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Hi I need some advice! My roommate and I have been residing in our current apartment since last April. We are both working professionals, quiet, pay our rent on time, respectful, and are very clean. Since day one, we have been harrassed by our landlord who lives on the first floor. She calls at all hours […]
I´ve been renting here for a while now, and almost always (with other tenants), your car would be broken into. Mine was burglarized 3 times already. I cant move out right away because of the lease agreement. Every time I complain about such thievery, all the management have to say is they will investigate on […]
My former landlord took photos of my apartment when I moved out. I left some furniture and personal belongings behind. I left because of a bug problem and he also took pictures of the bugs. He showed the pictures to my ex-husband. Is it legal for him to show them to him?
The rental ad said that heat and gas are free but the lease says we have to pay for heat and gas. The landlord told us that it was included in the rent but he collects for the gas anyway in the total utility bill. Can he do that, is that bait and switch? I […]
I have lived in my apartment for almost 2 years. I live in a 4-plex apartment, 3 of 4 four apartments have been occupied by the same people for my entire stay here. I have never had an issue with any type of bug until 6-7 months ago I had a neighbor move into the […]
I have lived in my apartment for almost 2 years. I live in a 4-plex apartment, 3 of 4 four apartments have been occupied by the same people for my entire stay here. I have never had an issue with any type of bug until 6-7 months ago I had a neighbor move into the […]
Hi. What rights do I have if my roommate has a boyfriend move in without my consent? His name is not on the lease as mine is along with hers. Besides reporting the additional, non rent-paying boyfriend whose name is not on the lease (oh, and he had a key copied so he can come […]
I keep looking for an answer for my question but keep geeting the same remarks this question is in every rental, so why isn’t there an answer if I LIVED IN A apartment for longer than 8+ years and my carpet was not replaced before i moved in and is now older and stains when […]
I have a toilet in my apartment that flushes with water but doesn’t drain properly. If you put any amount of toilet paper, it doesn’t drain hardly at all and you have to plunger it every time. I have called the maintenance over 4 times in the 4 months I have rented this apartment. The […]