landlord won’t fix. Can I be held liable?

Mark Francis | Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 4:12 pm

Hey all, I’ve been rening an apartment from a corporate property management company for about a year and a half outside of Denver, CO.  About 2 months ago, my local city did a inspection of our apartment.  They cited 3 things that were out of city code.  Those violations were; -Toilet inoperable (Handle broken) -Sink […]

apartment’s manager try to get more money before we moved,in OKC,OK

anonymous | Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 8:05 am

Since we started the contract,they never came to repair the leaks in my bathroom. This apartment is infested with roaches since I rented one year and a half ago eject an unpleasant odor of zinc from the shower and the drain fungi everywhere The walls are in poor condition inside the dishwasher never worked bad […]

CAN MY LANDLORD REFUSE TO GIVE ME KEYS AFTER SIGNING A LEASE?

CL5263 | Tuesday, January 29th, 2013 1:27 am

I signed a lease for a house in Indiana, and I paid my deposit and first months rent.  I was delayed moving from another state, but had family in Indiana who I was told would be provided the keys to prepare the home for me prior to my arrival.  After paying the landlord and signing […]

Smoke problems in Apartment

thegreatabhi | Monday, January 28th, 2013 8:25 pm

Hello, I stay in an apartment near Banashankari Bangalore. My neighbour uses old styled water heating mechanism and the smoke caused due to heating enters my building. My wall color has blackened due to it and plus early morning a lot of smoke is released which is causing too many problems. We cannot even open […]

Water Bill

Landlord | Monday, January 28th, 2013 6:58 pm

My renter feels she should not have to pay her water bill since part of the water used is for the yard. We each assumed the other would pay would pay water although she pays all other utilities. In fairness, who should be responsible? It is a single family home with backyard.