We received a letter from a law firm stating that the property we are renting in Tennessee is being foreclosed on. The letter stated that the bank will take ownership in 60 to 90 days, and then the property will go into the process of becoming a HUD home. My husband and I have a […]

Hey all, I’ve been rening an apartment from a corporate property management company for about a year and a half outside of Denver, CO.  About 2 months ago, my local city did a inspection of our apartment.  They cited 3 things that were out of city code.  Those violations were; -Toilet inoperable (Handle broken) -Sink […]

We have a unique situation that I haven’t been able to find an answer to in other blogs or landlord/tenant laws. We have a landlord who claims he his allowed to store his stuff in our rental spaces (porch, garage, basement) because he is the landlord and there is no designated "landlord storage" in our […]

is there a law in florida that requires landlords to replace the carpet every two years? i have heard this more than once, but I cannot find it in " Chapter 83 LANDLORD AND TENANT" of the Florida statutes.  maybe its in reference to mold & mildew?  I am not sure. But my old landlord […]

A year and a half ago, by family and I moved into an apartment under a one year lease agreement. Two months into the lease we were made aware of a bed bug infestation. When we reported this to the landlord she told us that the bugs were probably our fault, and therefore our responsibility to take […]

My husband’s mother and step-father divorced over a year ago.  While they were beginning the divorce proceedings his step-father offered to sell us their home for what was owed.  Thinking this was a good deal my husband jumped at the offer and moved us into the home on October 29th, 2010.  This was against my […]

I have a 12 month lease, and about 4 half months to go till it is up, however a month after I moved in the apartment above me was rented out and I have been living in misery ever since. The noise is unreal, it is all hours of the day and night.  Sounds as […]

I have issues with the plumbing at the house I rent. Every 3-4 months the toilet stops working. I call the landlord to alert him, and he usually takes 3-7 days to get a plumber to the house for a temporary fix, meanwhile I can’t use my toilet!! He doesn’t return my phone calls, emails, […]

ok, so heres the deal. my landlords all the sudden refuse and i mean REFUSE to communicate with us. they will not answer the phone, they will not answer their door… anything… so we pay rent weekly and aince we cant get ahold of them, were just sitting on the money cause they wont answer […]

I need help determining something. I paid my rent  with a personal check. Unknown to me (seriously), the check had bounced. A month later, I was notified by letter stating that I had to pay the past due rent and was giving ten days to do that. Well, I didn’t have the funds to pay the past […]