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Hi I was bitten by a spider in the apartment that I’m renting. The spider bite has cause several issues and I’ve been in the ER every other day for check ups and to get it repacked with gauze to make sure the infections don’t come back. I notified my landlord because we had found […]
They put in a retail place below where I lived for 10 years. When I’m home I sometimes get 12 hours of noise from the place. I have discussed with landlord & suggested they put in insulation to contain the sound. This has been going on for over 2 years and landlord still has done […]
I moved into my apt with a friend of mine back in Sept ’08. January we had our first complaint. My roommate showered with music on (around noon on a Saturday). We found a note on the door a few days later as a courtesy by our front office informing us there was a complaint. […]
My husband and I have lived in our apartment for two years. However, over the last 9 months, we have had repeated problems with bedbugs. Though we have given verbal notice that we will be moving when our lease ends, in October, I am concerned about having to stay there another 2 months. We have […]
If I signed a new rental agreement from a one year lease to a month to month because my landlord is short selling the house. However, he is threatening me to make me move, and bringing people to the home whenever he feels like it. I just want to move, but I can’t afford to […]
Hello, I have to renew my lease and instead of getting a new lease i’ve gotten an Apartment Lease Amendment. I’ve done it in the past no problem. But i’ve noticed in this one it states that "the Lease clause "Lessee’s Covenants in Event of Termination" is amended to be 1 month’s rent." Can you […]
We had our toilet overflow last week on 2 occasions and the plumber stated that baby wipes were found to be the culprit. I rent one unit of 4 in the building. Since I’m the only one with a baby, the landlord is blaming me and asking me to pay for the repair bill. I have […]
I am a renter on capitol hill in Denver, CO. I just moved into a 1930’s building about 3 months ago. This being Colorado, the weather starts to get pretty damn cold around the end of October. As the weather temperature declines, I like putting the heat on so I don’t freeze in my own […]
We have been renting this place since 1/05. The lease expires on 4/30/09. In January e told our landlord that we won’t renew it. He never got in touch with us to discuss this it. In the meantime he hired a realtor. Last week we sent him an email and told him our moving plan. […]
We have an apartment manager who walks around and talks about other tenants to other tenants. She constantly stirs trouble and does not know about laws. They are always gone, never around, is not allowed to rent to family and she has family living here, also, they associate with other tenants and family. This is […]