Rental Questions Answered!

I’ve signed a years lease agreement.The building has been sold. When must I vacate?

One of my tenants recently decided to move out but his housemates are planning to stay. Do I need to have them sign a new lease? Can I just have them sign an addendum which states that the person who decided to move out is no longer on the lease?

I have bad credit and I am about to begin searching for a new apartment. Are they looking more at credit versus rental history? I have excellent rental history but bad credit. I make enough to meet the salary requirements of the places I am looking to move into. So what are apartment managers looking for when determining a “good” tenant?

I HAVE POOR CREDIT AS FAR AS CREDIT CARD DEBT AND I AM LOOKING IN TO RENTING AN APARTMENT AND I AM IN QUESTION ABOUT WHAT ALL DO THEY LOOK FOR AS FAR AS THEIR CREDIT CHECK AND APPROVAL

Me,my 14 month old son,and my roommate got a 30 day no-cause notice and the manager here has given us a bad rental history when weve only been late 2x in 18 months living here just because we don’t like each other. Because of this we are all homeless in the dead of winter. Is this legal?

my family and i have been living in a townhome for about 4 months now and the landlord has promised us new windows since we moved in. and they keep telling us they will come and they never do. our house gets so cold you can even see breath. my biggest concern is my 4 year old. my question is do i have the right to hire a window man myself and then send them the bill? please help me!
thanks

I lived in an apartment and the leasing agent were fired for embezzlement, I payed my rent, but when I went to apply for another apartment I was told I have an eviction on my credit. Could you tell me how to fix this please.

If you have a problem with something on your credit report that you don’t agree with, click on the “Money” category to the left and read our articles “All About Your Credit Score” and “How to Improve Your Credit Score”. The solution is easier than you think! Good luck!

If I sublet, does it mean that I am entirely responsible for the person I sublet to? Does the landlord have any legal responsibility?

I’m planning on having a party at my apartment next weekend, and I’m inviting a lot of people. I already know that if I have it, it’s gonna get crazy and the cops are probably going to get called. My question is can our property manager file an eviction against us if the cops come? Keep in mind that we’ve been living here for a year and half and haven’t had any parties, but that also our property manager isn’t the nicest person and I don’t think she likes us. Also, is there anything I can do in the meantime, like let our neighbors know we’re having a party?

my apartment was flooded from dirty, stagnant water from the roof for two months and the carpet was soaked through so much that when you stood on it, the brown water was up around your shoes. the landlord who knew about it was too cheap to fix it. after the flood, my apartment smelled very bad. for whom i need to report this kind of issue. thanks

If i received notice on the 10th that the rent will increase as of the new lease,the 1st of next month, am I still obligated to give a 30 day notice that I intend to move, due to the higher rent? Aren’t lanlords required to give more that a 2 week notice of increase?

Thanks, Kellie

I have a very large savings account $300,000.00 but I do not have a job. Would it be possible for me to rent an apartment without a job?

I’m a single dad who lives on disability so I get a check every month to love on I’m on a sec 8# housing it pays most of my rent that helps me a lot the problem is finding a landlord to accept the sec 8# you would think that would be no problem since they get a monthly check every month same time every month I live in Maryland and looking to move in Gastonia NC by March if possible if you can help send me a pic of a house or apartment thanks Ernie

I need a woman who has a lot of money to take care of me in return I would love her forever get married or whatever she wants of me

Dear Apartments.com

Who is required to pay for the replacement of an air filter when renting an apartment. I thought our landlord was responsible but I am having trouble locating that information under California law. We put in a request 3 months ago for an air filter (we currently do not have one). He has yet to assist with our request.

Thanks for your help,
Clouded in California

If I have a roommate and he isnt on the lease? Can I get evicted, even though the rent is always paid on time?

I want a new apartment but I have bad credit from another apartment can I still get a nice apartment

Ever since we moved into our apartment, my husband and I have noticed a foul smell and my health has been deteriorating. Come to find out the apartment complex was flooded out about three years ago and the carpet was never replaced. There is a great deal of mold growing in our apartments underneath the carpet and in our air vents. We told the landlords about it and they said that they had checked it out (which was a lie) I am highly allergic to mold, which has been causing so many health problems for me. The landlords basically laughed at us and the note and told us that they would not replace anything because we have an animal in our apartment. They told us that we could leave once the lease was over (in July) We are not able to stay in our apartment because of the toxic mold. What are our legal options? Can we force them to replace the moldy carpets? What do we need to do to fix the problem? Thank you!

I let a friend, her boyfriend and daughter move into my home. They have paid no rent for 8 months. I asked them to move in March and they did not. She has a good job but is having trouble getting into an apartment due to an eviction on her credit report 4 years ago. What are my options and is there any place to help someone with bad credit find an apartment?

