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I had moved into my apartment September of 2010, with my fiance and my 2 year old daughter. We now have bed bugs that we have recently found. I had told the landlord about it and he had said that he hade this problem over the summer of 2010. The people that were living on […]
About 6 weeks ago a pipe burst in my apartment. The landlord came out and fixed the pipe within a couple of days. However, the carpet was soaking wet and was like walking through a marsh. This remained this way for 9 days. He finally removed the carpet that was the worst but left the […]
Recently I’ve discovered bed bugs in my apartment and told my rental mgmt. I live in a free utility complex and they handle pest control, but are trying to make me pay $250 for bed bug treatment pest control. The mgr said there’s no way bed bugs can travel through units and that I had […]
Hello, I have been a tenant in a rent regulated apartment building in Brooklyn for approximately four years. I mailed my rent for January to the management company I have been dealing with since moving in early this month (a few days late). I noticed at the end of last week that the […]
On 2/25/13 I went to the Nashville Housing authority to complain about needed repairs in my apartment, as 918 Cheyenne Blvd, Madison Tn 37115. As a result of my complaint, the inspector decided to reinspect my apartment. When he notified the manger of RiverRetreat of this inspection. My month to month lease was canceled the […]
My landlord and I entered into a month to month verbal agreement. I owe for April and soon for May 525.00 in rent. She says she does not have to do any proper notice and she is going to move all my things from the bedroom into the living room because of back rent. She […]
Over the course of January I have been unable to shower for an entire week due to frozen pipes, bursting pipes, a frozen shower drain, and broken water heater. Can I deduct the cost of a hotel room from next months rent so that me and my children could take a shower and a […]
hi, two weeks ago, my toilet overflew for probably 4-5 hours (I was sleeping and only discovered it when I got up around 5:30am),I called emergency maintenance and the problem was quickly resolved, however, the carpert was completely soaked into water. 1-2 hours after I began to air dry the carpet using a fan, I […]
is my landlord requires to provide screens for the windows in south carolina?
Okay so I have had three landlords in the past 6 and 1/2 yrs I have recently gotten an eviction notice that is not certified nor has it gone through the courts plus I have never gotten a warning. So my question is since the new landlords never signed the lease that I got from the old […]