| Date: Friday, June 27th, 2008 5:39 pm | Category: Frustrated Renter | ||
| Tenant privacy rights | Ryan | CO | renter |
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I’m not sure if my landlord is breaking any laws, but he is getting annoying. I’m certain my landlord is violating my tenant privacy rights. My problem is that my landlord agreed to do the yard work at our house which sounded good to me at first until, everyday when I come home from work he’s at the house, but he does NOT really do much. What doesn’t make sense to me is he can come during to day when no one is home but he waits. What should i do??? What is my tenants right to privacy? I dont fel like I have any!! |
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| Date: Monday, June 23rd, 2008 3:04 pm | Category: Landlord Problems | ||
| Rent increase limit | josh | ME | renter |
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hey every body i just moved in with my grilfriend and her landlord jacked the rent up two hundred dollors can they do that. I would think there is some type of rent increase limit. Otherwise how can someone even afford to rent. Its crazy that my landlord wants to charge me for having an extra person move-in. If I have a 2 bedroom apartment, wouldn’t it be logical for me to have two people live in the re |
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| Date: Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 1:42 pm | Category: Frustrated Renter, General Topics, Landlord Problems, Legal Questions, Renter Q & A | ||
| Extra Month Penalty | Stressed College Student | VA | Renter |
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Hi everybody. Me and my roomies signed a 6 month lease 6 months ago, which will end on the 30th of this month. We are all going our seperate ways, so we decided not to extend the lease. Upon the landlords inspection, she gave us a few things we need to repair, which we are fixing, but then asked for an extra months rent while they searched for more tenants. Are we legally required to pay this? We have paid the total amount of rent listed on the lease, and the lease states that it will not automatically be extended at the end of the lease. Any penalties or extra fees all deal with early termination of the lease, which is not our situation as the lease is terminating as per the conditions stated in the lease. Has anyone ever heard of anything like this? I will be checking this forum for the next few weeks, but if you have any advice and can email me, I would be very appreciative. Thanks for the help, M. Groat (mgroat@gmu.edu) |
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| Date: Saturday, June 21st, 2008 1:30 pm | Category: Legal Questions | ||
| Getting deposit back from landlord | IL | Former Renter | |
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My family recently moved from a house. We asked about getting deposit back from landlord and they refused. Let me try to explain this a little bit so you understand. We moved into this house thinking it was a great house. We lived there for a year and a half. Over this time stuff started to fall apart. Within two weeks of moving in, I called the person over that showed us the house to point out a few things that we had noticed one thing is the carpet and markings on the walls. He told me not to worry about any of it that we would not be charged. He has since passed on. Other things happened while we lived there. Mold grew in different areas in the house, my daughter’s ceiling started to fall, my son now has allergies, and the master shower could of fell at any time through the floor. My daughter’s light acted up and it was fixed within a week. It was a wiring issue. There was a wiring issue in a hallway light that they did not fix before we moved. We moved out before the lease was up due to all the issues in the house. But still, shouldn’t we get our deposit back? I asked for the deposit back. They came back and told me that I owed them for the carpet that I told them about in the beginning, as well as want us to pay for all the repairs in the house. I am trying to find is how much a tenant should pay for carpet. I am also wondering should a tenant pay for what they pointed out to the landlord as issues though out the occupancy? Thank you for all help |
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| Date: Friday, June 20th, 2008 3:02 pm | Category: General Topics | ||
| Carpet Depreciation | IL | Former Renter | |
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i am at the end of my lease and would like to know the fl. state law of replacement of the carpet. i have rented this apt. for three years and the carpet was at least one year old when i moved in. i was told the law is replacement every four years of carpet in a residental rental home in fl however i wanted to be sure this is the actual law. it seems like there should be some type of carpet depreciation for apartments. how often does a landlord have to replace carpet? if anyone can help i would greatly appriciate it. |
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| Date: Monday, June 16th, 2008 4:50 pm | Category: General Topics, Legal Questions | ||
| Constructive eviction…? | Shermy | CO | Former Renter |
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I was renting at a place almost 2 years ago that I tried to work with in order not to break my lease. The living conditions were unbearable. I had mold growing in my bathroom which they said they took care of but kept painting over it only to be uncovered several times. I became very ill during this time and the doctor attributed this to the continous mold outbreak in my apartment. According to my research I found out that there is something called constructive eviction, basically landlord must allow me to vacate if there is a major health concern. There was vomit and trash all over the hallways in the entrance to my apartment that was hardly cleaned up. The straw that broke the camels back was I suddenly had an outbreak of bed bugs, not just once but twice. I had to throw away 2 mattresses and a couch and love seat to get rid of these creatures that I later discovered were coming through the electrical sockets into my apartment from other dwellings. I brought all this to the attention to my landlord and never got any type of assistance. When the 3rd outbreak of bed bugs occured (and mind you I thoroughly cleaned out and fumigated my own apaartment each time at my own expense) I left the apartment with 2 months left on my lease. They are now suing me (after 2 years) and garnishing my checks to get in excess of $6,000. This is crazy and I am looking for any solution that may help. I have pictures of the mold and receipts for replacing my furniture twice. If anyone can give advice it would be appreciated. |
