On 12/5/2008, I received a flyer from the Apartment complex on my door.  It says, “As of the current date, you have not renewed your lease term.  If you renew by 12/31/2008, you will continue with your same rental rate.  If you do not, you will be assessed a month to month charge starting on […]

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 […]

Our landlord announced in March 2010 that he was putting the house that we rent up for sale.  He entered the home with the real estate agent once without our permission and then the real estate agent entered the property again without out permission.  Needless to say, we have since not been the most cooperative. […]

My landlord has not made the mortgage payments.  I’ve received 2 foreclosure documents from the courts via mail addressd to Unknown Occupant.  The last payment the landlord made was Sept of 2009.  I spoke to the Property Mgt firm when I received the first set of legal documents.  The Property Mgt firm said not to worry — […]

It is the end of March here in Indianpolis but the weather has already reached 73 degrees. I live on an upstairs apartment and the inside temp is averaging 80 degrees because the AC is not working. I have tried three times already to get this repaired as it is very uncomfortable to sit and […]

   I resided in an apartment commuity for 16-years from July 1993 to May of 2009 in the same unit.  The property was sold in July of 2007 and a new manager and team started.  In approximately 15-months the owners of the property hired a new management team. Due to a medical problem I was no longer […]

We have been renting since May 30, 2010 after signing a years lease thinking we would be building a house.  The landlord has been very responsive when we had a problem up until Sept 9th when we left a message asking to talk to him.  He didn’t call back and I finally reached him on Saturday evening.  […]

I want to know if it is legal for my landlord to go in my mailbox? Here’s the story: my landlord has lived in the house I am renting for the past 30 years.  This year she decided to rent it out and move to another state.  That, so far, hasn’t panned out as she […]

My landlord wrote me a personal check for the return of my deposit.  When he handed it to me he said he deducted $400 for a scratch on the wood floor.  Besides the fact that the scratch was already there, $400?  My question is more about whether or not I should cash the check he […]

Is it legal for my landlord to present me with their Sanitation bill and expect me to pay it monthly? Is it legal for my landlord to say rent is due on the ist before 6:30 and put on a $50 late fee if it is late (on the same day)? Plus a $35 per […]