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Central Air Apartment Problem…

puddinhead | Monday, May 30th, 2011 11:51 pm

I’m renting this house in Texas, the central air/heat had some problems. The outside unit froze over and would run continuously and I found the heat would not work. The landlord sends a guy over, he checks and tell me, some wiring was done wrong, and in his opinion the heating unit is too small […]

Who’s responsible

gemit | Sunday, May 29th, 2011 11:44 pm

 10 yr. old home. I’m here 4 yrs. My question is about cleaning the air ducts, cause for all I know they haven’t been cleaned for 4 years and probably not for 10 . Sometime after I started living here I was diagnosed as having allergies and this summer they have been almost debilitating. The lease says Owner will keep […]

New renter needs more room, current renter not making allowances

Naperrental | Sunday, May 29th, 2011 7:32 am

Entered into a month to month oral agreement with tenant in October. "Share" of residential home (with another renter) included 1 bedroom, shared use of another, with third bedroom for "other renter". Original "another renter" moved out.  New renter needs to have 2 bedrooms instead of 1 1/2. Current renter will not budge. I am […]

Giving landlord notice

anntonette | Saturday, May 28th, 2011 11:37 pm

My rent is due on the 15th of each month as per my lease agreement. I did not pay my rent for April 15, but can catch it up on May 15th with my regular payment. On May 5th, I received a 3 day notice to vacate due to non payment of rent for April […]

Can my Landlord do this?

Bill | Friday, May 27th, 2011 11:31 pm

My landlord terminated our lease because we informed him of mold in our basement.  We filed a complaint through the Rental Protection Agency and thus far the landlord has not responded at all to the complaint.  My question is this: If my landlord serves us with an eviction notice as I believe he will, will the landlord complaint we filed against him hold weight […]

can’t open the windows b/c screens don’t fit

Tenant | Wednesday, May 25th, 2011 11:20 pm

all of the windows in our new house have screens with large gaps. there is one screen that goes up or down but doesn’t seal in either direction. we can’t open the windows because we’re in a very wooded area full of bugs that we’re trying so hard to keep out.  we let the owners […]

Landlord harassment and eviction not returning money

bobpat | Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 4:05 pm

I am staying in a house as a ‘paying guest’ accomodation. I have been paying $625 towards rent. He didnt want to sign any lease agreeement or accpet payments in a cheks as he is claiming unemployment benefits and this rental income($1250 from two roommates) might disqualify him from claiming unemployment.  So I have no […]

Landlord harassment and eviction not returning money

bobpat | Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 4:04 pm

I am staying in a house as a ‘paying guest’ accomodation. I have been paying $625 towards rent. He didnt want to sign any lease agreeement or accpet payments in a cheks as he is claiming unemployment benefits and this rental income($1250 from two roommates) might disqualify him from claiming unemployment.  So I have no […]

who deals with slum lord issues,city, or county offices??

forest lake, MN | Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 10:59 am

Instances of intermittent garbage pickup, no hot water for 2 day periods,  no longer pick up grounds, security doors no longer up to code, fire doors left unlocked and open,  general disregard to interior and exteriors’ of a place just 5 years ealier was a great place to live.  The owners have been written about […]

verbal lease termination question

Chloe | Sunday, May 22nd, 2011 11:01 am

Hi, I am in Oregon and have signed a 6 month lease that ends Dec 13, 2010. I have paid my rent through September 30th. I told my landlord on September 1st that I was going to move out on or around the 15th of September. I didn’t sign anything or give a written notice. […]