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| Date: Sunday, June 15th, 2008 2:12 pm | Category: General Topics | ||
| Noisy apartment neighbors (cont…) | Susan | CO | retired, disabled, over 60 single |
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I already posted about my noisy apartment neighbors, but I forgot to add that yes, I did sign a lease with the usual clause about not creating disturbances. At the end of May the Mgr. passed out notices to each apartment, in which she stated among other things that parents are not to allow their children to play in the hallways or outside on the landscaping, or in the parking lot or laundry room. This notice was slipped under the door of all the apartments on a Friday, and on Saturday, the very next day (!!!) guess what? Yeah, kids running down the hallway, and back and forth outside my living room and bedroom windows screaming and yelling. Shows you how much these parents respect the rules! I apologize for such long posts. I’m so angry and frustrated! |
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| Date: Sunday, June 15th, 2008 9:30 am | Category: Legal Questions | ||
| Noisy Apartment | Susan | CO | retired, disabled, over 60 single |
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Since moving into this apt. Oct. 2006, I have repeatedly (8-10 times) complained to the Mgr. about my noisy apartment due to children running, screaming, playing in the hallways and my very noisy upstairs neighbors. After each complaint, it would be bettter for a week or so, and then escalate back to the previous level of noise and disturbance again. There is no playground at this small complex, and my next-door neighbors allow their children to use the hallways for a playground, where they behave as if they are in a playground! They gather their friends from the other apts., sometimes as many as 5 or 6 of them will all run, play chase, kick balls, yelling and screaming the whole time. This is not only a serious disturbance, it’s a physical hazard. I’m disabled, and walk with difficulty, so I worry that we will collide and cause injury. I have mediation appt. tomorrow (Monday, 6-16) @ 4:00 between the Mgr., the lady next door and myself. My upstairs neighbor has 4 or 5 children, all of whom stay with him several days (and nights) a week…in a 1-bdr apt!!! They stomp, throw things, drop things, move furniture, play music so loud I can’t talk on the phone or hear my t.v. My questions: What legal steps should I take if the mediation does no good? My apartment noise complaint is driving me crazy. What legal steps is my Mgr. obliged to take? If I am forced to move because of this, can I force the apt. complex owner (Weidner Investment Svcs.) to pay my moving expenses? I have been looking at other places to move, specifically 55+ places, and unfortunately the one I’ve found that I want to move to is also owned by Weidner. If I were to force them to pay my moving expenses, could they refuse to rent to me in another property they own? I love my apartment, and the complex. It’s clean, well-maintained, in a great location, and has fabulous veiws of the mountains. And except for a couple of families, the neighbors are all very quiet. I do not want to move! If I do, it is only because of the problems I’ve told you about, and I’ve told the Mgr. this. Please help, and thank you ahead of time for any advice. |
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| Date: Friday, June 13th, 2008 5:07 pm | Category: General Topics | ||
| Security Deposit not being returned | IL | Former Renter | |
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I had a lease with my former landlord that ended Sep 30, 2007. Before the lease expired, I spoke with him for a short-term extension. He agreed to extend to either March or April 2008 to give me time to find/purchase my own place and that I could sublease the place if I bought sooner than March/April. He was supposed to give me another lease to sign but he forgot to do so. The lease I had with him (the one that expired) stated that if there was no signed lease when that expires, it would revert to a month-to-month lease. Anyway, I was able to purchase and move to my own place in mid-December 2007. Even though we had no signed contract, I honored our agreement and continued to pay the rent until I found another tenant in mid-January. Since I did not have a signed lease by then, we had the new tenant sign a short-term lease with my landlord and give him a security deposit. The landlord inspected the unit and told me everything was in order and he would return my security deposit within 45 days. It’s been several months now and he still has not returned my security deposit (keeps giving one excuse after another). What can I do/what are my options to get my money back? |
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| Date: Monday, June 9th, 2008 8:28 am | Category: Frustrated Renter | ||
| Rent late fee | AJ | UT | Renter |
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I received a bill from my apartment complex with a credit and paid it being sure to include the payment stub in the envelope this month. The management co. is not trying to evict me unless I pay the difference between my regular rent and the amount on the bill plus a late fee. What legal options do I have? The rent late fee seems to be higher than it should be. Can the landlord charge me a daily late rent fee? |
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