If a tenant improvement, authorized by the landlord, makes the space out of fire code, is it the responsibility of the landlord or tenant to pay to put space back into code?

In the past month I have been without a dishwasher for 2 weeks, had no hot water for 4 days and now they have replaced my tub
and bathroom tile without telling me, but it’s not grouted or sealed so I cannot take a shower. Communication from the property management is poor or non existent.  My [...]

My relative signed a one year lease on an apartment, and became unable to continue living here so we worked it out with the property agency that I would move in and assume the lease.  While my relative was here I found a cockroach and the landlords had the apartment sprayed. Before I moved in, [...]

Is there anything we can do if the landlord refuses to fix a noise complaint or is slandering us to others. Our rent is always paid on time.  Thanks Much

I moved to an rental apartment 2 months back and have signed a lease for 1 yr. I am facing below problems and want to move out from apartment with security deposit. owner is NOT ready to give security deposit amount saying that you are breaking the lease.
1. There is continuous noise/sound of machineries and [...]

       I was recently denied on an application to rent an aprtment and was told that it was my backround check that was the issue. The only thing on my record are misdemeanors or traffic issues. What are the guidelines for approval or for being denied.

I can’t sleep! … knowing that hundreds of bed bugs are waiting to attack is the worst living

nightmare!  I feel like I’m going mad!  This is a desperate plea for help.  For the last couple of months I have been getting more and more bed bug bites.  At first it was just a couple of bites that [...]

We’ve been renting from our landlord for about a year now. We signed a 6 months lease and now we are a month to month tentant. The place is pratically a piece of crap with a spectular view of the city. we have been mowing the lawn for 100 off rent (verbally agreed) and now [...]

We rented a home in Colorado for a year.  We signed a one year lease and did not do a room by room inspection.  The landlords are withholding $750.00 from our deposit.  They claim we left the house not in the condition in which they rented it to us.  However, during the walk through, one [...]

We have been renting a single family 2 story home for 3 years. For the past 6 months I have contacted the lanlord (realestate agent) that the ceiling above the living room is sagging. When you push up on the sagging beams you can actually move them up. When you walk on the floor in [...]

I am preparing to renew my lease for a cafe in Texas.  My current lease says that I am responsible for all repairs (including plumbing, AC, heat, etc.)  The only thing listed as the landlord’s responsibility are problems with foundation, exterior walls, roof, and ‘other structural components.’  I know it’s legally binding because I signed [...]

I have been in my apt for 16 months in November. 8 months ago my bathtub drained into my kitchen, leaving it in a pool of water. The plumber had "fixed" it. Last week my tub did the same thing, and left my kitchen in an inch of water. Not only am I worried about [...]

I live in a senior building. Some to the tenants are disable. Some of my neighbors had a bed bug infestation and one of the couple was disabled. In the mean time the management informed the that they had to throw the furniture away which they did.
The couple threw away everything. The other neighbor threw [...]

My landlord has not paid the water bill for the past two months. I come home from work and notice my toilet will not flush. I called the water company and they told me that the landlord did not pay the bill and he will not sign to have the water turned back on. In [...]

I moved in to my current place May 31st and still have not received a copy of my rental agreement (it’s 09/22/09). Isn’t there something wrong about this? What can I do?
I would like to move to a cheaper place also (didn’t know tution was going to increase another 20%), but I’m can’t remember what [...]

I paid one month deposit at the beginning of the rent. We had an oral agreement that if I want to move out, I should give him 30-day notice. I paid my rents every month. On Sept. 8th, I told my landlord that I would move out on Oct. 1st. He said ok. But just [...]

Dear Sir / Madam,
I rented this apartment about a month ago and have been plaguing by the noise from the aircrafts – daily – due to the fact that the apartment is in close proximity to the Sky Harbor Airport Flight Path.
I understand that land lord is not required to let me know that the apartment is in the [...]

I have notified my landlord, maintenance, attorney, and the housing authority regarding a fly infestation problem I am having in my apt.  I notified the landlord and maintenance on the 19th of August and maintenance did not come to look at the problem until the 31st of August.  Maintenance took pictures of all the dead [...]

Does anyone know if I would be able to get out of my lease – legally, without having to pay extra reletting charges/etc?
My boyfriend and I signed our lease in June of 09 for 6 months. The lease states the rent is for $700 a month. My boyfriend, who’s also on the lease pays the [...]

i would like to know, if there was never a lease signed, can the landlords come back to us 6 weeks after we’ve moved out with bills for “damages” that they had to fix after we left?  we had 2 walk-throughs with the landlords 29yr old dtr, and both times we were told that things were fine, [...]