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We rented an apartment recently for a short-term rental.  A day after we signed the rental contract – during which we were told the apartment had electric heat, the management company let us know that no, it was not electric, but oil.  We would need to write a check to the previous tenant for the […]

I have a 12 month lease agreement. The Landlord is now short selling the home. Is this a breach of our lease agreement? If so can I just live out the last month ? What can I do to protect myself? What are my tenant legal rights ?

Hi I stayed in a Apt for about 2 yrs at that time we never had any pest issues ie cockroaches or bed bugs)so now we vacated Apt on 2nd Aug , on that day inspection was done and we were informed that everything was good and we will receive our check soon. But now they […]

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I moved into a 2 bedroom apartment in a converted house with a smaller apartment in back of me and upstairs. The only thermostat problems is in my apartment. The guy upstairs complains his apartment is too hot and complained to the landlord. Now she insists I keep the air conditioner on at 74 degrees even […]

hi i have a few issues i need advise on: 1. I havent got the bank details of my security dep . I started the tenancy as of 1st Sept 2011. Can I claim back the same from the landlord for this default and if yes how should i do it? Also I was told the […]

Two months since a moved out from apt in queens NY and I still don’t get my deposit back from the Landlord. How much longer should I wait and what is the next step or action to take in order to get my deposit refund. Thank you much for any advise!

im not sure if its fair that the water company extends my tenants a payment plan if they know it becomes the landlords problem if the bill is not paid