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Normally the rent is considered due 1st & late if not paid 5th. I have a tenant who was given until the 15th of the month to pay due to circumstances. Today is the 16th. I am planning on giving her a 7 day notice to pay. Do I include late fees stated in the […]
We are living in an apartment since 6 months and we found the mold a week ago. Due this problem, we requested at the property management to fixed it. At this time, We are waiting for that.Also, we are requesting a medical check up for mold for each member of my family (3) under the landlord expenses. We are having symptoms such as headaches, itchy […]
We recently had 2 girls move in upstairs in the apartment above us. about 2 months ago. i didnt think it would be a big deal seeing as how the last renters werent very loud. Well these are. around 3-4am it sounds like someone is pacing the floor and doing jumping jacks on the bed. […]
I told my landlord yesterday that I would be giving my 30-day notice on the 1st of next month. I asked him straight up if he thought he would be able to pay me back my deposit. I have had a bad feeling that he would say "no" ever since I started to get notices […]
Our lease is up at the end of this month and we’re in the process of moving, but we just found out that one of our landlords has let people inside our apartment at least 3 times in the last week or so without giving us notice of any kind. The lease clearly states that 24 hours notice […]
So I just moved into the home that I am leasing on 1 January 2012 and every since than it has been a nightmare. Within the first week of moving in I had the landlord coming here to the home unannouced walking around the side of the home. I though okay maybe he forgot something […]
I signed a 1 year liesse with my land lords. When my parents sold thier home and had no were to go while thier new home is being built. I asked the landlord if they could place ther motor home on the land here seeing that I have 2 acers and on a dead end road. […]
My rental company is charging me for plumbing repairs due to the use of flushable wipes. My contract states I will be liable for repairs due to neglect or carelessness. I had no idea the flushable wipes would cause a backup. I was not flushing items listed on the do not flush list. What are […]
I have a lease agreement that expires in November 2012. I need to break lease and am planning on moving out by March 1. I verbally told the landlord of my plans, and he told me he would charge me a $2,600 realtor fee (equal to one month’s rent), and would list the unit to […]
Revenge of the Renter! Finally I got my landlord to face the music! First of all, I’m a good renter. I pay on-time, I’m friendly, and very particular about cleanliness. So after moving out of my rental complex I expected to get my full $350 rent deposit back, but low and behold this big management company […]