In January of this year, I began renting a mobile home from a woman who lived across the road from me. The first few months were fine.  I’m a quiet tenant, I pay my rent on the third of every month, and abide by all rules set forth on my contract. I’m not on a […]

My roommate just got a boyfriend and is living with him so her room is empty.  Her mom is coming from out of the country so the roommate said that her mom is going to stay in her room. My other roommate and I said that we don’t want this living situation.  If the mom […]

I signed a one-year lease with an apartment complex. After I moved in for two months, the apartment above mine was rented to a family with kids. After then, I always hear noise  either from kids running around or someone moving funiture all days, even after 12.00pm. After not being able to sleep for 3 […]

Landlord harassment is making intimidating situations by a landlord on a rental property with the goal of forcing the tenant to vacate the unit. The landlord opt to do this when he does not want to go over the legal procedure of evicting the tenant or even face any impediments to eviction wherein there is […]

  Many families like to have a dog or a cat around for security purposes or for companionment. However, not every landlord allows families to have pet in their rental unit. Finding a place where the whole family and your pet are welcome to live is quite nerve wrecking. Here are some tips on how […]

I have lived in my apartment since June 2012 and not once has my apartment complex had an exterminator come and spray. For the past three weeks I have been getting bites all over me. I informed my landlord when the bites started that it could be bed bugs since I was only getting them […]

Just moved in a few days ago and I noticed that none of the rooms have a heat vent but there’s a thermostat in each room. So I turned one to find out where the heat would come from. From what I can tell the heat vents are behind the dry hall. Is that’s a […]

Have you ever wondered why your landlord is asking and requiring you to pay for pet rent even though you had already paid for a pet deposit? Listed below are some of the reasons as to why pet rent is asked by the landlord. Is it legal to ask for pet rent? As long as […]

A tenant will be affected in several ways when the landlord or owner decides to put his investment property on the market.  However, if a fixed agreement was signed between the tenant and the landlord, the landlord cannot evict the tenant just because he decided to sell the property. The tenant can still continue to […]

After a certain period of time, landlords can increase the rent on their rental apartment. We all know that rent is not that cheap in most areas and increase in rent normally cause a sting on the tenant. If you are a landlord, raising the rent on your property may be the only way for […]