Tenant Rights Blog & Forum

 I just received a certified letter addressed to "Occupant/Resident". I was in my rights to open it since I am the ocupant. It said the house is in default and the public sale is in 3 weeks.  My landlord has said nothing to me about this and I don’t think he knows I know. I’m [...]

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I paid for 3 months upfront but the house had fleas and so I left in the middle of the second month. The landlord agreed to give back the third month and my deposit if I agreed to drop the case on RPA and not go to a lawyer. I dropped the case and she [...]

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I moved into my townhouse on May 1,2010.  On May 16th, I had my first major water leak.  I woke up that Sunday morning to find water pour from the light fixture in my kitchen,  It had caused damage to the ceiling, kitchen floor and carpets from my living room, hallway and dining room.  Luckily, [...]

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My problem is that during november of last year and electrical power cord sparked and started a fire in my apartment while i was at a friends house, the bedroom recieved heavy heat damage and the rest the apt was smoke damage, there was no damage to any other units in the complex. i did [...]

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I live in hopkinsvilel ky, i moved into a new house october 13, 2010 and i signed a 1YR lease. I get a phone call today jan.8 and he said he was selling the house and giving me a 45 day notice. Can he do this?

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Hi    My name is Arun Mathew and I live in a unit in a 4 plex home.The issue with my landlord started on last month June 01.Earlier we have complained to our landlord that our bathroom tap was leaking and since it was not a emergency she kept a bucket under the basin.   On [...]

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hi, im mentally disabled and my psychiatrist put in writing its medically necessay for me to move asap due to my mental illness. plus, i read somewhere online that if a mentally disabled tenant doesnt feel safe in their own dwelling, they can break their lease. one more thing, i also read where a judge doesnt [...]

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Can my landlord do this?  I feel like he is extremely unfair.

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I’VE BEEN RENTING A LOWER DUPLEX FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. OUR UPSTAIRS NEIGHBOR HAS ROACHES, & THEY ARE TRYING TO MOVE DOWNSTAIRS, I’M OUT. I GAVE THE LANDLORD A 30 DAY WRITTEN NOTICE ON 9-5-11, SAW LAST ROACH I WAS GOING TO SEE ON 9-3-11. TOLD LANDLORD WE COULD HELP EACH OTHER IF HE [...]

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neighbor on the left smokes crack all day & has a dog who barks 24/7 in front of my bedroom window. uses window ledge as personal patio/dog house neighbor on the right abuses her child.yells,curses, hits. children play in the hallways day & night. they prefer soccer & races in the hallways i have called [...]

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