We have lived in our basement appartment for the last 4 years. We have had continual problems with mold.  First appearing in the bathroom,and then in both our kids rooms, then our bedroom and finally the living room.  The mold grows mostly on the outside walls – mbut not exclusively there.  We have complained to our […]

My ex had purchased a home for us and our family a couple of years ago and had his mother be the co-signer. Around 8 months ago he left no longing wanting to be with us. He said we could keep the house for me and the kids and he would still make the payments. […]

I have caught my landlord, Sam Dea entering into my house in Mt. Washington twice.   The first time he trespassed into my house I was fully asleep. A few months later he did it again.  He didn’t give me 24 hours notice. He just simply let himself in. I am female and the only […]

I would like to  know whose responsibility for  toilet repair  or if   bath tub and bathroom sink get clogged up. This happened on a Sunday afternoon. We called our landlord and he came and checked it out and stated that  it was our responsibility to fix the problem because it was not a main […]

We are a newly married couple and have been renting a condo in Reston, VA. We signed a 6 month lease and things were going well for the first 3 months. Recently, we went for a week long vacation and came back to find our car towed. We had to pay $435 to get the car […]

 I was in a mobile home park i was in the process of moving out . I had no eviction the manager changed locks on me. Some of my belongings were still in the home. They dispersed my items already i sent a certified asking for items. But i know they dont have all my […]

We signed a lease and gave first plus deposit. Within 24 hours we changed our minds and decided not to rent it because it was too small. The landlord is saying she is keeping all the money – first month plus deposit- and charging me for everyday it is not rented. Is this legal? We […]

My question is in regards to me as a renter moving out and being charged over $1000 for carpet replacement. My landlord is doing complete renovation of our building as tenants move out. She came in told me not to bother cleaning the carpets that they will be replacing them. She told me to clean […]

12-10  Hi all, I have been told that due to building and health codes along with the "implied warranty of habitability" I can withhold rent until my landlord fixes the heat in the alley house I live in.  Last fall, they knew the front heater was broken; left me sit from October of last year with […]

My daughter and her 3 small children live an older home. The water had a foul smell when we were cleaning up the place for her to move into. The landlord said it was b/c the house had been empty for awhile and should clear up. 8months later and Culligan treatment system(which I pay for […]