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Can I ligally live in the basement?

Ken — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:20:06 +0000

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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 [...] Related posts:

If a tenant is not locking doors to a basement apartment in a split level home, after being told they must be kept locked, is that grounds for eviction? Access to the upstairs living area is only separated by a bifold door.
Landord not repairing many apartment issues
question – about tenants’ requests, what exactly am i responsible for?

Late Fees

anonymous — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:58:48 +0000

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Can you deduct late fees for not paying rent on time from tenant security deposit? Related posts:Late fees and security deposit Late charge Hello I am the landlord of a single story house. I am leasing my rental property to an individual who claimed they where able to help me fix the property up in exchange for [...] Related posts:

Bed Bugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

shanting — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:40:24 +0000

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 the problem?

Air Conditioning Repair

Jeannie — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:08:15 +0000

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? Related posts:landlord won’t repair a/c PROBLEMS WITH TENANT Related posts:

PROBLEMS WITH TENANT

IRIS — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:10:14 +0000

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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 [...] Related posts:

Rental House with a POOL

Courtney S. — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:49:24 +0000

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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) [...] Related posts:

How to get him to leave quietly?

Theresa — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:00:20 +0000

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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, it was that he had dental work done and then a message on the 7th to say that something happened to his permanent dividend fund being garnished. Then to top it off I received a call from St Francis Shelter today, saying that they would help this guy out with 600.00 (350.00) short on this months rent… and he would have to come up with the rest. I wasn’t certain what to say, they requested that I come down and sign a statement saying that he was late and they would give me a check. I had not spoke with the renter about them calling me and I know now not to take a partial check payment from him. I called him on the phone to ask him what was up, and he said that he needed the help this month and had requested that they help him out. I told him, “ we were going into the winter months and that with him being late on the rent again that I was feeling a little uncomfortable about how things were looking for the future rent this winter” I think I was wanting him to just reassure me that it was cool. I told him that I counted on my rental , income to pay for utilities, “I know I owe him know explation” UGH!. He went ballistic on me, he stated that he could move out tomorrow and that he would have his stuff out of there in three days. I tried to calm him down, but I have to admit part of me was thinking That it might be best for both of us, although I didnt’ say that”, He continued to tell me that I made him uncomfortable when he was late for rent and that he didn’t like being treated like he was a low life, and that he felt that I was unstable and might shoot him. I was sort of stunned, I was sill thinking how it might be good to have him move out before winter hit. I said, I’m sorry, what did you just say? He continued on how he wished that he had taped my conversations and went on about my apartment not having a shower and that he was looking for another place to rent, I could hear people in the back ground saying.. yeah put her on speaker phone, I was in such shock that I could hardly speak, I tried to gracefully end the conversation but he went on and on. I said, okay wait now, I do have your last month rent and we can apply it to this month if you think that you can be out by the end of the month. He went crazy on me and did not hear a word I was saying about how disappointed he was in me. Again, I am shocked. I then told him that I need to hang up and that I would have my niece call him who takes care of the rentals for me. After that the St Frances shelter called me again and wanted to know if I had talked to him and would I be coming by to pick up the check for a portion of the rent. I said no that I no longer felt comfortable with the situation. 45 minutes later the renter calls me to say that he is on the way to the house to pay me his part of the rent and that he wants to know whats going on with the St Francis shelter, as if nothing has happened.. I told him I was no longer comfortable talking to him on the phone and that someone else would be contacting him. He was all calm and acted like nothing was going on. This is a 500 lb man that we are talking about. I am a single woman that lives upstairs from him. I am 5 ft tall and 50 years old. I have a little dog. If it were not for him being late so much on the rent checks….this would be a good working rental relationship. I never see him he never sees me except to drop the check off. He has his own entrance and I have mine. We have only spoke when the rent is late and he is making his excuses. Most of the conversations have been through my niece. Who is the one that rented to him. He cannot use the shower in the apartment because he weighs 500 lb and does not fit. He knows that it will break. I want to know if it I can give this man a letter in writing that the agreement is over at the end of this month… or do I need to give him 30 days from today? I’m very confused. I’m very shaken and I’m a little surprised by the very strange behavior. I want to make things as smooth as possible. I don’t feel that he is very stable. I know that he lost his job 3 months ago. Can you give me any advise on a solution. He made several threats about the apartment. The thing is, i know the aparment is at code and that the shower is fine, I’m not worried about him taking legal action. What can I do? I appreciate your advise and help.

Electricity shut off – Do I compensate?

Lori — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:17:12 +0000

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 compensation for her inconvenience. Is this normal and if so what would be an acceptable amount? Her rent is $550.00 a month.

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Renter problems, any help appreciated!

Jerry — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:00:55 +0000

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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 [...] Related posts:

Problems with eviction

Jeff Hansen — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:22:07 +0000

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Does anyone know how the eviction process works? I’m looking to evict a tenant for non- payment but I’m not really sure how it works. I would appreciate any help I can get. Related posts:PROBLEMS WITH TENANT Threats of Eviction for disturbances we did not have any part of and are not responsible for Who can [...] Related posts: