I moved into a one bedroom 735sq ft apartment in Raleigh, NC 4 months ago. Everything was going fine until I started using the A/C. My bill has skyrocketed to an incredible $170, yet my apartment still lingers in the low 80’s once the outside temperatures peak over 90. It’s very hard to sleep because […]

I contacted my landlord about mold in master bathroom back in august 20, 2013 and didnt show up til 6 days later, after mentioning i will be hiring and mold inspector to asses the damage. he started doing the job himself and i have a feeling that his not an expert on mold and wasnt […]

My parents are moving into an apartment in Los Angeles. When they put down the deposit, they were told by the manager, who no longer works for them, a working refrigerator will be provided. The move-in date was set to tomorrow, which is on a Saturday, so the new manager asked them to come down […]

One day, I just had a really strong desire of making things difficult for my landlord. So I asked my friend a question given the scenario below: “The landlord and I had a terrible fight over some repairs that he didn’t do.  So I was thinking maybe I could punish him a little bit.  I’m […]

Hi Experts, I just moved out of an apartment in Maryland after 2 years and 6 months and had give $500.00 as Security Deposit initially. On move out, I had the whole apartment got cleaned by the professional cleaner except the paint and carpet. So now the management office had sent me the following charges: […]

So, there was a small burn on the countertop in our kitchen; I believe the countertop was standard formica, but I’m not entirely certain – at any rate, it was a wooden frame with a thin waterproof countertop. The burn was small, so I didn’t do anything to remove or repair it before moving out […]

Here is a page for all renters out there. Hopefully, if you are late on paying your rent you have a really good excuse as to why. Listed below are some of the excuses tenants make every time they are late on paying their monthly rent and dues. Roommate excuse. The roommate excuse based on […]

I have noticed that my electricty bill is very high.  I notice that there are only two mailboxes yet there is ana aprtment in the basement which would make it three units.  I looked up the property at the tax assessors site and show that it is zoned for only 2 units.  The basement is […]

I have lived in this rental property for only 2 months. I have had problems with the AC/Heating unit. The landlord keeps patching it and i keep having same problem. I have 4 small children and it is getting cold out there is no way to heat home only if i go purchase space heaters. […]

10 Most Common Apartment Complaint Filed by Tenants: The below list is a list of the most common apartment complaints filed against landlords and property managers according to the Rental Protection Agency complaint data. These complaints are filed by tenants Nationwide and include all 50 States. The results do not take bias by location but […]