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I am a future renter for senior housing apartment. I am in the process of applying for the apartment. I understand they need to do background check. in the application form, there are the questions of history of my finaces: whether I did file bankrupcy. I had to forclose my house June 30th this […]
MI am facing landlord problems as he has been harassing me I owe him $400 dollars and he is steady calling my phone at wee hours in the morning coming over banging as loud and as hard as he can on door. I recently put a camera up cause I felt like he was up […]
My landlords are divorcing. His name is on the deed, hers is not. Both of them are on my rental agreement. I had been making my rent check out to both of them. He told me in writing to now make them out to him and send them to him only. She says he can\’t […]
I had to get treatment for bed bugs in my apartment. The apartment complex informed us that the cost for this service would be $450. They stated that the cost for this service was stated in our lease. I have not had a chance to look at the lease at this time so I have […]
I’ve lived in this apartment for over 3 years in a 2 bedroom. My roommate moved out recently, and I found a new one to move in. The apartment is charging $75 for rental credit check of my newroommate, and would not provide any written explaination to why this amount is charged and how it […]
I have been a renter in this 6 story Manhattan building happily for 30 years. Considered a model tenant: clean, nonproblematic and always on time with rent, I was surprised when a 6-7 year female tenant on the 6th floor in May complained that she’d been invaded with bed bugs. The landlord gave a few […]
Upon moving into this apartment my roommates and I did not notice (and were not informed by the rental agent) that the only rooms with updated electric sockets were the kitchen and the bathroom. Every other room has single socket with no grounds and the plug-ins are loose fit. We have had three times the […]
can a landlord evict a disabled person in new York for bogus non payment claims
For the past four years I have been living in my grandmother’s country home, as she moved to an apartment in town. I pay her monthly rent, as well as take care of half of the taxes, and all of the maintnence of the home. While here I have not only kept up with outside […]
I recently contacted my property management about a black mold problem through out my apt. The lady at the office told me that its ok, theres 2 different kinds of mold and its most likely the good mold that im dealing with. I looked it up myself and the only good mold is the mold used for […]