Signed: Maid in my own house.

I have a lease with move in costs broke down like this:
1ST AND LAST RENT
SECURITY AND PET
KEY DEPOSIT

My question is this since my last month rent was taken as move in costs, I don’t have to pay the last month rents right? So when I give a 3o day written notice to end my lease I can also indicate that I will be using my ( move in cost) of last rent so I will not issue a check for that (LAST) months rent, RIGHT?

I am currently going through some bad financial situation. My husband has a hard time finding a job as he was convicted before. It is hard for him to find a job that would pay him what he deserves. Because of that we have been struggling because we are pretty much surviving on my check and it’s not enough to support the 3 of us (my son, husband and myself). He has been trying to find a job for almost 2 years now and no luck. We feel like we’ve been cursed. We are now trying to move in to a 1 bedroom apartment so that it is more economical but everywhere I go I get rejected because of my credit and his conviction. We can not afford where we are now. Any advice on what I could do to find a more affordable place to live?

sincerely,
Wishing everything was better

My lease is up in October. However, I am in bad health and will need surgery in May or June. I have been told I will not be able to go up and down stairs, but my building has stairs. My son has invited me to move into his house. I have enough health problems to kill probably 3 people. Do you think I’ll be able to break my lease? Thank you very much!

Dear Aapartments.com iam in the most weired,bad situation nobdy wants to be in. Ibeen living in my apartment for two years with my husband and two daughters I just received a 30 day notice for someone smoking or having weedon these grounds an in the rental agrment it says that you or any guest with that gets terminated but the thing is that the person wasnt my guess an i didnt know him i myself wasnt here an nor was my husband we had all left for the day. but i tenn to leave my door unlocked because iam veryforgetfull an i had lost my keys so the door was open and the seurity that was on duty that night said the person lived here now why did he belive someone who was doing drugs and then allow him to walk in my apartment without checking to make sure that he realy did live here arent they supose to check something now iam getting kicked out cause of someone claming to live in my apartment. how do i stop this eviction or thrityday notice i know i shouldnt of left the door open but i need some help plesse tell me what to do i have nowhere ealse to go an my credit is to bad for an apartment whatever it takes iam alredy filling charges on the person who walked in my apartment and the seurity who didnt arrest him for smoking or handling the weed plesse write back

I am in a sticky situation. Me and my ex boyfriend (he is ex now) rented a home together back in December, He, myself, his son and my daughter all live here. Well, soon after moving in, our relationship began to unravel and we eventually decided to end our romantic relationship (well, he did anyway). Anyway, a huge contributing factor to the demise of our relationship was his ex girlfriend, who is also the mother of his 2 year old daughter. I found out eventually, that he was seeing her behind my back, and he decided to get back together with her.

Here is where it gets nasty. He told me that I WAS MOVING OUT ( I am on the lease) and he was moving his girlfriend and their daughter IN!!! I immediately objected as I am currently in no position to just go out and find a place to live, nor do I have the financial resources to do so. I informed the landlord of my exes intentions and he told me that he cannot just move someone in to the house without the new tenant going through the application process and credit check……..just like we did!!! He also told me that my ex cannot “give notice” for me, as by law, I have to give my own notice in writing.

I was considering kicking the ex and his son out of the house and finding a roommate, is there a way to go about this without going to court???

My husband & I are living with another person who is the leaseholder but her lease is up in a few months so we are looking for an apartment but my husband has bad credit. I am going through the immigration process so I am waiting for my SS #. Can we apply for an apartment??

I live in Ypsilanti,Michigan. I have some recent evictions on my credit(two in less than a year), I’m also the victim of criminal identy theft, which has been there for more than a year and a half. My background stopped me from getting a job but I didn’t know it was on there in the first place.
Ok the quesion is how do I go about applying for an apartment with that on my credit report? One place said they would consider me a tentant if I went to the last place I lived and had them fill out a rental consent form.(?!?!?) Why would a place that evicted you fill that out? By the way I’m homeless with a bunch of money saved up(over $3000) but my current potenal employer hire me till I my background comes back clear!(whew) What do I do?

is first last & security deposit legal in california, if you are beyond the committed lease and its month to month can i apply the last month payment as pay payment to pay this months rent

i have a problem i rented a basement upstairs their is a family they are so noisey and have no respect for me they play loud music they do the laundry late in the night when am trying to sleep smoke mariwauna in the house land dosent care that can i do.

I AM A DISABLED CONFINED TO A WHEELCHAIR AND I HAVE BAD CREDIT DUE TO CREDIT CARDS HOW DO I GET AROUND THIS WHEN APPLING FOR A NEW APARTMENT?

