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My litter sister, Stephanie Snyder, is renting from the Alameda Apartments in Lakewood. She signed the lease with her fiancé on June 16, 2008; they moved in together with their three year old. Since they moved in, she has had abnormal skin irritations and been very fatigued. She has been really sick for the last […]
Due to loss of employment I had to move from my apartment that I have been at for the past four years. There has never been any problems in the past between myself and the landlord. I originally sign a one year lease and renewed it twice, however the last year (2009) (The last signed […]
I have had a lot of valuables distroyed by flooding. What action Can I take against the landlord?Do I have any rights?What type of approch should I take, The issue hs been adressed previous to this new flood….which has yet again destroyed antiques, personal belongings, paintings and made a huge mess and incovinience.I have pictures […]
In August I signed a 11 month lease for a 4br/4ba condo. Everything has been going well, until a few weeks ago. All of a sudden my three female roomates have begun to give me glares/silent treatment and one of them even "framed" me by telling another roomate that I drank all of her orange […]
I am a tenant and was getting out of the shower and was closing the shower door, when it shattered in million pieces. It seemed stuck, but took little effort to loosen and did not slam against the wall. It seems to swing a little. There seems to be nothing that keeps it connected to […]
My boyfriend and i live in an apartment that is essentially a converted attic. We have a separate entrance from the outside of the building. The bottom two floors of the house are occupied by our landlord. From the minute we moved in, we discovered that the house is very badly insulated. We heard every […]
So, I moved into a house with a first time landlord with 2 of my guy friends. I only wanted a six month lease and the lease on the house is one year. The guys agreed that after six months I could leave and they would find a new roommate. Well with a little short […]
I LIVE IN WASHINGTON STATE, AND HAVE A HUGE ROACH PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR 2 YRS. OUR APARTMENTS ARE INFESTED AND LANDLORD WONT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. HE TELLS US TO GET TRAPS KEEP PLACE CLEAN BUT THAT DOES NOTHING. WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM
I am renting for a subsidized housing cooperative. I was told by my landlord that I do not qualify for section 8. I have a two-bedroom basement apartment. My two children and I live here. My rent is $491.00 including water and heat. I pay for electricity. How do I find out whether or not […]
Recently I sent my landlord an email, and in that email I expressed my health concerns over the mold in our basement. We stated in the email that we called around to several companies and obtained a rough estimate cost to come out and inspect the mold to see how mild or severe the problem […]