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I posted about my property management company below, on August 22nd. I had a large leaking crack in my ceiling. I took the advice given and have not withheld rent. I emailed the company so that I would have a record, and told them that if it wasn’t fixed by the end of the weekend […]
Is it a breach of contract to move out due to bedbug intfestation? I informed my landlord over 2 months ago and he still has done nothing…I just informed him that I was going to move and he refuses to give me my security deposit claiming breach of contract.
Hi, I have a big issue and I hope someone who really knows about this can help me. My apartment has mold. I discovered it on Friday, so I called my landlord the next day. On Monday she was here with a contractor and he said this was so bad that it was out of […]
We found a place to move back in August, and negotiated with one of the owners the rental price and to move in for September. This was about the 24th of August. We gave them a $200 check to hold the apartment and to show we are interested. They cashed it the very next day. […]
Recently we discovered we have a mold problem in our ducts which is causing mold spores to be blown out with our AC and heat. My husband has been quite sick, (asthma, congestion, coughing, lethargy, itchy eyes, head aches etc.) so we investigated and found really nasty mold looking black and green stuff all throughout […]
I live at a motel that also has apartments available. I rented one of the one bedroom apartments but was told I had to clean it first….not a problem. I do that regardless of whether or not it looks clean. So I cleaned everything including the carpets because I was told that previous tenants were […]
Hello! My roommate and I had to quickly find a new house because I had a new job in Michigan (we were in Ohio) and our lease was up. We found a small 2 bedroom house and moved.The landlords seemed really down to earth and friendly. The rent was a bit excessive but we hadn’t […]
I just received a call from my tenant in a duplex unit I own. He claims he and his girlfriend have been suffering bed bug bites, and is insisting on erradication. That unit, which I have owned for nearly 10 years has never had any infestation of any kind. My thinking is they have had […]
Landlord’s fault house fire!! rented a room in our landlords 2 br house. had seperate entrance and questionable wiring at best. On july 5th, 2011 woke up to house on fire, it completely burned to the ground and fire marshall claims it started in landlords part of house due to faulty wiring. We lost everything […]
I rent a home through a rental management company. At the time of renewal they send me a new lease which has following clause. "Tenant will be responsible for, and will pay for, any damage done by rain, wind, or hail caused by leaving windows open; overflow of water or stoppage of waste pipes, breakage […]