IM 21 LOOKING FOR AN APARTMENT BUT I HAVE BAD CREDIT AND NO HISTORY OF RENTING!!! WHAT CAN I DO???

I have section 8 and the landlord does not want to renew my lease, I’m know looking for an apartment am I still entilted to my security deposit when I finally leave the apartmemt?

Can a person with a DWI felony find a nice apartment in south tulsa, on a bus line?

I would like to see more advertising for smoke free apartments. I have been living in my apartment for 2 yrs and my new neighbors smoke on occasion. The second hand smoke always drifts into my apartment. I did some research on the subject, however there are no rights for non-smokers living in apartments in WI (unless there is a specific clause in the lease). Unfortunately, non-smoking clauses uncommon in WI. It would be really great if there was more information on non-smoking apartments, how to find them, and states/cities that are being proactive about this issue. It really upsets me that my neighbors have the right to smoke in their apartment, but I DO NOT have the right to live in a smoke-free enviroment!

My friend lives in an apartment that had many maintence problems that she discovered after she moved in. The pipes under the sink came apart, the balcony is pulling away from the outside wall, the water heater was leaking ect…
She has called and called about the problems. Today the maintenance man knocked on her door and entered before she could even reach her bedroom door. What are her rights? Don’t they have to notify her that they are coming to do repairs?

I am working a long-term temporary job via a temporary agency and my credit is bad better I have never ran out on paying rent. I would like to know how this will affect my seeking a rental whether it be house or apartment.

Dear Apartments.com,
My sister, her son and I have been livining in this apartment for a year. The landlords have decided that they will not renew our lease. They will not give us any reason to why they will not renew our lease. They have discriminated against us and have been unfair. We have made sure that we have brought this to their attention and they still continue to not answer our questions. We have been nice to them and have been trying to get a hold of them. We call the office and noone returns our calls. What can we do?

I signed a lease agreement about 10 months ago, never moved in, never gave a deposit or never gave a rent payment. The renter is threatening to sue me. Am I liable?

I have bad rental history on my credit but i need an apartment, how would i be able to get an apartment with this situation i have?

I have bad credit and bad rental history, to top it off i only have a week left to move out of my current apt. HElp please!

Help! I have bad credit (very) I’m on a fixxed income(no where nearthe 3x rental most places requier) is there any chance of me getting my own place? Can’t be a roommate cause I have 3 kids I share custody of. pleas help. desperet

I’m a single mom have a pretty good job and need a place ASAP and I have a felony and bad credit can you help???

About 6 months ago a windstorm blew off my porch railings of my 2nd story apartment. The management has yet to fix the situation, and the caution tape that they had put up has also blown down during the 6 months. After numerous times of asking when the porch railings will be replaced, I have yet to get a straight answer. Is there anything I can do to either get the porch fixed, or get out of my lease? Do I have to keep paying my full monthly rent?

I was evicted from an apartment that was considered to be a health hazard to anyone that came in. I reported it to the health department prior to the notification of being evicted. The landlord prior to buying the property on walk thru commented about the so-called damages that I supposedly did and what I was intending on bringing to court and the health department. Do I have any recourse? I still have the pictures of what “damages” that were in the apartment.

i moved in my apartment 03/07 and every since i’ve been there have paid my rent on time and my kitchen ceiling is constantly leaking, landlord told me many of time he will fix it and supposedly had someone go to the apartment upstairs to fix it but to no avail it keeps leaking, what should i do because i’m paying my rent every month and my ceiling id constantly leaking ?

I HAVE AN EVICTION, I HAVE THREE KIDS AND MOVING FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE IS IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO FIND AN APARTMENT OR HOME FORMY FAMILY AND MY BALANCE FOR THE EVICTION IS 4,000 NOW. AND I DON’T HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY RIGHT NOW WHAT CAN I DO? I NEED HELP 911! I HAVE TO BE OUT OF MY MOS HOUSE BY AUGUST CAN YOU PLEASE HELP 911!!!

im 18years old and live in an apartment with my mother and brother. im planning on moving out but im not sure if i can because my mother put me on the lease. is there any way i can get off the lease without any penalties? let me know what i can do to get off the lease

My apartment complex is doing some renovations to all of the patios. All living areas are on the 2nd floor, so all patios are on the 2nd floor. A few weeks ago, I noticed they had started on a few patios by removing the guard rail that goes around them and replaced it by a 2 by 4. It’s been like that for weeks. They started on mine last week and they ripped off the guard rail and replaced it with a 2 by 4. They have done nothing with it so far this week. I have a 16 month old son who has been curiously crawling on furniture, unlocking doors and turning doorknobs. I also have a older daughter. I shutter at the thought that maybe one day my older daughter might leave the patio door unlocked or even slightly cracked and my baby finds it and curiously walks out on the patio and plummets to the concrete below. I have a sitter that stays with baby while at work. I constantly worry about this. My sitter is very competent and responsible, but I might even accidently not shut the door completely every single time. And my older daughter is forgetful. You would think that the apartment complex would be worried about a potential lawsuit if something should ever happen. I called today and spoke to someone about it. They could not give me any definites about how soon this will be taken care of. “We are hoping about 2 weeks” is all I got. What should I do?

