rental help

By anonymous

We have been renting our apt for 4 yrs, and your lease exps the end of June 2010.  We have several issues. some has gotten addressed but re-occur, so I’m not sure what to do next.  Every yr our lease goes up and we pay utilities expect water.  I understand w/the economy but what are you doing w/our rent money.    I have a problem with the managers of the apts saying they don’t have the money, but if they know the city is coming to inspect things where do you come up w/money to pave, and fix things then

First off, my husband is ill and has to sleep in the living room sitting up on the floor next to his chair.. The door wall and bedroom leak cold air so are heat bill is so expensive it’s not funny.  The  apts replaced the bedroom window but said they can’t afford to replace the door wall window.  I have had bronchutius every year causing me to go too the Emergency Room it also seems moldy in the apt.  The apt mgr now states they will not provide plastic to cover the windows they we need to purchase plastic and batteries for smoke detectors

We have a  storage unit we pay for  which has always leaked when we complain mgrs clean it up, fine and good but why does it continue to leak, take care of the root of the problem so I’m not using my bedrooms as my storage unit, no one uses that storage unit.  We are on the lower floors

 The pipes in the main entrance of the apt leaked causing our dinning area to leak, they used a fan to dry out the carpet and the padding some people that visit say it still smells like mold. then the outside of the pipes to the apt leaked causing a flood in the kitchen area, they only glued the tile down stating they can’t afford to fix it but will note in our lease that we were not responsbile for that.  the apt we live in is handicapped but why don’t they do anything.  In the winter sometimes they shovel the snow right where you have to get into your car and myself along with some handicapped people have fell.

We also have to go get filters and change our furnace filters with a big door that has lots of wood coming off in hopes I dont get a splinter

I really hate to complain but even when I’m ill I have to take care of my handicap husband and having to deal with rental issues doesnt make things easier.  Other stuff that we have issues w/they seem to address, but come on what are you really doing for us.  When it comes to renewing our lease they add in the lease agreement that our rent is so much for if we don’t pay by the date then our rent is x amount of money.

PLEASE ADVISE

 

 

Edited on: Tuesday, May 25th, 2010 9:03 am

5 Responses to “rental help”

My response: (We welcome stories, examples, explanations, answers and a touch of your personality)
 

anonymous

May 25th, 2010 8:41 am

sorry this is a continued from my post about getting legal advise
I also know that they advertise the apts for a 2 bedroom to be 500-530.00 per mth now they increase our rent to 605. and if we don’t renew for mth to month will charge 655.00 can they do that


Carolynn

May 29th, 2010 10:26 pm

The first thing that comes to mind when reading your post is this:  Why don’t you move to another property that would accommodate you better?  No one is forcing you to stay.
The majority of issues you are stating above are not necessarily health violations or code issues, thus not required by your landlord to fix.


Carolynn

May 29th, 2010 10:37 pm

I hear this question asked quite frequently…  How can my landlord charge me more than he does other tenants?

Its a great question and does pose an ethical issue for your apartment complex, but is not illegal in any way.  You would think that it would be illegal for a landlord to charge different prices for like properties, however, its not.  Think about your apartment as a business, like say– a car lot.  If you were to buy new car for $20,000 then return a month or two later to find that exact same car selling for $15,000, would you expect the dealer to give you $5,000?  No, but it would make you mad wouldn’t it?   Rental properties are a business just like any other that you deal with on a daily basis.  Landlords can charge whatever they want for their units, unless you live in a rent control district. (area that regulates how much a landlord can charge for a unit– this only applies to highly dense areas such as New York or San Fransisco)

Rentals are regulated by contract law.  No one forced you to pay the amount you agreed to.  You did have a choice and most likely accepted the terms at the time of signing because it was comparable to other available units that you had also considered.


anonymous

May 29th, 2010 10:40 pm

On the flip side of the coin… what about 2 or 3 years ago when rents were jumping every year by 18% or so.   Would you be willing to immediately pay what other units were being advertised for, even though they are now $100 a month more?  I doubt it. 


Johnnie Landlord

May 30th, 2010 1:38 pm

You’re right!  Would you expect your landlord to be able to collect more from you if rents went up?  The contract you have is between you and your landlord.  Life isn’t fair and if it was like the situation we just presented… you would think that would be unfair to be charged more than the original agreement.

It works both ways.  Put yourself  in your landlord’s shoes. 


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