I’ve stuck around for a year in this apartment with all the problems I’ve had. I’ve had plumbing, electrical and sewage problems and then for a time, I had mold. It wasn’t the dangerous black mold but it was still mold and the smell hung thick in the air for some time. I didn’t want […]

You signed a lease agreement and it is legally binding. This means that you have to act your end of the deal as your landlord does his part. If you break the lease agreement, you could get evicted. And an eviction is something that you want to avoid since it limits your chances of finding […]

My daughter is a college student and she lives in a house with her roommates.  Her bedroom has flooded twice in the last 6 month.  The first time, we replaced the carpet ourselves (it was our own) and the LL did the cleanup.  The damage was in her closet and throughtout the room etc.  We […]

How do I determine if the apartment complex has EVER made anyone pay "market rent" for an apartment. Now that I am breaking my lease, they say I have to pay one months cancellation fee at "market rate" ($200.00 more per month than I have been paying) AND 60 days at market rate PLUS I […]

I am renting a house 3 bedroom 2 bath one of the baths they have been working on trying to fix the problem since a few weeks after I moved in witch has been 5 months.  I would like to find out what would be the proper renters credit for being down one bathroom/laundry room […]

Hi,I’ve been living at this old apartment turned house for nearly 3 years. In that time span we’ve had ants, mice, a greese fire due to faulty equiptment, and now a squirrel problem. What I’m curious to know is the removal of said pests: Mice and Squirrels.. is that up to the Renters to take […]

I am a current college student who is moving back home for the summer. at the current place i signed a lease for a house with 3 other people for a year (starting in sept. ’08, ending in sept ’08). i did not notice this agreement to pay over the summer (my fault). but this […]

Before anything else, know that having a pet in a rental property is actually a privilege and not necessarily a right. Landlords would agree to having a pet in their rental property because it broadens their scope of tenants and it also reduces their turnover rates because they know that you won’t have lot of […]

Due to the nature of work in the military, service men are entitled to a certain set of guidelines that would protect them from their financial obligations. According to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, a military man can terminate his lease agreement when they go active on duty. This is if the lease was set […]

I was forced to sign a 6 month lease instead of a one year lease where my rent went up $50.00! Now that I can sign a one year lease my rent is going up another $50.00! I was told that it’s the norm for the rent to go up everytime I resign my lease. […]