The manager of the mobile home park I rent from will not give me a signed letter stating I have rental history with them. Is that legal? I am trying to buy a new home and I need a signed letter stating I have been renting from them.

My land comes in my apartment while I am
working or away. I once walked in on him. Can he legally do this? Is he required to give me notice if he needs to come in the apartment. Please
answer I am very upset.

Ok me and my girlfriend are trying to find a place to rent and so far havent found any luck. Unfortunatley we have been denied because of my criminal history, a posession charge, uumv, and identity theft. Is there anyplaces that would accept me with these charges. I work full time and me and my girlfriend are law abidding citizens. If you can please give us a reply that would be greatly appreciated thanks.

Recently my landlord started charging for 2nd parking spaces. About 7 apartments have paid the new fee and have their number on the assigned space. The other tenants are parking in unmarked spaces and are not being towed as noted in the memo we received. Any ideas on what can be done?

What can you do to make the maagers fix your air conditioner. It has been out all spring and summer so far. They keep sending “orofessionals out to look at it. My electric bill has gone through the roof. They just don’t care. I work full time and I go to class too.
I am very disappointed in the Mangement and they will lose a dependable renter. It is frustrating to come home to a 85 degree apartment. They just keep sending people to “fix it” Everyone I meet will know not to rent there.

I live in MIchigan and wonder if you could answer this, my husband and I are seperating and I want to move out. Our land lord says that he will not take my name off the lease unless my husband agrees. Can he legally keep me tied to that apartment?

I HAVE LIVED IN MY APARTMENT SINCE 2005. I AKSED MY LANDLORD TO PAINT MY APARTMENT, BUT HE SAID NO.
HE SAID I HAVE TO WAIT 7 YRS.
WHAT CAN I DO?

DO WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHECK WHAT PREVIOUS LANDLORDS HAS REPORTED ON OUR RENTAL HISTORY. IF SO, WHERE CAN I GO TO CHECK TO SEE WHAT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT ME.

I have an eviction on my rental history from about 3 years ago. Will I beable to obtain another apartment?

Dear Apartments.com

I need some serious help… noone will let me and my buddy get an apartment. I already have $2000 saved up and combine total wed be making 1500 a month and the apartments only 560 and they dont wanna accept us… weve tried everywhere we dont have credit but still if they see are income levals they should know…i need help im freakin out

I really need some advice. My Landlord’s Attorney sent me and my boyfriend a letter of eviction for non payment and gave us 14 days. I had told my landlord that my apartment got broke into & that we couldn’t pay for this month. It was the lady that lives above us (which is dating the landlord) that broke into our apartment but we don’t have the right proof to get her in trouble (we didn’t see her do it, just heard from people that she did it).He said he understood?? We don’t have the money to pay and want to know the eviction process for massachusetts. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Molly

I need advice. I got an eviction notice for non payment of rent when I told my landlord that my apartment got broke into & my ATM card was taken along w/ money, etc. He said ok for me not paying this month but then hit my boyfriend in the head with a golf club when he was drunk on another occasion when my boyfriend confronted him about his girlfriend breaking into our house?!?! What is the Massachusetts eviction process? I just got my hours at work cut now too! I don’t know what to do? I need more than 14 days!! Please reply with advice.
Molly

i work a good job but do have an eviction on my credit. Im a single parent with a five year old son.

Previous military and having trouble renting without rental history. Need to find a place thats decent someone help please!

Okay I am in a situation where I co-signed to help my sister get into an apartment, and unfortunately she’s been evicted, it’s been three years now, my question is this. Now I want to move into a larger apartment, because I have now custody of my sister’s two daughters as well as my two children, and i’m wondering is there anywhere in southern California where someone will trust to rent to you with an eviction on your credit report? it’s not feeling encouraging because i’ve yet to find anyone, and it doesn’t even matter, all these years i’ve lived in apt paying rent on time. Can anyone help me?

