I live at a motel that also has apartments available. I rented one of the one bedroom apartments but was told I had to clean it first….not a problem. I do that regardless of whether or not it looks clean. So I cleaned everything including the carpets because I was told that previous tenants were […]

Hello! My roommate and I had to quickly find a new house because I had a new job in Michigan (we were in Ohio) and our lease was up. We found a small 2 bedroom house and moved.The landlords seemed really down to earth and friendly. The rent was a bit excessive but we hadn’t […]

Landlord’s fault house fire!! rented a room in our landlords 2 br house. had seperate entrance and questionable wiring at best. On july 5th, 2011 woke up to house on fire, it completely burned to the ground and fire marshall claims it started in landlords part of house due to faulty wiring. We lost everything […]

I can’t even get into the amount of problems we’re having with our landlord right now…but my biggest question is, can he advertise my house for rent if I’m living in it, signed lease and all?

I have lived and have been paying rent in this house for 3 months.  There are several issues that were addressed when we first moved in.  First and foremost, the old tenants had not fully moved out yet.  WE had 14 bags of garbage, huge amount of flys, a love seat, and a car in […]

Hi, First of all, thank you to all of you that take the time to respond to these. It is a great resource! I live in the upstairs apartment of a two family home. Below is an older, retires, never leave the house couple that owns the complex. I understand that this is their home, […]

For starters, I have been dealing with this problem for over a year.  I moved out of my old apartment last year and gave my notice to the office manager as the lease agreement stated.  I asked her if that was all I need to do and she said yes so I left the office.  […]

I am looking for rules and regulations regarding use of propane tank powered stoves in the rental property.  As well as info regarding fire alarm codes in the rental area.  Is there any type of regulation regarding the rental space (footage) and amount of $$$ the landlord can charge?  please let me know or point […]

I leased a house for 1.5 years in Columbia, SC – paid rent on time, and shared the house with 2 consecutive room mates. No issues with the rent/everything.  I moved out December 30th, 2010, to Seattle. And the house was cleaned and handed over. Of course the carpet was dirty from before I moved […]

I am a married man with 2 childeren renting a 2 bdrm apt from my apts. times fell tough this month and rent is late i paid more than half my rent on time.  I did not have the money for the other half however,  I went to get assistance for the remainder amount plus […]