Im behind on rent this will be 2nd month lanlord has first and last rent when i moved in. I received a notice to pay rent or quit wich states i have to pay 2 months rent or move out in 5 buisness days is that legal.  Also hand written letter saying matter has to […]

My wife and I live in Illinois and we are having a problem getting our security deposit returned. In Illinois, is the landlord required to pay interest on the deposit and if we file a complaint with RPA, can we charge him those fees? The story is: When we moved in we signed a one […]

Legally how long do you have to return a security deposit to tenant in Colorado?  Is it different for every state?

Can you deduct late fees for not paying rent on time from tenant security deposit?

My lease was for a year and ended June 2010.  I have been renting on a month to month basis for 6 months since.  I gave my landlord a thirty day notice of when I want to move out however he responded and said that my lease says 60 days.  Am I bound to the […]

I just signed a lease for a new apartment in camden.  Included in the lease is a move out fee of $225 for cleaning.  It is my understanding that under the law, the landlord is responsible for the repair of anything falling under the category of "normal wear & tear".  it would seem to me […]

My landlord had my apartment sprayed with pesticides yesterday morning.  Spent the night in the apartment after fumigation and had to go to emergency room.  Landlord having apartment resprayed tommorrow.  Staying at friend’s tonight, but unable to stay there tommorrow.  Any suggestions?  Any recourse?

does the landlord have the right to spay his own mixture of bug spray my apartment when I am not there?

I filed a noise complaint against one of my neighbors with the local police dept. the other night, and they testified to the fact of the loudness and legitimacy of my complaint.  The police had been out earler and requested the renter to turn the music down, which she complied for all of about 15 […]

Once our leases expire they go to a month to month tenancy. We also have a 60 day notice setup. We had someone challenge this and state that if it goes to a month to month tenancy, we cannot require a 60 day notice, is this correct?