I moved out of a hyattsvile maryland apartment after a nother companie took over its been well over 2years and the company won’ts to sue me now

I moved into an apartmnet in central Texas.I read my lease, and found it all one sided, I’m not sure if everyones lease is zerox copied and run off the internet,while they sat in the office,or if I just was not listening when the lease was read to me to say Tenants have no grace period,but can pay rent up to the 3rd. without paying a late fee.I was reading a normal lease that read”THe grace period for rent shall be no more than three business days from the first day of the month.My lease reads No business days,and rent is due on Sunday, Saturday,Holiday the 1st.,and is late on the 4th
Any advise?

I paid my rent on July 3 and placed it in the mail slot because my land lord wants me to pit it in the U.S. Mail so she can have someone to try out her apatyment management skills with, I’m not up to matching wits with someone in real estate,as its not my field, all I want is my land lord to do what is right,within the law, and extend that right to me. Now! is that to much to ask?

my children and grandchild lives in a rental home and it has a mold problem, do the landlord need to pay to relocate them?

Is it possible for a leasing company to find out about my previous apartment rental history if I don’t report it to them? Will they just do a search and just finf out anyway?

I have bad credit and not so good rental history. Is it still possible for me to ever rent another apartment again?

okay its 11:30 pm and my apartment is hot. the air condition is not throwing out any cold air. i have asked my
apartment in a writen letter2 times already to have it checked. and 2 times the maint.
guy says its the hot sun wont let the air cool. but here it is
11:30pm more than three hours since the sun went down and my air condition is still blowing hot air. what can i do about this the heat is driving me crazy.thanks
Richard

i currently just got section 8 and been looking for an apartment in the schenectady area i have never lived in the bad part of schenectady and now that i have section 8 no one in the good parts will accept it i understand that people made it bad for the name section 8 but there are actually still good tenants out there what should i do i only have to oct 1?

have lived at a rental property for 3 years and recently renewed my lease.
I have an autistic son who has recently(after the
new lease was signed) begun to open windows (even with safety locks) punch
through the screens and lean out of the window(we live on the third floor) I am
afraid one day he will do this when I am not watching(eg in the middle of the
night) and fall out of the window killing himself. He also has started to remove
the chain off the door when nobody is watching and has gone walking around the
neighborhood by himself. He is non-verbal. Is this grounds for getting out of our lease?

when i move into my apartments they offered secured gates at the doors. now that i have signed the lease they have taken the gates down. isn’t that breaking the contract.

Hello,
any suggestions for those of us looking for an apartment under section 8? We have been looking for a house to rent with this program (which just fell through for us) and no one seems to want to take it.

HELLO TO ALL!!! THE #1 THING THAT APARTMENT PEOPLE LOOK FOR IS ANY PAST BROKEN LEASE/ EVICTIONS. IF YOU DON’T HAVE ANY OF THE ABOVE YOU GOOD TO GO. THATS WHAT THEY CALL BAD CREDIT!!! EVERYTHING ELSE DON’T MATTER.

ALSO THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING AROUND THAT. APARTMENTS FOR SECOND CHANCE LEASEING. IF THAT WAS THE CASE NO ONE WOULD HAVE A PLACE TO STAY. APARTMENT LOCATING SERVICES ARE REALLY GOOD ON FINDING SECOND CHANCE LEASEING HELP FOR PEOPLE WITH BROKEN/ EVICTIONS.

I know a young Lady who stayed with relative for over a year single mother with kids relative lied about putting her on the lease and moved is their any way she can get a lease in her name and can she keep the apartment.

My question is our appartment manager is trying to go back on some late fee’s they claim we have over 1 year ago. We never received notice of these fee’s until recent. $300.00 worth. They have changed owners at least 5-10 times since we have lived here. We have rented here for 15 years, no problem until this company took over. I payed the amount because we were scared of going to court. Is this right? They have ranom months that we were a day late, $50.00 per time, but like I said nothing was ever said until now?

This is my situtaion I have been renting a place with family but no longer want to live with them however I no longer have a job and cannot obtain unemployment is there anyway I can get into a place without a job to report?

I am in an apartment with my wife and we’ve never been late. Our rent is due on the first but we have a grace period until the 5th. I paid my rent on the 5th october 9am on my way to work and got a reciept, when I came back home there was a notice to appear in court for not paying october rent. What legal action can I take my landord through since they seem to be the once bringing it on.? Do I still have to go to court? Can I sue them too?

I have two pets in a fence one escaped and bit someone. I am renting with no lease at the moment. Who is liable me being the pet owner or the homeowner who choice is was to put the fence up and put them outside?

I am sixteen and married. Can i legally rent an apartment or do i need a cosigner in the state of arkansas?

I signed on with a roomate for 12 month lease. After 3 months of he wasn’t paying his share and I placed a dead bolt on his door. He got upset and decided to break his lease and move out without a written 30 day notice. I am still living here and paying rent on time. Am I still legally okay to stay here ?

