I moved into my home in 2010 and upfront I let my landlord,  know that the main reason I wanted the house was because It had a fenced in back yard, however the gate needed to be repaired and she stated that she would, but never did/ Also I inquired about the refridgerator and stove as it was obvious that […]

We moved into a rental home in OH in November 2012. One week later, the tub stopped draining & toilet overflowed. After plunging the toilet, it did empty; but backed up into the tub. Yuck. After 2 days of this, the landlord had the septic tank emptied.  Over 2 weeks ago, it started happening again. Called the LL […]

Hello,  I’m wondering if my landlord can MAKE me get rid of my washer / dryer? In the middle of either my current lease or the one right before it, a new company bought out the apartment complex that I live in. A little while later, they said that they would be putting a free […]

Based on rental laws, landlords must maintain his rental unit, meaning that he should do everything possible to make the unit habitable. And the tenant has the right to timely repairs to damages on the structure and the furniture alike that may cause safety and/or sanitary issues. Here’s a list of your landlords maintenance responsibilities […]

In the context of real estate a “30 day notice” is typically being used. A 30 day notice serves as a formal notification in writing that indicates that a landlord wants his tenants out of the rental property or if a tenant wishes to vacate the rental unit before or after his lease agreement ends. […]

my landlord wants me to pay for june,s rent now and my rent is paid up until the end of may.  my unemployment runs out next month but i wanted to know if my landlord can ask for june,s rent in march   my lease states that rent is due on the first of every […]

My questions is about lease. We signed a lease last July. It started on 7/1/12 and it was for 1 year. We notified our landlord the middle of February that we were going to have to move out and were going to have to break our lease. But that we would do everything in our […]

I moved into a house in October 2012. I started a 6-month lease with the wife. Which is up April 1st. I just recieved a letter from the husband (from jail) that I am to pay him rent from now on. I don’t know what thier situation is. I dont know if it is amicable. […]

I live in the lower level of a small apartment building. The parking lot is right outside of my front windows. I’ve lived here for about nine months now and have not had any issues with the cars parked outside. However, other tenants have recently been backing into the parking spots right next to my […]

I am renting a unit in a mill building and have been living here for about a year and a half. During this time, my living room ceiling has leaked a minimum of 5 times. I am on the top floor. These are only the documented cases I have where I emailed the leasing office […]