I stayed in an apartment for 2 1/2 years.Can the landlord charge $600.00 in carpet shampooing and $366.00 for painting(I did not re-paint in the apt any other color) for a 1bed room apt without reporting any damages? The management company "said" the work was extensive but these charges to me a ridiculous. Do I […]

We’ve been living in our Apartment for 2 years now and since day 1 we never get any complaints regarding loud music or having our surround sound being on high volume( which we don’t have a surround system). A new tenant upstairs moved in and they’re already complaining on us being loud and having loud […]

I’m not entering week four of my battle with my landlord to fix the humidity level of my apartment. I bought a humidity reader that has read as high as 79% humidity. This high level of humidity has caused me to break out in a skin rash and has started to ruin my belongings. I […]

My fiance and I are looking to rent an apartment in the Houston area.  He has an eviction that was 5-6 years ago from an apartment.  He had taken a combination of prescribed medications that resulted in him leaving his blinds open but undressing completely before going to sleep on the couch.  Some kids saw […]

I live in Cheyenne, Wyoming and have been renting since August 2010. Upon moving into my basement apartment my wife and I reported a leaking shower head and the landlord stated to us that he would fix the leak within the week. He never did anything to remedy the problem.  Well here it is the first of […]

When entering into a lease agreement, I don’t really pay attention to its clauses.  All I’m interested in is to move and get settled in to my new apartment.  A few months after I moved in, problems would start to come out and depending on the intensity of the problems, I would like to have […]

I rent a  mobile home in Maine. I sent my slum, scum I mean land lord a certified letter stating the issues that needed to be fixed in the home. When he picked up the letter he called me and told me he wasn’t going to fix them up and for me to "leave in […]

In this case, no rental agreement exists, and all payments were in form of money orders. (Tennant has receipts)Approximately 1 year ago the on site landlords demanded $100.00 per month rental increase.Owner visits residence indicating the landlords no longer have authority to accept payments, and that rent is $325.00 per month. Renter is current and […]

I’m paying 650 a month for a split-studio in a divided-up house near the University. While that’s somewhat everage, and it’s a nice apt (wood floors, high ceilings) in a cool old victorian house, this house is starting to show some serious problems. The house has kindof been repaired in cheap fashion, there are problems […]

I have been living in my Massachusetts apartment and paying $800 per month for rent under the initial lease signed in June 2009. After the several years of living here, when my lease renewal came due, despite my requests for a new lease each month included in the rent check, my landlord failed to address […]