Brittany:I have been living in the same apartment for 1 and a half years. The building across from me burnt down and there was very loud construction for about 3 months. It was so loud that I couldn’t do my homework or study I had to leave and do it somewhere else; i would get […]

We have a one year lease agreement and are on ly half-way through the year.  My landlord is selling the house. Can he break the lease and force us to move before our lease is up?  On top of this, I am pregnant and due next month and do not want to move at this […]

After 6 months of my landlords not fixing my washing machine after time and time again I told them it was broken and I was having to take my laundry elswhere to have it done I decided to move out 2 months beofre my lease was supposed to end. I looked up all my rights […]

My son was evicted for not paying 2 months rent. The landlord threw all of his belongings in and around the Dumpster, including his checkbook, car title and social security card as well as bills with personal information. While the eviction was bad enough and all of his belongings were looted, can a landlord legally […]

How long must I wait to get my A/C repaired by the Landlord’s repairman before I contact a repairman myself?, and is it legal for me to decuct the cost from my Lease payment?

I went through a rental agency and 5 months after moving in I found out that the owner of the house had not made his mortgage payments and they house was in foreclosure. Through the agencies own admission they knew this information but didn’t tell me therefore I was able to make an informed decision […]

I just moved to a Condominium in Poughkeepsie, NY that I rented from the homeowner 2 months ago. Since I moved in, I noticed rashes and bite marks on my and my wife’s bodies. Last night, I cought 2 bed bugs on the bed after I was bitten. I contact the landlord, who’s only willing […]

my apartment keeps flooding and ruining my thing. I asked the manageif they can move me toanother apartment . manager told me it would cost me $500 if they move me . What can i do

I’ve been having problems as far having a few things that need to be fixed in my aparatment and I have been telling my landlord to fix them since I moved in which was on March 2, 2011. Am I still obligated to pay him rent if he still hasn’t fixed anything?