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hello i just moved in this aparment 4 months ago and its been nothing but a problem theres rat poop on the stove and my husband and kids have been getting bites on them since we have lived here and we thought it was mesquitos till a few weeks ago we noticed bedbugs
I’ve been renting out a unit at 69 lakeview circle for 10 months since the time I’ve moved here I’ve been requesting to have my unit repaired for the safety of myself, my children and the other tenants verbally and in writing by sending the landlord e-mails, a list of things that needs to […]
A couple days ago I received a letter from my previous landlord , with invoices and refund check , which the landlord took most of my security deposit ,out of 520$ deposit I have got only 207$, in the invoices it doesn’t mention no repair just , normal repairs , like cleaning cobwebs , washing […]
I just signed my new lease on 8/15 I have only had the keys for 4 days when I noticed the home is infested with bed bugs. And the landlord is not willing to pay for treatment. I am requesting my deposit back for the property management company and they are refusing to return deposits […]
I have been renting a three bedroom apartment since the end of October, 2011. Three weeks ago I discovered the first signs of termites hanging thick ‘thread-like’ substance coming out of the bathroom ceiling which is directly under the second floor apartment’s bathroom. I now know this to be from termites which is predominant in […]
I moved into this apt in 2/12 in order to be close to my sister and family who lives down the road. I have a medium sized service dog who is 9.5 years old and a 2 year old male chihuahua whom I adopted 4 months ago. The chihuahua is not a yapper. The larger […]
WE RENTED A HOME TO A FAMILY FRIEND. THEY SIGNED A 1 YEAR LEASE BUT SINCE THEY WERE FRIENS WE DID NOT REQUIRE A DEPOSIT. NOW AFTER 6 MONTHS THEY WANT TO BREAK THE LEASE. WHAT OPTIONS DO I HAVE AS A LANDLORD IF WE DO NOT HAVE A DEPOSIT TO WITHHOLD??
Hello, I recently discovered bed bugs in my apartment. I don’t know how long they have been around. I live in salt lake city and wanted to know who is responsible for paying to have them removed. The landlord or me? I can’t afford it and landlord seems to want me to take care of […]
I have been getting 350 and 400 electric bills from a a/c that is 30 plus years old. in the winter it was bearable but now it is getting out of control. A service man told the owner that the units need to be replaced and he has not done it just patch work to […]
My wife, baby and I live in a ground floor appartment of a converted building, our basement has flooded 4 times because of rainwater, and we also have had mould. We have been home each time the flooding has happened and luckily have only had very minor damage. Although our landlord has cleaned up the […]