Hello! I am a tenant renting a house in a cold climate where in the middle of winter the old gas furnace has a hard time heating the house. When we first moved in there were record low temps that burst pipes, and we were instructed to keep the house a certain temp to prevent […]

LANLORD TOLD ME MAITENANCE FOUND PARAPHENALIA I MY DRAW WHERE THERE ARE NO MAITENANCE REPAIRS REQUIRED AND HAVE MY PERSONAL PROPERTY. WHILE THERE WAS NOTHIN IN THERE DO THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO GO THROUGH MY DRAWS?

I live in a mobile home park in WA State and have resided here for over 4 years.  Last evening my daughter took a bus to come visit and as she was walking into the park the manager (male) approached her and demanded to know who she is and where she was going.  He did […]

Hi, My landlord said there is no need to fix the fireplace in out rental becuase we have a gas furnace. But we hardly ever use the gas furnace. The heat from the fireplace is all we need. She asked that we shut it off, and turn the gas off and leave it. My husband […]

August 2011 we woke to the horror of bug bites in our own bed, fearing the worst I immediately called the owner. Instead of concern and offers of help I was immediately attacked by him cussing me and accusing me or my visitors of bringing them to the building. He refused any help saying they […]

I I’m wondering if my landlord has to notify me if he rents the apartment below me to a lifetime registered sex offender.  I live in a two story house, in the upper apartment.  I have a child at home.  I only found out two days ago that he is a sexual predator.  I also […]

I’ve been living in the same apartment with my brother for almost two years now. We haven’t really had any issues with the complex until recently. A few weeks ago we found our first bed bug. Last week we found another. We let the landlord know as soon as possible. She sent some exterminators up […]

We are renting in Pennsylvania and have a lease for this house that goes until the end of April 2011.  Nothing in our lease agreement says anything about the owner/landlord selling the property during our lease period.  But, the landlord has put the property up for sale and there is a lockbox on the house.  […]

On the 18th of September I filed a complaint through the RPA website, about my unit having bed bugs. They\’ve been here the entire time I\’ve lived here, but originally I had them confused with ticks, since only spotting them a couple times on our walls. I\’ve gotten bit every night since living here, but […]

Hello! I just signed the lease for my apartment for the 4th year in a row.  Same apartment, same landlord.  Every year, the landlord suggests a very steep rent increase and he and I spend several phone calls negotiating.  This year, he asked for an increase of $250/month and said he wanted to redo the […]