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I am currently renting. We have purchased a home and we will be moving out. When we came to live at the apartment I gave a deposit, first and last month rent. I plan to move out by the end of september 2010. My question is: do I pay rent for the month of September? […]
We moved in to our apt 2 months ago. Since day 2 we have had bass issues with the down stairs tenants. Its almost a daily thing. We had called and called the management office (as well as trying to talk with the tenants our selves) and nothing happend until I contacted their boss. They […]
I live in the State of California and I recently moved out from my old apartment, I was in a month to month rent. When we decided to move out I called my last landlord and adviced her I was moving out the end of the month she said ok I’m really happy with you […]
So, I will attempt to make a very long story short. Almost two years ago, my current room mate had experienced bed bugs at her old place. Professional exterminators preformed a treatment, but she was unaware that they typically do a follow up, and she was actually moving to our current apartment the next week. About […]
I have rented from my current landlord for 21 months. On a number of occasions, I noted my electric bill was higher than I expected and asked if I was paying for any electricity in the property (upper/lower duplex). This month, however, my bill was clearly much higher than it should have been. My boyfriend […]
monica is it illegal two rent a apartment with two different leases with two different amounts for the same unit.and is it ilegal to rent a apartment with rooms outside of the apartment or can you rent a unit with rooms out side of the apartment or does the apartment have to be whole as one […]
i just resently found out that the house that ive been renting for almost a year is illegal only after calling the township health department about the foul smell of the well water i lost my job and im behind in the rent my landlord was giving me time to move but after being notified […]
one of our roommates brought home bedbugs. despite expert advice, she plans to follow local remedies which thus far have not worked and despite us treating our rooms, we get bit by the new ones she brings into the common areas, she has no regard for our health and safety and feels the lanlord […]
I lived in a appartment for an year. Due to a high increase in the rent after the lease comletion i steped out of the appartment. Now i received a letter from the landlord stating that i need to pay $476 as the move out charges. Which dosent include my deposite if $150, when i […]
I recently got my security deposit back, and got a nasty surprise: a $60 charge for a broken window. Rewind 8 months. It’s December of 2009, 3 o’clock in the morning. We awake to the sound of breaking glass. I can hear voices outside. I quickly throw on some pants and rush outside, the drunks […]