Hello, So my inquiry has two parts. I rented the same house for three years. We finally moved out this spring and moved on. The problem is that I just received an invoice from my landlord stating that none of our collective ($1000) deposit will be refunded. There are a few problems that I have […]

I live on the bottom level of an apt. Last summer we had a problem with the a/c in the building. All the units above us a/c would drain down into our apt and gross water would be all over the carpet. They ended up fixing that problem. Now the other day when I was […]

is there a time when giving notice that a renter must be out?

Hi,  I pay for all utilities and included is also the city sewer fee.  Is this considered a utility and if not is it a bill I should be paying?

My rental office is charging me 750 dollars for bed bug extermination. I moved in this place 3 months ago and I complaint last month about bed bugs and now they want to exterminate it and asking me to pay 750 dollars. It’s not my fault. Why should I pay. Can some one help me […]

We have an extreme heat advisory in our area through the weekend.  Our air conditioner is broken.  I know in Arizona, the landlord is required to fix it (it is deemed an emergency) but my landlord says they don’t have anyone in maintenance working on the weekend so no one will call me until Monday.  […]

I’ve recently had a troublesome tenant give verbal notice of intent to vacate the property, but has not completed the formal written notice.  They are on a well detailed contract through Feb12, obligating them without option of negation through vacating. They recently (since such exchange) have caused tens of thousands of dollars of water damage […]

Does a landlord have to let a new renter know that the house they are moving into was infested with bed bugs?

I’ve read at numerous online locations that small nail holes in the wall of a rental are considered normal wear and tear in California and can’t be used as a means to withold part of a deposit. Where is the case law or statute that specifically addresses this? The civil code I checked only stated […]

I lived in an apartment for 6 months, after moving out i heard nothing back from them about my security deposit for 9 months.  I was busy with other things and had forgotten about it, then recieved a letter from a debt collector saying I not only will not get back my security deposit, but […]