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my land lord has not fixed my leak from the rain coming in through the A/C. and i think mold is growing in the ceiling i see water spots. this has been going on for a month and has not fixed it yet. i dont feel i should pay my rent till it is. can […]
may tenant asked to store the 5 winter tires of her suv in our garage – we told her it weill be for a few weeks only becasue we will have the roof of the garage redonne during summer. Now, , we asked her to remove the tires. She called me enad she told me […]
I live in the State of New York and we are moving. We have a clause in our lease that says that security deposit is not to be used as the last months rent. Our landlord charged us $100 over the rent for security deposit to discourage this practice. I have been told by the […]
Two months ago, I saw my neighbors (who I didn’t know very well) move a matress out of their apartment. They were either moving out or getting rid of the bed. I haven’t seen the neighbors recently, so I believe they moved out. Shortly after this happened, my husband and I noticed that we were […]
if a storm takes off the back deck of the oceanside house you are renting (and breaks a window), is the landlord supposed to get that fixed or can he wait till the end of lease, when he moves back in. We rented this place to enjoy the deck and ocean when possible, a storm […]
I moved into my rental house less then 1 month ago. I’m a newly single mom and found a place that would do for my plan of 2 years. Supposed to be a 3 bedroom, 3rd bedroom being in the basement. No big deal to me I’d sleep down there and my kids upstairs. Well […]
I just rented a cute older 3 bed. Home in SC. It has a fenced in back yard, but there is no back door. The neighbors just told me that this is not a house because it doesn’t have a back door. It stands alone and looks like a house. I wish it did have […]
My landlord gave us no checklist upon move it and required a security deposit. He’s now blaming us for things that were wrong upon move it. We have broken glass on the floor, broken windows, mold under the sinks, the kitchen sink doesn’t hold water, there are loose window panes, the oven doesn’t work…and he […]
My landlord gave us no checklist upon move it and required a security deposit. He’s now blaming us for things that were wrong upon move it. We have broken glass on the floor, broken windows, mold under the sinks, the kitchen sink doesn’t hold water, there are loose window panes, the oven doesn’t work…and he […]
Tom My (ex) girlfriend and I signed a lease Dec 2010 to Nov 2011. I paid rent in advance from Dec 2010 to March 2011. At the beginning of March, she let her brother move in without paying rent. I left and told her when her brother left I would come back. In order for […]