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I have been renting an aprtment attached to the "landlords" house that is located on a lake. The lease is tenant at will and all utilites are included. The day I was to move in it became clear the unit was unsanitary with scum on shower, old tenants bathroom belongings in dirty drawers, very dusty […]
I a renting an apartment and i signed a year lease before i moved in the property management told me they will be putting a new wall A/C in because it does not work. NOW THREE MONTHS LATER THEY ARE TELLING ME I HAVE TO BUY MY OWN A/C BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT DOING IT […]
We were required to sign a bed bug addendum when we signed the apartment lease. We started to notice bed bugs a few months after we moved in and notified the property manager who told us we would be responsible for treatment cost. We went ahead and had the treatment done and a few months later […]
I recently moved out of home due to mold issues that affected my daughter. The mold is from a leak in the pipes under the tub. before i moved out i have notified them of the issue and they came and put puddy on the moldy area and put some type of thing on the tub and […]
I was renting a mobile home that was lost in a fire about two weeks ago. The exact cause of the fire was never investigated however it did come from a faulty oven that I had notified the landlord of on multiple occasions through the course of my tenancy(about 10 months) which he never fixed. […]
We’ve lived in an apartment community of probably 200 apartments for a little over a year now. The community changed management a few months back, and since then, the new management has made some drastic changes. While we always got water bills from the office and paid directly to them (water is submetered), the new […]
Recently moved into a rental home that we unfortunately rented sight unseen. I can clean the things that are dirty and live with obnoxious colors and outdated fixtures but there is one that worries me. The house seems to have foundation problems. It looks like the is a speed bump running thru the house, front […]
I was on a lease when my landlord decided to put the house on the market, I returned keys already and moved out because there was a mutual agreement that I’d we found a place right away, she would let us out of the lease so she can sell the house sooner. Now, she wants […]
When I moved in the house, I pointed out to the landlord that the doorframe to the front door was broken. Now about 18 months later, the front door has had to be removed from it’s hinges, as the doorframe is completely ruined. The landlord claims that he does not have to fix this, it’s […]
The leasing agency for my apartment community took over the day i moved in. i moved into an apartment with no working a/c and a refrigerator infested with roaches. After 3 weeks they finally fixed the a/c and replaced the fridge. I feel like I’m due some sort of refund or credit for not having […]