Is it legal for my landlord to present me with their Sanitation bill and expect me to pay it monthly? Is it legal for my landlord to say rent is due on the ist before 6:30 and put on a $50 late fee if it is late (on the same day)? Plus a $35 per […]

Been in my apartment for 1 yr and 7 mo’s, I live on the second floor. I have 5 mo’s left on my lease. Now I’m having back problems, which it’s hard for me to get up and down the stairs. The first week my back went out, I was unable to go to my apartment, and I […]

I rent in a Mobile Home Park where lawn maintenance is included in the rent. I recently found out that one of the maintenance staff (who is also a tenant) is a registered sex offender for indecent liberties with a child.  It’s bad enough he lives 4 trailers down from me and I really don’t […]

My lease was expiring and my content was moving out at end of lease. I went to property managemnet and told them the circumstances and asked to continue a month to month agreement for a couple of months at the same rental figure. They agreed until just a few days before the end of lease […]

My husband and I recently moved into a condo. We moved in on July 11th 2008 and we got a refrigerator that worked on August 8, 2008. We came to an agreement with the landlord/prop management on compensation to us for the inconvience. We could of asked for more but we were trying to be good & […]

I moved into an apartment 3 weeks ago. The second day in the new place I wake up to find bites all over my arms and legs, and blood trails on my sheets – we dicover the apartment has bedbugs.  When we moved in, the landlord made my roommate and I sign a waver stating […]

I live in New York City. I’m trying to rent an apartment that I know to be a tax credit apt, but the landlord want to charge me market rent, which is three times the amount. Can a owner change the status of a tax credit apartment in order to charge market  rent?

I moved into a townhouse 9 years ago. The carpet was not new when I moved in (it was at least 2 years old at the time). Am I responsible for replacing this carpet. There is a lot of "normal wera and tear", and a small piece of carpet missing from one stair (thanks to my […]

I am currently renting.  We have purchased a home and we will be moving out.  When we came to live at the apartment I gave a deposit, first and last month rent.  I plan to move out by the end of september 2010.  My question is: do I pay rent for the month of September?  […]

I had several ceiling leaks in my living room ceiling due to a roof leak several floors up.  The maintenence came in and placed buckets under the leaks.  They told me that they need to work with a roofer to find out where the leak is coming from before they can fix my interior ceiling.  […]