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12-10 Hi all, I have been told that due to building and health codes along with the "implied warranty of habitability" I can withhold rent until my landlord fixes the heat in the alley house I live in. Last fall, they knew the front heater was broken; left me sit from October of last year with […]
My daughter and her 3 small children live an older home. The water had a foul smell when we were cleaning up the place for her to move into. The landlord said it was b/c the house had been empty for awhile and should clear up. 8months later and Culligan treatment system(which I pay for […]
I have a bit of a rental complaint about my landlord. The problem is that my landlord is not fixing anything. There are 5 or so problems in my apartment that need fixing. The biggest one being Air Conditioning. My apartment is getting way hot. I’ve called my landlord numerous times without success. I […]
After moving out of the apartment that we have lived in for 2 1/2 years we are being charged $350 over and on top of our $600 deposit. We have a few monor charges that I have tryed to dispute but my main charge and thing im upset about is the Carpet charges. We had […]
My Land lord keeps entering my apartment when I am not home for no reason. What rights do I have as a renter with a year to year lease in place?
I just moved into a house that has a landlord that maintains several rental properties. When we moved in, we were told utilities would be in the $250-$300 (we only have electric – water is from a well), but our neighbor informed us (she has the same landlord) that he is shady and overcharges for […]
I rented a home from landlord from May 2009-May 2010. Previously she rented the home by room and she still lived in the house with her dog and daughter. Her past tenants did not pay rent and she asked if i wanted to move my lease from her other rental to the house. The lease […]
Do I have grounds for breaking my 12 month lease early? I moved into an apartment on oct. 1 and ever since my daughter and I have been ill with mulitipule ear infections. She is now being referred to an EMT. I told the property manager that I sucpected mold in my bathroom grout. She […]
Hello , I currently rented in a tax credit apartment I had many options of places to live but like the layout and location . anyways appon touring I found a apartment I like and said i’d take it only if the carpets where replaced , there was alot of wear and writting on the […]
Hi, On June, I was told by my tenant to move out because he could not afford to pay the apartment anymore. At the end of June, the new administration put a sign saying that only register residents and owners will have access to the condo. I went to talk to the office before July […]