If only I had found this out sooner… As crazy as it may sound, my better half and I have mentally, physically, and financially suffered for over a year living with bed bugs. When we first discovered them we informed the management and the owner, because the managers have limited control, we spoke directly to […]
Date: Thursday, August 30th, 2012 10:07 pm Category: Legal Questions
Hi, I recently moved out of my apartment and have now got a notice from the management that they will be charging me to replace the carpet in the entire unit due to "matted and dirty in high traffic areas". Is it legal to do that? I stayed in the apartment for 1.5 years and […]
Needless to say we have had several issues with the landlord. We renewed the lease in December 2011. Today I got a letter stating to fill out application and once approved THEN he will send back signed lease. Are we legally obligated to fill out another rental application when it was already approved when we […]
Date: Tuesday, August 28th, 2012 10:53 am Category: Legal Questions
I live in an apartment complex of 388 units in Florida. The landlord is a big property/management company in New York. He is charging for water/sewer/trash removal by the size of the apartment….square footage. So, as a single renter in a 2/2 apartment, I’m paying the same monthly charge for those services as a family […]
Date: Saturday, August 25th, 2012 8:31 am Category: Legal Questions
i was recently added to an unlawful detainer case of an exgirlfreind of mine after she had given her thirty day notice she had paid first last and deposit but the landlord said that it wasnt a last months rent but a double deposit. i was nver on the lease her father and she was […]
Date: Thursday, August 23rd, 2012 8:00 pm Category: Legal Questions
Hello, we come from a really small community. We rented a house and had no problems for 3 years. Our current property manager became seriously ill, and stepped down. When the new property manager came to meet us, it was horryfying, he was a man whom my husband had testified against in in a criminal case […]
I’ve been living in my current apartment since 12/2011. Back in April and May my electric bill shot up from under $60 (all estimated Dec. to March) a month to just under $200 two months in a row. After opening the first bill for $192 (actual reading) my fiance and I began frantically investigating our […]
Date: Thursday, August 23rd, 2012 7:54 am Category: Legal Questions
I am renting an Apartment in San Bernardino, California. My rent is late and I went to pay it and was told I have to pay an additional $650. for attorney’s fee, since there is an eviction proceedings being file against me. I requested a copy of the eviction notice with the fees to be […]
My landlord (huge apartment complex) paid for water when I first signed a lease, but with an increase in water cost they have shifted this cost to tenants. In the growing season they water the sizeable grounds, and I pay for this water too. Of course, I have no say in the amount they water, […]