Will/ can management evict me for the fact that we both signed the lease and that both of our credit points were needed in order for us to move in together there ?

Please help advice me in this situation, as I am losing sleep over this,

Thank you ,

Pressured

My landlord and I verbally agreed to cancel my contract due to family issues. She verified with management and stated that management was ok and that I would only lose my deposit. (she had found another girl upstairs to move into my apartment). I agreed to it and moved out at the end of the month. Now I have a collection agency telling me I owe them future months of rent.

This is my first time ever renting and it’s been hell. Is there anything I can do? Please help me???

Thanks

Hi I have been living in the same apartment nearly 6 years now & most of the time I hear the water running through the walls when people shower,will that be a problem at the Secor Road apartments in Toledo,Ohio(43623)?If not I’d prefer a lower level apartment.Is it also a 6 or 12 month leases out their?

Theres a serious mold problem in my CA. rental. The landlord will get a person out to do a “mold test” whcih is taking a jar into the bathroom, getting air into jar and testing air in lab (?)

I’ve developed lethargy, headaches, lost my sense of taste and smell, can’t sleep well etc. How do I combat this? Who can test for this problem legitimately? What is my cost. Can I find out if landlord knew of mold problem prior to when I rented? Neighbors say 2 tennants in this unit before me, also had mold problrms. Now landlord says there is a mold clause in our paperwork and I can’t find rental agreement. I am sick!

How can I fight a mold issue with landlord & prop mgmt. co. in a rental? I live in Campbell, CA. I’ve been so sick, missed work, dizzy, sleep problems, was tested for allergies and found I’m very allergic to household molds.

Mrg. acted like it was nothing. He came out and said it looked like mildew and not mold. Is getting a non pro to test place. Can I find out if mold has ever been reported here before? If they knew before renting to me?

I am sick getting sicker and the place in all costs over $2000. a month.

Can anybody lead me in a positive direction?

Thank you.

NT

haw long do the Landlords have to fix a broken Washer or Dryers
some one told me 3 days but thy told me sens it in not a needed thy have 2 weeks

After signing a lease in November, without there being any mention of not smoking in the apartment Here it is December and we just had our landlord knock on our door and say we were not allowed to smoke in the apartment. We have been here six weeks, he has seen my husband smoke and said nothing for 6 weeks but now he is telling my husband he has to smoke outside. We have noticed that another tenant smokes and he and his family live in the back apartment. Is this enough to break the lease? This is the second command from the landlore that seems unreasonable and not in the lease.

i have mushrooms and mold growing in my apartment what can i do

moved into apartment, the water was not hooked up, for 3 days could not flush toilet or do dishes or cook or clean, had to find other places to go,not cleaned well, outlets not all working, notified land lord, no washer or dryer they stated included, before moving in, wrote to landlord, but only said so give notice move. because we just paid 1700 to move in no force to move again, do I have any recourse?

I have lived in mobile home for three years,Jan 4 2008
I found 2 letters in my mail box, one a notice of rent increase,the other a rental agreement. my question is can I be evicted for not signing this agreement? The agreement states that I will be responsible for have of repair on all appliances,the catch is these appliances have been in the residence for at least ten years. HELP!

whot does a landlord use to sterilize a bathtub

I moved into an apartment in arkansas. Yesterday, I was one day late with the rent. I came out of the shower to find a police officer in my living room. He was placing on notice to evict on my counter. I think the officer is supposed to be an apartment agent, but he also signed the bottom of the notice as acting deputy. Is that legal? I know that he is a city police officer. The maintenence people also just walk in. I hear that Arkansas rental laws vary from different state laws. What rights do I have? And, can they serve me this notice after being one day late?

do I have the right to have a stackable washer & dryer in my unit since the building doesn’t have a laundry room & since I am disabled? The owner told me I can’t have one.

IM 21 LOOKING FOR AN APARTMENT BUT I HAVE BAD CREDIT AND NO HISTORY OF RENTING!!! WHAT CAN I DO???

My mother has been given notice to vacate apartments she has lived in for the last ten years. They are converting the apts to condos. The problem we have is, she has a felony conviction from 47 yrs ago. She was the victim of domestice abuse (self-defense). She hasn’t had any troubles with the law since. How can we rent an apt for her with all lease apps asking about felonies?

How do I get approved after being denied for poor credit @ an apartment leasinf office?

How do I find the answer to my question?

My boyfriend went to pay his rent and decided to pick up a brochure to look at other floor plans. In doing so, he discovered the exact same apartment he has, was being rented in the brochure for 757.00 a month,(this is not a special rate) his rent is 802.00 a month. He has been paying this amount for two years. We went to discuss this matter with the manager and she stated, although she did agree it was not fair, there was nothing she could do about it. We live in Indiana. Who knows what can be done or who can we call to rectify this problem.

