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MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE LIVED IN THIS APARTMENT 8 YEARS. ALTHOUGH THE LANDLORD IS A SLUMLORD WE ARE SEVERLEY DISABLED. THAT FACT IS THAT IS HARD TO MOVE. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS PACKAGES HAS COME TO THE APARTMENT BUILDING.FROM THE BANK. HE THE LANDLORD DOES NOT RESIDE IN THIS TOWN. ABOUT 2 WEEKS […]
Do I have the right to broker fee refund and/or rent discount from the owner of the apartment? My situation is summarized as follows: I started to rent this furnished (including infested sofa-bed) room of 2 bed room apartment 3 months ago. In the morning of the day after the move-in, I noticed I got […]
My apartment in Montclair NJ has had a pretty substantial sewage backup which has soiled my bathroom and the surrounding areas. My landlord wants my super to clean it up. Is this illegal? Shouldn’t a professional biohazard cleanup crew be sent in? What are my rights at this point?
Holy shit, I cannot believe I have to type this all again with my thumbs, but the bugs are out so I have the time. Let me begin with the fact this has been going on for some time. But much like I almost lost both of my jobs, it took me quite a bit […]
In may my boyfriends parents moved into a rental house the landlord was spraying for bedbugs at the time and did not let them know it was infested. Before wefigured out it was infested my boyfriend moved into my house it is now infested with bedbugs. We told my boyfriend\’s landlord and she had people […]
i want to no if i sign a lease on a illegal apartment is it valid
My husband moved to Colorado for a job offer and he found a apartment to live in. He signed a year lease with every intention of both of us living there after he settled and I was able to close things up here in my home state. After 4 months his job fell through and […]
I signed a rental agreement and paid a security deposit to a woman renting out her condo. 4 days before move-in, she emails me and says I cannot move in because of mold that she must get removed. She asks if I can stay elsewhere for 2-3 weeks while it gets taken care of. I […]
Hi, I live in an apartment building in Marin County and this morning I opened my window and saw a man spraying what he said was herbacide on the lawn and the plants below my window. I was not aware that this would be happening in the complex and I contacted the managment to inquire. […]
I rented an apartment on my second floor and the tenants went in the basement trying to add water to the boiler and left the water on. The water started coming out of their radiator and then leaked and damaged my apartment. Now I have damages in their apartment as well as mine and they […]