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Hello, I moved into an apartment in PA and within 4 days I visited my Dr. for what i assumed was an allergic reaction. The symtoms (red, itchy rash) continued for months. Bug bites were ruled out because my boyfriend shared the bed and had no symptoms. After finiding a bed bug at 3 AM, […]
Hello, I moved into an apartment in PA and within 4 days I visited my Dr. for what i assumed was an allergic reaction. The symtoms (red, itchy rash) continued for months. Bug bites were ruled out because my boyfriend shared the bed and had no symptoms. After finiding a bed bug at 3 AM, I […]
I have lived in my upstairs apartment for 12 years now. Very nice place, very quiet until recently. For the first 11 years the sweetest elderly couple lived below me. Very quiet and we had no trouble letting each other know if the noise levels got out of hand. Unfortunately the husband passed and his wife […]
I lived in an apartment in Indiana for mor that 7 years. I cleaned the apartment thouroughly when I moved out. The landlord is now keeping my security deposit rent foe exessive cleaning due to my smokiing. There was never an anti smoking clause in my lease. my deposit was $575. They claim to have spent […]
I lived in a apartment, in Indiana, for over 7 years. When I moved out I left the apartment clean. Now the landlord is keeping my $575 deposit plus charging $130 for extra cleaning fees, because I was a smoker. There was never any clause in the lease, prohibiting me from smoking in the apartment. […]
My apartment complex is infested with roaches and the landlord wont fumigate the entire apartment complex what can i do?
I live in an apartment Building. It’s a older building. When I moved in i started noticing little bugs around the floors of the windows and around the window seals themselves. After doing a little research I came to the conclusion they were bed bugs. I notified my landlord, and of course he told me […]
I live in a two bedroom townhouse. The way the complex is set up, four townhouses are joined in a square formation with a small breezeway between another four. Since moving into our apartment almost three months ago, I have killed twenty-seven roaches. All of my neighbors complain about the issue as well. The neighbor […]
I’m a student in PA and fairly new to the whole apartment thing. I recently signed a lease stating I would be paying 12 equal installments over 12 months. I assumed this meant I would have 12 full months of living at my apartment. Upon further review, I notice that I will in fact be […]
In our lease it says I can request a pet deposit, so I called my landlord up when I decided I needed a puppy. I started the conversation by stating my position and my knowledge of keeping a dog. He responded with "That is the dumbest thing I have heard. Why would you be so […]