We live in milan il  at Oak Grove Trailor Park. In Dec 2012 the sewer stopped functioning .I called the manager  . The park owners came out looked at it said it was our resposability to fix . NO.I knew better.The sewer is theirs on the lot we rent.I had to call the health dept and state inspector to get […]

When you’re living in an apartment, you often wonder who pays for the utility charges on common areas. Sometimes, you might doubt if your utility bill includes the common areas of the apartment complex especially if the charges just spike up for no reason.  Undeniably, there are really some landlords who would do everything that […]

My Parents 83 & 85 rented a condo signing a one year lease plus paying a $2500 Security deposit.  My parents gave 30 day notice of leaving in writing as per the signed lease after one year.  One month before this my parents found out that the property had been foreclosed and a new management […]

There are really some instances when you cannot move in even though you’ve already paid the security deposit and signed the lease. Things happen and as much as you would have wanted to keep your end of the deal, you just  can’t. Now, most tenants would think that landlords are being unfair when they insist […]

Under most state laws, landlords are given the responsibility of providing housing that satisfied the set requirements for habitability. Habitability requirements include adequate weatherproofing, structurally safe buildings, available water, heat and electricity and clean and sanitary premises. Other than the state laws, local building codes will also set the standards for the minimum requirements for […]

  Hi, My daughter had a judgement of Eviction placed on her record without her ever being served. This went to court and  Judge placed and eviction on her file. The eviction occured in August 2010, she lived in the apartment paying the rent every month up until December 2011. When she moved out her balanced […]

SO I just moved out of a house I rented for 10 years. During that time we realized what a dump it really was but we were stuck and not able to leave. There was a front house occupied by us, and a granny unit in back occupied by others. 1st of all, the septic […]

 We rented a home in Aug but did not move in until Sept. The water company would NOT turn the water on due to piping code violations. After informing the LL I repaired the issues and the water company began service. Once the water was on we found several pipes were busted and had to […]

I\\\’m putting everything under the Renewal Clause Down here.Renewal: If prior to the Expiration Date of the Term, Resident executes a binding Housing Contract with Owner for the next succeeding term(a "New Housing Contract"), the terms of this Contract shall continue in ful force and effect until the beginning of the term provided in the […]

Although landlords have the right to increase the lease, they should only do so within the rent guideline. The rent guideline would discuss the reasons for a possible rent increase but it will not include a cap in the interest rate. If the landlord wants to increase the rent but beyond the rent guideline, then […]