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Negligence Led to Excessive Water Bills

Jacob Hunt GA Renter
Date: Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 2:00 pm
Category: Legal Questions

When I moved into my previous address, the landlord said "Water is in our name, and you will need to switch it into your own."  After moving in, I researched the water department and found out I would need a copy of our signed lease.  We had not received a signed copy yet, so I […]

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Moving to higher level of care

john VA tenant and former landlord
Date: Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 10:58 am
Category: Legal Questions

  I have been managing a senior retirement community in Fort Wayne INdiana for 1 year now and several times I have had residents who are moving to our community get out of their existing apartment lease because they are moving to "a higher level of care" I have just run into a situation where […]

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served with foreclosure papers

tony grivnovics FL current renter
Date: Monday, November 29th, 2010 9:14 pm
Category: Legal Questions

I was served with foreclosure papers on the property I am renting. The landlord told me that he stopped making his mortgage payment to force the bank to modify the loans!!!! I recently renewed my lease for one year. The landlord knew at that time he was in trouble but signed the renewal anyway. The […]

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California Minimum temperature for habitability?

Anon MN New Renter
Date: Saturday, November 27th, 2010 7:35 am
Category: Apartment Complaint, Frustrated Renter, Legal Questions, Renter Q & A

Does Califonia set a minimum temperature for its warranty of habitability.  I know of a circumstance where to keep the utility bills low the landlord insists on setting the thermostat as low as it can go (like in the 50s) and says everyone should just put on down coats. 

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Landlord will not remove carpet

Amber UT former renter
Date: Friday, November 26th, 2010 8:40 am
Category: Frustrated Renter, Landlord Problems, Legal Questions

I need some advice on how to handle all this. We moved into this unit in Aurora, CO and agreed to have some stains in the carpet because the landlord did not want to change the carpet because we have two small dogs. The day we moved in in April 2010 we noticed that there […]

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Forced to pay entire month rent, vacating apartment on 17th

Raj WA Renter
Date: Sunday, November 21st, 2010 8:01 pm
Category: Landlord Problems, Legal Questions

I rent a private Condo in Bellevue, WA. My current lease expires on 30 June, 2010. I have got a new job on east coast and have to leave the current condo on 16th July, 2010. I sent a written notice to Landlord via email on 06/18/2010 that I would vacate condo on 07/17/2010. Although […]

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Landlord wants money

Lolvera TX renter
Date: Saturday, November 20th, 2010 7:27 am
Category: Frustrated Renter, Landlord Problems, Legal Questions, Rent Horror Stories

Hello- me and my boyfriend rented a mobile home from a 67 year old lady.  The mobile home was on her 12 acres and her house was directly in front of the mobile home.  We could not stand this lady, as she is a pyscho.  Always watching us, going outside when we were out there, opening […]

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AmbASSador

AmbASSador CA Renter
Date: Friday, November 19th, 2010 12:14 pm
Category: Frustrated Renter, General Topics, Legal Questions, Rent Horror Stories

I welcome feedback here!  This is what I’ve experienced.  I entered into a verbal arrangement with a 44-yr old man who was the only remaining tenant in a 3 Br Townhome in an upscale neighborhood in Pasadena, CA.  I was told the cost for my room would be $1000/mo including utilities and that the other […]

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Illegal or what?

KR NE Renter
Date: Friday, November 19th, 2010 7:15 am
Category: Landlord Problems, Legal Questions

Is is illegal for Calif landlords to nail your windows shut? Are Calif landlords allowed to overcharge you for rent (ie. Rented us a 2 bedroom but legally its a one bedroom)?

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Bad Landlord

Paula DE tenant/renter
Date: Monday, November 15th, 2010 9:03 am
Category: Frustrated Renter, Landlord Problems, Legal Questions

I have an oral contract with a landlord for renting his home for one year.  Our agreement was to clean out the house (previous tenant trashed house) and make repairs, which we could move in after the cleanout and make repairs while we lived here, there was no assigned timeline on repairs.   We have done […]

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