I recently returned home to find the line from the toilet had busted while i was gone and the enrire apartment’s carpet was soaked. the apartments office informed me that someone would come out to vacuum up the water. after they came out and vacuumed up most of the water and removed the padding underneath [...]

Hi:
 I am single and currently live in a 2 bedroom apt on 1st floor which has 2 large bedrooms, a large kitchen, a large dining room, a large living room, and decent office space, in addition to a large basement. Two seperate entances lead to the basement which is partially done and which can easilly [...]

Can you deduct late fees for not paying rent on time from tenant security deposit?

My apartment was vacant for a year and before that my apartment was cleaned and checked for bed bugs.  About a month ago i rented the apartment out to a tenant and he has complained about bedbugs and i had no previous furniture in the house before he moved in. Am i responsible for fixing [...]

How long must I wait to get my A/C repaired by the Landlord’s repairman before I contact a repairman myself?, and is it legal for me to decuct the cost from my Lease payment?

WOULD LIKE TO START AN ORGANIZATION TO ASSIST LANDLORDS WITH SECTION 8 TENANTS WHO ARE ALLOWED TO DESTROY PROPERTY GET OVER ON THE COURT SYSTEM AND GO WITHOUT PAYING RENT. LANDLORDS NEED TO NEED TO ORGANIZE. IF INTERESTED E-MAIL ME AT QOL4317@AOL.COM MENTION LANDLORD AND I WILL RESPOND. TENANT OWES 7 MONTHS RENT AND SECTION 8 GAVE THEM [...]

Hello there! I need some advice and quick!
I have a rental home in South Santa Clara County – California that has an ancient pool. The pool has given me serious headaches since I bought the property three years ago. Now the pool has black algae and after three different estimates on #1) remodel vs. #2) [...]

My renter and I had a lease that ended in June and is now month to month.  Today is October 8th.  I spoke with my renter who is late for the 4 th time with rent in the past 9 months.  In short, the dog ate my homework excuse has nothing over on this guy.
This time, [...]

I am a home owner with a roommate…  I inadvertently forgot to pay my electricity bill and it was shut off.  The power was out over night and for 18 hours.  This caused my roommate the inconvenience of having to get ready for work elsewhere.  She hasn’t asked but I would like to offer a [...]

I’m a new landlord so I’m not really sure about a lot of things, so any help would be greatly appreciated.  I rent out a single family home in Arizona, and it has one of those hard sided above ground pools. 
Recently, my renter requested that I replace the liner in the pool, about $500 to [...]