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I live in apartment and we have bed bugs the landlord has refused to do anything about it what are my rights as a renter in Utah. I am not the only renter who has them and it seems like they are getting out of control. What rights do we renters have?
My Landlord wants to increase my rent by 300$ in Norwalk, Ct. He says if I don’t accept he will evict me. He lives upstairs and I am the only renter of the two-family. Can he evict me? On what grounds? I recently had him fix an electrical wiring problem – can I get a 6 months […]
our landlord is willing to put in a new shower. He expects us to go without a shower for 2 weeks. He asked if we had gym memberships so we could use their shower. what is an appropriate amount to ask to be compensated for the huge inconvenience.
We are currently renting a home in Colorado..we signed the lease with our landlord a couple of days before move in..when we looked at the house, the basement was half full of their stuff, as was the garage. The landlord said that everything would be gone. The day we moved and picked up the key, […]
Hello, my landlord evicted a neighbor, she was a half month behind, and was told she would be receiving a eviction 5 day notice from the police. Rather than going though all of the police and court process (costing more) she left willingly per the manager agreeing that she could, to not receive the 5 day notice, the court still granted […]
Hi, I appreciate your advice about my problem. I rented an apartment 4 months ago. During my first week, I was sleeping on the floor, because I didn’t buy furniture. Later, I was feeling severe itching on over all my body. I went to the hospital and the doctor told me it is from […]
my last rent check bounced, have never done that and now making good with bank check. have late fee and check and will pay that, but do i have to pay landlord any legal fees
We have lived in the same apartment complex for 3 yrs. We asked the management to trim the palm trees from our lania because rats were jumping from the tree to the building and we didn’t want them to get inside. They eventually trimmed the trees but it was too late. The rats are in […]
After 3 non-successful treatments and 7 months, my land lord is trying to blame me for bringing bed bugs into my apartment. They are threatening to not renew our lease (which we weren’t going to do anyway) and also to sue us if we don’t pay for the treatment. We have never had bed bugs […]
I have been apartment hunting and have found out that there is an eviction on my record. To make a long story short I have never been evicted in my life and my rental record is immaculate. I am a working professional and always had a good job and never a gap of employment. About […]