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My landlord told me that his house has a pool and a whirlpool before I signed the lease. It turned out that the whirlpool is not fully functional (pump does not work) and the landlord refuses to fix it. Would I be able to go to court and void the lease based on the fact […]
I currently am living with two roommates, in September of 2011 I asked them if my boyfriend could move into our apartment and he would help us with our bills but we never added him onto our lease as it was going to bump up our rent. Well a couple months after he moved in […]
We moved to new apartment recently. We just noticed that heater in this apartment doesnt work properly. Even after setting temp to 90 it never cross 70. We complained to leasing office. Their technician came and he says everything is perfect. There is no issue at all. At night temp goes below 70. Its difficult […]
A few of us in my very nice complex in Charlotte, NC are students at a local graduate school. The former management company offered a discount to all students for a 1 year lease, and during that time and new company bought the complex and has told a fellow student that because we are receiving […]
I have resided in my apartment with my ex-fiance ( one of the lease holders) ( the other being her father) for about three months and have just been asked to choose between my daughter and my fiance. I packed my stuff and left for two weeks but my job is here and have it […]
My daughter, who is a full-time, hard-working, single mom, had issues with one landlord. The place was a dump and everytime she called to fix it, she had issues. She found violations and threatened to report them. Right after that, they evicted her. She always paid her rent, on time. She left there and found […]
My heater stopped running on Saturday and when I called management they said i should’ve called Friday. As if I’m going to call when my heat is running.. I have a 7 year old and a one year old and we got 5 inches of snow that night. How long do they have to fix […]
My landlord has informed us that after only two months into our lease he is short selling the house. Can we get out of our lease?
I moved into a 2 bedroom apartment in a converted house with a smaller apartment in back of me and upstairs. The only thermostat problems is in my apartment. The guy upstairs complains his apartment is too hot and complained to the landlord. Now she insists I keep the air conditioner on at 74 degrees even […]
My landlord does not like. He has another tenant harras me so I will move at will. I live in RI. I am a good ,quiet tenant and always pay my rent on time. He thinks wh he can’t get blamed if he has someone else do it for him. I am a senior citizen. […]