Recently we discovered we have a mold problem in our ducts which is causing mold spores to be blown out with our AC and heat. My husband has been quite sick, (asthma, congestion, coughing, lethargy, itchy eyes, head aches etc.) so we investigated and found really nasty mold looking black and green stuff all throughout […]

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 rent a home through a rental management company. At the time of renewal they send me a new lease which has following clause. "Tenant will be responsible for, and will pay for, any damage done by rain, wind, or hail caused by leaving windows open; overflow of water or stoppage of waste pipes, breakage […]

I just spoke to the manager of an apt my daughter is renting in Charleston, SC. She had complained to him re: cockroach problem as did I when he didn’t respond and we were both told ‘not his problem, the apt was recently renovated/treated so they were probably brought in the boxes when they’d moved […]

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, I live in Los Angeles County and was recently told that the guesthouse I live in has gone through foreclosure.  The buyer wants me out asap.  I just learned the unit is an illegal rental.  Do I have any right to request relocation costs from the new buyer?

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 rented a apartment in Colorado. About 8 months into the lease I lost my job. I sent a 30 day notice saying I could no longer afford the rent. I cleaned the apartment and had the carpets steam cleaned. About 20 days later I got a letter saying the landlord was keeping my deposit […]