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My water heater broke the other night at 1:30 am, after waking up to water covering every inch of my place covering my ankles I called my landlord and he informed me I had to wait until 8 the next morning( which was actually 9). The leak was because my water heater’s whole bottom was […]
Hi I am checking on a issue my daughter has with a former landlord. She had to rent a place quickly when her husband gave her the boot. So she rented a house as quick as possible. This landlord want a deposit which she paid but they never did sign a lease. She lived there […]
We are a small disadvantaged business, and have just moved to a new office, we letf our office in excellent condition and returned all door keys. After 30 days my Landlord returned my security deposit less carpet cleaning and costs to re-key locks on two doors, we only had one door to our office. I am […]
My fiancé and I rent a house in Wheat Ridge, Colorado and have been here approaching 4 years. We have never been late on our rent and our landlord even says we maintain the property better then he, himself ever did. He has made it clear that he wants us to stay. Our lease expires […]
We have been living in our current apartment for over 4 years. At the beginning of August, one of our children started getting bitten by some kind of bug while asleep.Not longer after that, I caught a live bedbug while watcihng TV after midnight. (It was walking on the couch – heading towards me!)We submitted […]
August 2011 we woke to the horror of bug bites in our own bed, fearing the worst I immediately called the owner. Instead of concern and offers of help I was immediately attacked by him cussing me and accusing me or my visitors of bringing them to the building. He refused any help saying they […]
In the lease it says the utilities for the washer dryer in the basement are split evenly by all three apartments. Well I got my first water bill today and it was 300+110 for sewer!!!!! I looked at the hook ups to the washer and dryer. I found the electric for doth is connected to […]
I HAD MOVED BACK TO KANSAS CITY DUE TO MY MOTHER WHO I TAKE CARE OF NEEDING SURGERY. SHE WANTED TO BE CLOSER TO MY LIL BROTHER. ANYWAYS IT WAS A NIGHT MARE FROM HE–. THE FIRST PLACE WE MOVED INTO WAS A DISASTER. AFTER TWO MONTHS OF NOTHING THERE BEING FIXED OR DONE RIGHT […]
I recently vacated a unit that had a severe bed bug problem, the management company made a half hearted effort to rid us of of this problem. I understand this is a BLOG but in order to answer my questions you will need the whole story. Lets back track, moved in April 1, 2011 (1) […]
I’m currently in the search for an apartment, and I noticed that a lot of landlords said that I’d have to go through a background check before signing on. However, I’m a bit concerned about this process: if a prospective landlord runs a comprehensive check on me, will this have an effect on (such as […]