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I am in a rental agreement that allows me to send my rent at the latest postmarked by the fifth of every month. The owner recently hired property management who are threatening late fees if the check is postmarked anytime after the first. Can they do this if I have a rental agreement stating otherwise?
This is gonna sound crazy… Overview: I received a letter from the owner of the condo I am renting stating that he had not received my rent for the last two months from the Property Management company. He thinks the Property Manager is using he money for herself. He tells me not to pay next […]
we have complained about dead animal smell in the walls of my boys bedroom for several months. finally leasing company sent exterminators who found infestation in the attic, holes in the siding where birds and mice are, urine feces ect. the company also sent out someone to measure siding. Traps with poison were set inside […]
I have an internship at a church, and I house with them for a significantly reduced price, but am also putting (intern) hrs in each week which somewhat makes up for that. Generally, they have 2 people per studio apartment, however my roommate has just moved out on study abroad, and another girls’ roommate […]
I wanted to know if a resident manager can refuse to give contact details of their boss or owner. I see them doing partiality and showing arbitrary reasons to different people just to refuse doing something requested. What can I do? I have the email where I requested the contact information and they did not […]
I rented a condo through a private owner back in July . When we arrived at her condo it was not even cleaned since last renters left. Was false advertisement because pictures did not look like what she sent. We left the condo and ended up renting through another condo. She verbally told use she […]
Can my employer/ landlord force me to do an auto deduction out of my paycheck legally or is this against the law? Also if it is illegal how do i find the right information to prove this is illegal ( documentation wise )
Can my employer/ landlord force me to do an auto deduction out of my paycheck legally or is this against the law? Also if it is illegal how do i find the right information to prove this is illegal ( documentation wise )
Hi – I live in a Highrise 37 floors and was trapped in an elevator for an hour- had to climb out the top and leap to the other elevator (with the Fire Dept assistance) three weeks ago. Last week the other elevator broke and we were told that it would take 2-3 weeks to […]
My husband and I moved in to a new aparment on 11/15/14 and on the same day saw roaches in the bathroom, kitchen and dining room areas. I alerted the rental office on 11/16/14 and 3 pest control attempts later, our roach problem STILL HAS NOT BEEN taken care of. I spoke to the rental […]