Does a apartment manager have the right to charge what ever he wants for people to do there laundry?
I complained for 4 months when I moved in. $1 to wash $4-5 to dry. I told him something was wrong with the dryer he responded by saying I was loading it to full. I have used many dryers the most I have ever had to pay was $2.50 and that was a very full load. I feel like he is scaming everyone and pocketing the money. I have gotten no where with him and do not know how to contact the owners. I’m going blind and can’t drive to a laundry mat. What do I do? Should I ask other tenants to sign a complaint? Don’t want evicted!!

i have a question we had some people come over and had a kinda party it was loud and neightbours complained adn the lanlord gave us 14day to vacate but is still asking for his rent money for thei mouth do we have to pay him or can we just move

How many days after giving your 30 day notice do you have to turn in your keys? My land lord is harassing me for the keys. I gave him my 30day notice on January 29 and it is now February 8th. Can someone please help me?

Dear apartments.com. How much should i charge for rent? I wana rent my home. its two floors the 2nd floor is rented already. the 1st floor is 3 bed. 1 bath. kitchen living, and unfinished basement. it has washer,dryer, dishwasher,parking for 4cars plus a two car garage. front yard,w/huge deck and a huge second yard w/pool. gas and electricity are not included.window air conditioning and gas heat.great location w two expresway entrence. 5min away from chicago and midway airport. what should i charge?

I have been living in my apartment for about 6 months now and it has been so cold in here. I spoke with management and had someone out 3 different times to check the furnace.I have to keep the thermostat on 80 just to keep the temperature at 60, which causes my bill to be very high. Finally, this weekend, the heat shut down completely and I had to call an emergency repair man. He found a giant birds nest, that must have been there for at more than six months! Noone had caught this problem, my bills have been outragous because of it. Am I entitled to any reimbursment?

I live with my mother, who is disable and she lives in an apartment complex for the elderly and disable, is it legal for the management to make our guests sign a guestbook when they arrive and when they leave. They have to put their name and tag number and what apartment they are going to. I was just wanting to know if anyone knows if the is legal.

Also we have lived here for a year and they just started this now.

me and my husband are looking for an apt or townhomes like asap,we both have bad credit and not so good rental history but we need help is there any rental company that can help us or of any programs that can help by applying for the apt on our behalf with a percentage made to them.

i need to rent my condo, i already have a renter, but i need to ask her previous place where she rents some question? what do i exactly ask , and what questions do i ask her reference person too, she knows this person for 6 month!!! i need some help

My lease isnt up till the end of July. But my parents bought a new house and they will be moving in the new one by the end of april. They want me to move in their present house which they stay now. When they move in their new house. So i’ll still have at least three months on my lease. How do I come to my landlord about this. He’s a real difficult person to reason with. He follows the rule book strickly.

I have got a question to make a long story short do I have any legal right if the landlord is showing our apartment and the legal statement signed by us say that people can view our apartment at a reasonable time within 12 hrs. because we are moving. If the reasonable time is theres and not ours how dos that work? They are showing our apartment anyways even though the timeing is bad. We have contacted them and got no where!!

I live in the appartment for five years and I just renew my lease for six months and after two days they told me they have to remodel my appartment while i am there.I wonder if they can do that even if I dont wont to

Who is responsible to supply the curtains in a rental house, the manager or me?

me and my fiance are trying to move into an arpartment however im only 17 hes 20 so hell be on the lease….will i be able to live there…..or am i not aloud?

is it possible to pay an apartment with just cash or credit card is needed at all time to pay the rent???

somebody help please
im going to get an apartment soon its my first time i need tips on what i need also

Dear Apartments.com,
My husband and I rent an apartment and we have been having a few problems with it. We have very loud neighbors. There son stobs around there apartment all hours of the night and wakes our 8 month old daughter. Also, my husband has a 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier that he has a body kit on and also a system in it. Today was the third time it was broken into. Not only that we may not have enough for rent because I lost my job because I am pregnant and we may have to move. We are not sure what to do. HELP!!!

What kinds of checks are done before a person can rent an apartment? Credit? What else?

My girlfriend and I were just denied an apartment because we are not married. I have looked at the Federal FHA and it says that discrimination is prohibited on the basis of “familial status.” What exactly does this mean and what actions can I take? The renter would not have required a lease. She has a business on the ground floor as well as a one bedroom and she rents the upstairs as a two bedroom.

