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My husband was just laid off last week so we are having to move back home (about six hours away). We will be living with family because we simply can’t afford to pay all of our bills with my pay alone. The problem is our lease is not up until December. The apartment said there […]
Hi all, I signed the lease and started to move in my stuff today. Apparently I found out that the apartment was not as in good condition as I remembered . The house was left dirty as if the previous tenant was never clean up before he leave . The cabinet had mark and stain that make […]
Hi. I’m renting an appartment on the second floor in an old house and since the landlord has replaced the carpet in the attic-apartment above with wooden floor the noise level from my neighbors became unbearable. Even though they are considerate and try to avoid noise where possible I hear every word they talk, every […]
So my husband, my 5 year-old daughter, and I moved into an apartment in South Gate, CA. It seemed perfect, right? Well problem started right from the beginning. Before we moved in the landlord said that if we wanted to he could removed the ugly red carpet in bedroom and living room and replace with […]
I am the one who signed up on the contract on the house where I live in right now. And my mom too. My step dad was always drunk everyday , and when he gets drunk he become violent , be breaks somethings and piss everywhere and when we tried to stop him he called […]
My landlord is charging me for water and gas at a high rate and the electric is seperate in my name they charge for water gas and trash but it just seems like wayy too much
Last summer we began getting elect bills in excess of $600 on a 1600sq ft home. The landlord used a water hose on the ac unit as a solution to the problem. Because of these bills we slowly got behind on rent. A year later the problem still isn’t fixed and his response t my […]
WE LOST OUR JOBS AND OUR HOME WE CAME UP WITH 4,200 DOWN PAYMENT TO MOVE INTO THIS HOME IN A RENT TO OWN CONTRACT. WE LIVED THERE ONLY ONE DAY AND FOUND OUT THAT THE FOUNDATION HAS HOLES IN IT THAT FLOOD THE BASEMENT AND THE PLUMBING IN THE MASTER BATH LEAKS THREW THE […]
Hi, I was living in manchester CT in a rental appartment last year, i rented for 1 year lease but i had to move out after 4 months, i gave proper notice and 2 months lease breakage rent. After i moved out they charged me for replacement of carpet saying it had stains. They kept […]
My husband and i have been living in the basement apt of a single family home for 3 yrs under our grandfathers rules, his landlord passed away after him renting the house for 16 yrs. a new landlord bought the property and said he wanted nothing to do with the tenants in the basement (which […]