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A week ago, I discovered bedbugs in my apartment. I was in the process of getting rid of a lot of furniture when I saw them. I went to the rental office the next day and reported the problem (that was Saturday). I was told that the pest guy would come on Wednesday, which he […]
I am having some major problems with my property management company. There are a few VERY dangerous trees in my front and back yard. I cannot give a professional evaluation of each and every tree but even I can see that some are rotting. A few of the trees are starting to lose HUGE branches. […]
my daughters in college her roommate and her rented a house together both paying deposit and paying rent separately however my daughter signed the lease now the roommate is saying shes leaving and owes notheing because her name is not on the lease can she be held to the agreement even if she didnt sign […]
I recently entered into a month to month rental agreement with a HomeOwner (also a friend) who was moving to another state in pursuit of a new career. I knew the Home Owner was in the process of initiaiting a short sale and had approached him with a proposal. The proposal and rental agreement was […]
I received a bill in the mail yesterday from my apartment complex. They are charging me $300 for carpet replacement due to pet urine stains. I paid a $300 dollar pet deposit ($150 non-refundable), plus I had to pay $10 a month in pet rent on top of my normal rent. I know there were […]
We had a 6 month lease which expired in December. We had a verbal contract with our landlord that once our lease was up that we would rent on a month by month basis. As we are in the process of trying to buy a home. We have paid our rent on time and never […]
We have been renting from the same person since 2006. The landlord habitually ignored our request for any type of repairs until he was threaten with no rent. Now our problem is pest control or lack thereof. He always wants us to do everything on our own and deduct from rent. Although we’ve made small […]
I am wondering if it is legal for my landlord to tell her son what I would think would be personal information about me? Our mobile home park manager tells her son everything about my husband and I. We recieved an eviction notice this past fall and my ex mother in-law knew about it before […]
I’m a virginia resident and staying on lease. During routine inspection the landlord found bed bugs in the apartment and has asked me to pay for the treatment. What are rights in this case? Am I legally bound to pay the landlord or should I seek legal help. I know for sure atleast in other […]
I’m looking for advice on our situation. Our home needs some major plumbing maintenance in which our landlord says that we can’t live there during the repairs. On top of that he has been looking to sell the house. We began on a month to month lease agreement about a year ago. But he mentioned […]