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Archive for July, 2010



 
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Date: Saturday, July 31st, 2010 7:45 pm Category: Uncategorized
Very High Electric Bill

I moved into a one bedroom 735sq ft apartment in Raleigh, NC 4 months ago. Everything was going fine until I started using the A/C. My bill has skyrocketed to an incredible $170, yet my apartment still lingers in the low 80’s once the outside temperatures peak over 90. It’s very hard to sleep because [...]

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Date: Thursday, July 29th, 2010 4:59 pm Category: Frustrated Renter
What are my right ab in the houseout mold being

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Date: Thursday, July 29th, 2010 8:29 am Category: Uncategorized
Holes in AC duct work

We have holes in AC ducts, verified by professional AC Company, we have been complaining to LL for 9 months, and he refuses to fix it. We are paying excessive electric bills trying to keep our childrens bedrooms reasonably cool.  Our lease is up in 3 months and we have a substantial deposit.  What can [...]

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Date: Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 1:36 pm Category: Uncategorized
who is responsible for emptying septic tank

Our family of 7 resides in a large country home.  In our lease, the landlords state they are responsible for pumping out the septic every three months and everything before or after that is our responsibility.  The tank fills up in two months.  According to a sanitation worker who comes out to pump, there is [...]

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Date: Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 11:11 am Category: Uncategorized
being forced to pay carpet cleaning

My daughter lives in a student apt. complex in San Antonoio texas. We are about to move her out and the manager now says we have to provide a receipt that the carpet has been cleaned. There are no stains or worn areas and my understanding is we can only be charged for anything other [...]

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Date: Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 4:17 pm Category: Uncategorized
How to get my deposit back??

 
This is Ankita here. I  moved to San francisco city from 1st May. I had an email communication with the lady that i  need accomodation for 2 or 2 and half months and thne i would be going back to India. I cannot come on the lease too.Lady agreed. During our Verbal communication she mentioned [...]

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Date: Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 1:51 pm Category: Uncategorized
illegal eviction of disabled tenant

I am seeking advice.  Im disabled and use a wheelchair sometimes.  I was denied access to the gate in front of my unit for 4 months. Landlord didnt care, asked for Dr. note, still didnt believe me.  Fire marshal made him disable broken lock to allow tenants safe access to gate.  Then the AC kept [...]

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Date: Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 11:16 am Category: Frustrated Renter, Legal Questions
Pet deposit

My wife and I moved into Village at Stratford apartments in Oklahoma City in July 2008. We lived there for 2 years and had several work orders that just got ignored and put off. Out of the two years we were there only one of the showers was useable. The master shower had a wall [...]

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Date: Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 7:54 am Category: Apartment Complaint
A/C not working

My family and I have lived in these apartments before. We just moved back here and was told the A/C was fixed so we rented a apartment here. Well the A/c was not fixed and mitch the manager came on 7/17/2010 and replaced something for the ac in our apartment and said it would take [...]

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Date: Monday, July 26th, 2010 9:28 pm Category: Frustrated Renter, Landlord Problems, Renter Q & A
Problem with Airconditioning

I am having problem with my airconditioning.It is not cooling my house  and my house has been 85-90 since this summer.The renter office has send technician to repair it and the problem continues and they finally says nothing thy can do. My leasing contract doesnot have aircondition label in it and my lease expire Oct 2010.  [...]

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Date: Monday, July 26th, 2010 6:41 pm Category: Apartment Complaint, Frustrated Renter, Legal Questions
patiently waiting but things keep getting worse

 my first time renting after looking into some different apartment complexes, it seemed as though moving into student living with 2 of my cousins seemed like the best choice, we would each have individual leases, near aged neighbors and our own bathrooms.
we were set to move in july 1st, we were told we wouldnt [...]

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Date: Monday, July 26th, 2010 7:54 am Category: Apartment Complaint, Frustrated Renter, General Topics, Legal Questions, Renter Q & A
landlord did not disclose cockroach problem

we’re new to the area and didn’t dream there would be a cockroach problem. we were concerned about pests: mosquitos, ticks, fleas, black widows, snakes because we have two young children and two animals. and the owners gave us info. about the area and said mosquitos (that were swarming as we were speaking to them) [...]

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Date: Saturday, July 24th, 2010 3:08 pm Category: Frustrated Renter, Legal Questions, Renter Q & A
Early termination due to job relocation

 
Does anyone know what the statute of limitations is on an early termination lease due to job relocation > 120 miles in Arizona?

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Date: Friday, July 23rd, 2010 2:59 pm Category: Apartment Complaint, Landlord Problems, Renter Q & A
fileing a complaint

I filed a complaint agents the tenet to my landlord and she told him who filed it and now he’s harassing me is it legal for the landlord to release information on who filed a complaint

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Date: Friday, July 23rd, 2010 9:32 am Category: Apartment Complaint, General Topics
I filed a Landlord Complaint!!

I just thought I would post an update about a landlord complaint I just filed with the RPA.  

The process was fairly simple.  It took me about 5 minutes to complete the complaint form.  I was impressed that I immediately got my case number after paying the $35 filing fee.  Since my complaint is based [...]

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Date: Monday, July 19th, 2010 9:02 pm Category: Apartment Complaint, Legal Questions, Renter Q & A
Bad lease, bugs and safety issues How to leave?

Hi, I live in Tennessee. We have lived in this apartment for 17mos now. A lot of our problems started when neighbors moved in 3weeks before our 1st lease was up. Our apartments are setup like duplexes to give you a layout idea. The new neighbors’ boyfriend decided one night to beat the crap out of her, [...]

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Date: Monday, July 19th, 2010 9:00 pm Category: Frustrated Renter, Rent Horror Stories, Renter Q & A
Need out of bad lease, please help

Hi, I live in Tennessee. We have lived in this apartment for 17mos now. A lot of our problems started when neighbors moved in 3weeks before our 1st lease was up. Our apartments are setup like duplexes to give you a layout idea. The new neighbors’ boyfriend decided one night to beat the crap out of her, [...]

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Date: Saturday, July 17th, 2010 4:23 pm Category: Uncategorized
GETTING THE FULL DEPOSIT BACK

DECEMBER OF 2008 WE MOVED IN A TRAILER AND SIGNED A YEARS LEASE AND PAID A 450 DEPOSITWE ARE JUST NOW MOVING OUT AND EVERYTHING IS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN WE MOVED IN EXCEPT THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE CARPETS I AM SHAMPOOING THE CARPETS BEFORE I LEAVE. SHOULDNT WE GET OUR [...]

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Date: Friday, July 16th, 2010 1:04 pm Category: Legal Questions
Lease cancellation question

I recently moved into a new community that markets itself as the newest in luxury living and "offering unparalleled services".  Here is my experience.  On move in day, my first impression was already tarnished because when I arrived at my new apartment, it was dirty and had not been clean.  The previous residents razor was [...]

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Date: Thursday, July 15th, 2010 2:18 pm Category: Landlord Problems
my landlord billed me $1600 after i moved out

i moved out of my rental home a month ago. today i received a letter billing my 2 roomates and myself $550 a piece. He billed us for lawn mowing, carpet cleaning, cleaning supplies, maintenance supplies, early termination fee and so on. someone tried to break in to our house while we were home so [...]

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