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I have bed bugs and my landlord is trying to blame me. they told me another unit had them but they couldnt get to us because thet were on the 4th floor . can i hold them liable for not telling us and trying to make me pay the exterminator?
I have lived in my apartment for nine years and now I am moving out. Is there a "law" that requires the landlord to replace carpeting when I move out?
after telling my landlord all sinks and tub is clogged and that i need a plummer..he came and proceded to snake out my tub and drain himself and continued to repeatadlysay… look at all this hair in this drain. we have a built in screen catching all debris- we were surprised also…anyway he then said […]
Upon returning from work one day, there were three young 7-yr old neighbor boys in my yard waiting for me. They had been riding a kids motorized 4-wheeler and ran into my garage door, denting only the lower panel. The owner of the 4-wheeler lives in the same complex area as I do. The child […]
My landlord has my security deposit of $350 and won’t refund it. Its now been 6 weeks and well beyond my States 30 grace period. I know I can sue my landlord– but for $350 it seems like its not worth the effort. I found the RPA site and decided to file a complaint. […]
I am in the middle of treating my apt for bedbugs. They initially told me I was responsible for the bill but they never told me how much. I didn’t say anything because I just wanted it treated and would deal with price and negotiations later. They are getting ready to treat a 3rd time […]
Last summer I was in the process of moving from a home we had rented for 3 years when my husbands grandmother died. We had to go out of state to be with family. When we returned there were gnats everywhere. We then discovered that the basement had flooded. We called the landlord right away […]
I moved into a brand new building over 4 years ago and, until recently, have had no problems w/the apartment. For the past 2-3 months I have continued issues w/my water. The "pump" to the well is insufficient therefore I have been w/out water several times spanning a 2 month period. Have reported several times […]
I am moving to New Jersey from Illinois and signed a lease with an apartment complex in NJ in the month of Nov 2011 to rent an apartment from Jan 2012. They told me that there is only 1 apartement that is available from Jan 2012. I signed a lease and gave all the deposit […]
My husband and I are purchasing our first home soon. When we went to the leasing office to see what we needed to do to break our lease, we were told the same thing by 3 people: 60 notice with 2 months rent, and we would lose our security deposit. We handed in our notice […]