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To give some background info: My husband, and I moved into a rental home in April 2010. The owners/landlords of this home had not seen the house in three years since they moved to Arizona. They hired a realtor to find renters but once the renter moves in, they take over. With a new baby, […]
I moved into my complex almost a year ago. When a friend of mine decided she wanted to stay here, we went to the office and had them move us. They waived the transfer fee since I referrred someone and whe signed her lease for a longer period of time. I decided to renew. Once […]
I got a divorse 3 years ago and at that time in our agreement my X was to fix all the repairs that the property and the house needed. He has done a few of them, but there are major things that still need to be done. This is where it get confuessing I am […]
I had been renting for $800 then my landlord passed away. The property was sold and the new owner gave me sixty days notice that my utilities would go up $100 which was fine putting me at $900. Now she came and gave me a thirty day notice that the rent was going up another […]
I had a water leak in my apartment which took over 2 months for the Landlord to address. I’ve been out of my apartment now since June 22, due to mold in the hall closet and under the floors. It took them 1 week to determine it was the hot water heater I’ve been staying […]
iN DECEMBER OF 2010 WE PAID OUR RENT OF $740 WHICH WAS PAID WITH A MONEY ORDER AND PUT IN THE OFFICE DROP BOX. HOWEVER THE RENT MONEY WAS STOLEN FROM THEIR PREMISES AND CASHED. THE LANDLORD OFFICE FILED A POLICE REPORT AND NOW ARE ASKING US TO PAY THE $740 AGAIN PLUS ALL […]
I currently rent an apt. in a multifamily unit. I discovered cracks in the walls throughout the apt.,and mold on the ceilings in the bathroom. I informed the problem the mintinence man and the landlord. However the repairs have not been made and the problem is getting bigger. Is the landlod at fault for this? […]
My landlord towed my non-running car without notice. He also removed my possesions from all but the trunk since he does not have the keys. I managed to recover most of my belongings from where he had dumped them. Including quite a few of them from a trash pit. What recourse do I have in […]
I have lived in my apartment complex for three years now. Recently the property was taken over by a new company. For the past three years because of my financial situation being a single mother and mental illness(which I am on meds and under a Doctors care and not only doing well but flurishing i might add […]
I am looking for any help/knowledge on my situation I am dealing with at my apartment complex. 8 months ago I got a call from my property manager saying they needed to inspect my unit because a tennant in my building had bed bugs. They did an inspection and found nothing. For some reason the […]