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I recently moved out of a 2 bedroom rental that I lived in there for about 1 1/2 years. My deposit was 1050, which included a $200 dog deposit and one month’s rent. I fell on the icy driveway last Spring and tore the ligaments in my knee. The landlords were aware of the steep […]
hello I live in an apartment building that has 2 apartments & a business space below the apartments. My landlord has recently started working on the commercial space & has no regard for his tenants He starts workin at all hours (ie 7am or 8am) and is banging & sawing & doing all sorts of […]
I currently rent in Lauderdale by the Sea, FL. I signed a lease in August and the landlord at the time was great. In December he sold the property to a new owner that is absolutely worthless. On top of doing absolutely nothing to improve the grounds he has done nothing about the parking. There […]
Hello. I have a lease for an apartment in Proctor MN, which includes heat. The landlord insists he is required to turn on the heat October 15 through April 15. I have read in various areas if the landlord heats the rented space it is required to be a minimum temperature. Which is correct? It […]
Me and my husband moved into our apartment the beginning of December. We were newly weds who just graduated college and owned no furnture. We fit everything we owned in the our cars and bought everything NEW after we moved in to our apartment. To my knowledge we were bed bug free until the beginning […]
I signed a 6 months lease on 10/6/2011. i was expecting the lease to officially end on 3/31/2012 but i found out on the agreement sheet that my landlord has made the date 4/30/2012. my question is shouln’t 6 months lease signedon 10/6/2011 expire on 3/31/2012?
Due to the recent flooding in the area, my roof and ceiling are completely saturated, leaking through, and developing a huge amount of mold. I contacted landlord about this and mailed a letter 3 weeks ago. From what I can tell in Colorado law, they have 72 hours to fix the problem after written notification […]
On July 1st, 2011. we (Maggi, Ramsay and 3yr old daughter Kellsey) moved into a house in Oceanside CA under a verbal rental agreement for a one year lease with the landlord, owner of the property. The landlord stated that he was going to refinance the home in order to avoid foreclosure. He moved into […]
I signed a lease with another young lady; this young lady is a pet lover and I am not. She agreed that if we moved in together, she would not have a pet (dog) at the apartment. Unfortunately, she did and I had a huge problem with it so she got gave the pet away. […]
I have lives in my appartment for 2 months now. And everyday and all night for that time my neightbor has speaker against my wall, so all i can hear all the time is his bass thumping. He keeps it going to atleat 2:30 to 3:00 in the mournign every night. I have called my […]