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I am a single mom and found myself not being able to pay my rent for personal reasons. I was evicted. I owe them a certain amount that I am slowly but surely paying off. I paid a large deposit when I moved in. Will I be able to get the deposit back? There was […]
I moved out of my old apartment on January 4, 2011. We signed all the move out papers, and gave them a forwarding address for the deposit to be returned at. We had a move out inspection with maintenance, and he said everything look wonderful, except for some torn blinds that we would have to […]
Is my landlord responsible to pay all or part of my hotel costs if I am unable to live in my rental during repairs? The repairs, which rendered the kitchen and both bathrooms inaccessible, were necessary to remediate mold and fix water damage. We were told to leave our home immediately, and we had to stay […]
We are renting an apartment in Littleton, CO and we havent had any hot water in two days now. We have told the landlord about this and he said yesterday he would get a plumber out the next day. (They do have 24/hr plumbers so I dont know why he wouldnt call one out that […]
I had to break a lease because of the apartment falling apart and the constant flow of bad neighbors. I asked several times for them to speak with the neighbors regarding noise and they did nothing. Also we had rats clawing at the back door and the smell of smoke flooding into the apartment over […]
I had a rent to own type lease. Each month an additional $200 went toward the closing costs. I had to terminate my lease early. My landloard kept my security deposit, pet deposit, and closing cost monies. They also demanded two months of rent to terminate the lease. I basically gave up over $10,000 to break […]
My landlord decided to resurface the basement apartment below my apartment. My apartment is now overwhlemed by fumes from the chemicals used. My family and I can not sleep here tonight nor probably tomorrow either. Can I have my landlord pay for the hotel we have to stay in?
Recently, issues occurred between me and my landlord. I am married and me and my husbands names are both on the rental agreement. Due to the issues between the landlord and I, he now wants to evict me but not my husband. Can he do this legally?
I just recieved a notice on my door and it statrs, "Due to limited parking, carports are required for each renewal if available: Your new monthly carport fee is $25.00." I don’t pay for a carport now. Can they really force me to pay for a space? Also, they are raising my rent. I pay […]
liDoes anyone know the laws concerning pregnant women & being able to evict them during pregnancy?