If you are financially, socially and economically ready to live your own. But you can’t afford to buy a new house yet then settle for an apartment to rent. Be aware though, coz the last thing you ever want to do is to rent an illegal apartment. How can you tell if the apartment is […]

Im a 27 yr old 1st time renter here in PHX ARIZONA. My 2yr old daughter, my bf(her father)& I have been in this apt for a yr or so now. ANYWAY- something happened with the main gas line so our stove has not been working this whole month. our rent is $612.00 and our landlord wants […]

i have a year lease that ends 8.25.13.  my landlord has informed me the house is going to be put up for sale to avoid foreclosure.  can you sell a leased property and force tenant move out? (will be sold as single family home withOUT renters) landlord said there is no breach yet (might take […]

Hello,  I’m wondering if my landlord can MAKE me get rid of my washer / dryer? In the middle of either my current lease or the one right before it, a new company bought out the apartment complex that I live in. A little while later, they said that they would be putting a free […]

Based on rental laws, landlords must maintain his rental unit, meaning that he should do everything possible to make the unit habitable. And the tenant has the right to timely repairs to damages on the structure and the furniture alike that may cause safety and/or sanitary issues. Here’s a list of your landlords maintenance responsibilities […]

In the context of real estate a “30 day notice” is typically being used. A 30 day notice serves as a formal notification in writing that indicates that a landlord wants his tenants out of the rental property or if a tenant wishes to vacate the rental unit before or after his lease agreement ends. […]

I have lived at the same complex for 3 years now.  We are being asked to sign a new lease.  Of course the rent is going up if we sign a years lease & even more if we go with the 6th month or monthly options.  I lost my job a few months ago.  My […]

I am renting a unit in a mill building and have been living here for about a year and a half. During this time, my living room ceiling has leaked a minimum of 5 times. I am on the top floor. These are only the documented cases I have where I emailed the leasing office […]

What is a security deposit? It is a refundable deposit tenant gives the landlord before moving in into a rental property. The tenant must abide by the terms of the lease agreement if he wishes to get his security deposit back when he moves out or if the lease expires.  On the other hand there […]

andimal I’ve been renting a home with about 1/2 acre of land for 1 1/2 yrs. The other day I came home to a dump truck load of split wood in the back yard. Today, another dump load. I asked my landlord and he said it was his sons stash. It’s now in one huge […]