I am a longtime faithful renter in good standing. I am also a single mom with two kids. I have rented our 3 bedroom basement apartment now for four years. I have always paid my rent on time and have put up with minor problems with the apartment. My rent started off at 750 per […]

My lease states that the leasing agent will take care of the grounds, mowing, and trimming of all bushes, trees and hedges.  I moved in the first of Feb 2010 and noticed that no yard work was being done at all.  Finally in may several of the tenants, including myself began notifying the leasing agent […]

BrynWe rent a home in Richmond, VA. Recently new renters have moved into the basement, heavy smoking couple. The smoke comes into our home. Our landlord is not sympathetic, says that it is against the law to ask the tenant to change smoking habits, and told us to figure it out on our own. We […]

Does anyone know anything I can do about this? If it’s a scam, it has to be stopped! Has anybody heard of a scam like this, or are these people just crazy? I’ve lived with friends and found it to be the worst idea ever, if in fact I wished to retain them in that […]

My husband and I signed a 6 month lease  and we are now in our 4th month. The past month or so there has been gang related activity around our complex including shootings, pipe bombings, fights, drugs, etc. There has also been renters that have beed arrested a few that had only lived there less […]

I have asked my apartment office multiple times in the last past 3 or so months to get my bathtub resurfaced and they have not done so.. Can they do this or are my rights being violated as a renter?

I see a lot of inquiries from a lot of concerned landlords like myself—but I don’t see a lot of real answers. This "please help me figure out what to do" and "what do ya’ll think?" stuff is not going to get it.

I have a couple of complaints that I would appreciate others’ input on.  My fiance has been renting from the apartment company he’s lived in for over two years.  When he moved in, he was married, then got a divorce.  He had her name taken off the lease over a year ago.  He is currently […]

Hey do you know if it is legal for my landlord to say I have to pay a pet fee 1.25 years after I first moved in.   I just renewed my lease in July 2010 and now Sept. 27th 2010 they are saying we owe a $400 pet fee, and I have to pay […]

After almost 2 years, I had to move out of my house- being transferred for my job. My landlord in retaliation keeps my deposite ($375) saying I did not cut the grass and maintain the appliances… 1.) The appliances were cleaner than when I moved in, another tenant was moving into the residence within 3 […]