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Utility Charges

Tenant — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:01:20 +0000

I am being charges $70-$80 extra every month for water, sewage and garbage (I have no washer hookup). Supposedly the complex divides their charges up evenly between tenants (there is no separate metering). How do I know I’m being charged fairly? All I have to go on is the notice they give me.

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Who’s fault is it? Landlord or Tenant?

sandra — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:44:52 +0000

I am a renter off campus near my school, we have a one year lease for our house. Since I moved in I have had an on going problem with my roof leaking, and the landlord’s so called “repairs” not holding up. It has gotten to the point where my mattress has suffered enough water damage to need replacing, am I within my rights as a renter to subtract this cost from my rent as the damage is due to the landlord’s neglect to properly repair the roof for the past 8 months??

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Landlord responsibility for not informing us of his change of address

Michelle — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:06:22 +0000

We have resolved this situation. The landlord is taking responsibility for not informing us of his change of address. We will not be charged a late fee for the payment not showing up at his new address on time.The Landlord responsibility is to inform about his change of address before changing it.

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can’t open the windows b/c screens don’t fit

Tenant — Thu, 26 May 2011 07:20:59 +0000

all of the windows in our new house have screens with large gaps. there is one screen that goes up or down but doesn’t seal in either direction. we can’t open the windows because we’re in a very wooded area full of bugs that we’re trying so hard to keep out.

we let the owners know and they said that they move up or down and weren’t concerned.

now the house is starting to get very stuffy and the air conditioning is recycling our old air over and over. i’m worried about the bad air for our two small children. we’re home just about all day for meals and naps.

aren’t they responsible?

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Landlord Won’t Fix The A/C

Tenant — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:15:18 +0000

I am a renter in Florida and have a standard Residential Lease. 4 days ago, the central air conditioning broke in the house. The landlord is in the middle of foreclosure on the house and refuses to spend the money required to get the AC fixed because she said she may lose the house anyway. The LL offered to install window AC units in the house but I don’t want those because they would not adequately cool the house and would increase my electric bill. I rented a home with central air, not window units. The temperature in the house has been around 95 degrees for 4 days now. Her response also has been that if I don’t like her solution than I can break the lease.

Isn’t, by law, the landlord obligated to keep the premises in repair, to the same standard that existed when I initially leased the premises?
If so, how long does she have to get the repairs done?
What legal recourse, if any, do I have in this situation?

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Who pays for pest control; Tenet or Landlord?

Tenant — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:11:19 +0000

I just moved into my new house about a month ago and have noticed numerous black widow spiders and ants. The spiders are all over the house and I’m killing at least one type of spider a day, literally. I have a 3 year old daughter and am concerned about the spider problem, especially when one was crawling on her arm. The ants are just in the kitchen area, but no food has been left out.

I need pest control ASAP; but who pays for it? Tenet or Landlord?

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ROACHES!!!

Tenant — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:51:25 +0000

I LIVE IN WASHINGTON STATE, AND HAVE A HUGE ROACH PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR 2 YRS. OUR APARTMENTS ARE INFESTED AND LANDLORD WONT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. HE TELLS US TO GET TRAPS KEEP PLACE CLEAN BUT THAT DOES NOTHING. WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM

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