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I had recently rented apt beginning of march and had to get out of the lease because the apt was not cleaned at all, it was flea infested. even done a walk through and wrote down everything wrong and he acknowledged it and signed. i had turned on the water and it had a leak […]
I live on a trailer lot and I own the trailer but my landlord for the lot keeps raising the lot rent. he tells me it is because I use so much water for the lawn. He makes me water it so it is nice and green. However now that winter is coming I won’t […]
My landlord and I signed an agreement with our lawyers that I would pay court fees by 3/25 and they would replace/repair my toilet by 3/25. It is now 3/24. I have paid my fees, but my management comapny is still refusing to fix my toilet. What can I do? this was an agreement that […]
Can a landlord withhold a deposit if he fails to notify a tenant of his intent to withhold and the required itemized list of what costs the tenant was held responsible for, even after the 30 day period? CONTEXT: Last year I lived in an apartment with 2 roommates, all of us on different leases. […]
Hello, just a quick question. On 2 separate occasions, my rent was late due to the post office taking 10 days or more to deliver my check to the landlord. The landlord attached notices each time the following day the rent was due – i.e. the notice "pay in 3 days or vacate" was posted […]
hi my name isdiane i live in newjersey just moved in an apt in dec of 2010 alone, just a week ago my daughter 19 and her baby 1years old had to move in with me cause of boyfriend they were living together and he told herhe was moving out of their place and didnt […]
What legal rights do I have if I have a medical issue that mandates that I move into a 1st floor apartment and the complex that I live in does not have one available? Can I get out of my contract?
Simple, do not have a contract with renter, he has paid no rent for over a year. I want to evict him. How do I do this. I also want to find out who else he has living in the home and evict them too. What is the first step and thereafter. Was on a […]
We rented a 1 bedroom apartment (complete with den) in Texas for 2 years. Upon move in, the carpet was already 2 years old. It sustained pet damages during our 2 year rental. The manager told us that they replace the carpet every 5 years. Quesion 1: Can we be legally charged to replace all […]
I just signed a rental agreement and was scheduled to move in, but now I was told it’s a no go. Can they do that? I live in california.