my landload refused to return my deposit, because he used it to "replace the carpet to vinyl". I read the local law which allows landlord to use the deposit to "restore the dwelling unit to its condition at the commencement of the tenancy, ordinary wear and tear excepted". Obviously, what my landlord did is not […]

Our landlord is breaking our lease three months in advance because they are remodeling the building (the lease runs until Aug.31 and they are asking us to move out by June 1). We are occupying the third floor of a three-apartment home and we were initially told that we could stay during the renovations to […]

Before the recession, I’d owned some place of my own for 10 year.  The apartment I’ve been in for a year and a half now (and am leaving)  is the first complex rental since the 90s…….At first I thought maybe things had changed, but most who hear this or that are blown away at the […]

Can an apartment rental company charge me more money than what is in the security deposit if my ex-roommate has left and her dog peed and pooped all over the carpet in the livingroom, dining room, and hallway? Do they always replace carpet that has been damaged by bodily fluids, etc.? What will that cost […]

can i recover rent paid  if i was renting an unpermitted and substandard home.  several illegal dwellings are being rented on this one property.

There was an Attempted break in on my Place, I called the police and they took a report,  The person who tried to break into my place had moved the door knob about 1/2 inches.  The landlord happened to be working on the upstairs apartment, at the time and had just screwed the door tighter, however the knobs etc are […]

We have moved out of my previous apartment in the month of march after which my landlord send a settemtn bill for 120$ for cleaning and disposal charges which i paid after which he had refunded 7$ from my deposit. 52 days after this i m recieving a Statement of Deposit from my landlord asking […]

Does an addendum carry over from an old lease with out being in the new lease ?  

If a property management employee cause major structural damage during a repair to the build and the following issues applied: ·         It was an occupied build ·         No permits were pulled and did not have it inspected ·         Property management has no contractor’s license ·         Made no attempt to repair it ·         The structure of […]

My apartments are charging me for replacing the carpets after I moved out. I intend to pay for it but they are refusing to give me a copy of the actual bill from the carpet company. They will only show me the estimate. The estimate has prices crossed out and handwritten other charges in there […]