I moved in my 1st apartment a cople of months ago and everything was great.Recently it rined for two days straight and i live on the bottom floor.The rain seeped through the wall and flooded my bedroom.I have wall to wall carpet.Someone one came out to get the water up but it went from the window 2 the closet.My bedroom is pretty big.And my coplex is saying that they cant do too much but get up the padding.Now they have a huge humidifier in my room for the next two days.This is a big inconvience to me.I have alleries and asthma.hat actions do i take.I feel like they arent doing all they can 2 help me.

I was renting a house and I had to switch jobs to another state after I had been in the house for a year and 4 months. The contract stated that If I had to move out of state for work that I could get out of the contract. March 31st I faxed my 30 days notice in and called to make sure they got it. They guy I spoke with said he did. After I started my job my employer faxed employment proof. I called several times to make sure everything was done. This month I recieved a letter that I owed for this month. I called was told I didnt. They were going to email me and didnt. Now they are saying I do owe because they lost my notice.

so QESTION!!!!!!!!!! i need to know how to clean up my rental history. i have one eviction on it and its stopping me from getting an apartment.. what do i do?

I live in Wa State. I have mold in my apt in the windows & i was told that was not an issue when i moved in 2 yrs ago as the windows are mold & mildew proof materials. Now i’m sick from the mold. Is this the landlord/owners responsibility to clean this up?

My brother-n-law wrote a check for his rent. His bank emailed him to let him know it was returned. I let him borrow the money to replace right away with a money order a few days later. We went to the leasing office together and dropped it off. He returned the money back as he said he would the following week. Strange this is, he sent me an email saying that him and my sister were at the bank all day because they are still trying to get the rent from his account two weeks later. Is that legal?

The landlord was part owner of the unit with her family now the court gave her full onwership of the property. we paid a depoist and now she wants another depoistof the same amount asing that is a law to receive at least 2 months of rent from the tenants, as well as increase the rent 6.5 percent because she is going back 1 year that the rent wasn’t raised yet she wasn’t the full owner. is this legal?

IT’S ME AGAIN I DIDN’T MENTION I’M IN CALIFORNIA (EAST LOS ANGELES COUNTY ) THANKS AGAIN, I NEED ANY RENTAL OPPORTUNITY OPPOSIBLE. AGAIN I CAN AFFORD ABOUT $600. TO 700. MONTHLY. PLS. HELP THIS IS A 911 AND CLAIMING HOMELESS IS NOT SITUATION, THANK GOD. BUT STILL IN NEED TO GET OUT OF THE IN-LAWS, OR SHOULD I SAY THEY HAVE ASKED US TO LEAVE….

my manager just came around the apts. stating that the reginal manager said that the kids are not allowed outside to play. Now there’s nothing in the lease that states the kids cannot come outside, is it legal for them to tell us that our kids can’t come outside where we pay rent, and they knew we had kids from the beginning? and also how long do u have to live in a place for your manager not to charge you fees for carpeting and floors when you decide to move?

I rent a guest house, and the utilities are connected, I have run into two seperate situations where my landlady was in error with her math, I have asked her for copies of the said bills, and was denied, DO I Have a right to have the said copies, since I pay 1/3 of them?

I am working for a Temp Ageny on a long term assignment that will last me more than 6 months at the least. my credit is perfect,I have no criminal background, and I make more than what the rent is going to be. Under these circumstances, will the landlord consider renting me the apartment?

Hello
I am going to rent a different apartment in the same complex. My lease is up on Oct 8 but I have to be in the new apartment by the 3rd ( per apartment) That means I have to pay rent on both apts for 6 days. Can they do this or can I say I wont move tell oct 7th. I already gave them my non refundable deposit. Thanks for the help

I am a renter in California. My lease says that guests cannot stay more than 12 days. My old parents are visiting from outside US and plan to stay for a few months. What should I do? As I see -
1. Declare this to my apt manager and sign a new lease with their names. Can he refuse to do this? Can he change the terms such as rent because its a brand new lease?
2. Do nothing. If he notices and asks for explanation, would I have any option? Technically I could be kicked out for lease violation.
What is the rationale behind this law about guest stay? Please advise.

Im renting an apartment with my boyfriend in which he stated that im only on the lease as an occupant, if that’s true an occupant is not required to submit their income info, rental info, and etc right. A tenant would be the only person or persons signing the leasing agreement correct?

My 2 daughters and I moved into a 2 bdrm apt,the landlord promissed all renos would be done before we moved in.My notice was up at the old apt so we moved in on the first of the month,16 months later the renos are still not done.Can I get my damage deposit bk,he has since sold the building (without telling anyone) and the new landlords are fixing things now but im on the bottom of the list

I wanted to know if it would be possible to remove my name off of my rental lease without having to pay anything. I am the main person on the lease but my roommate is willing to take over. would I have to pay a fine or something just to take my name off the lease?

Dear Apartments.com, I leave in an apt bldg with only 2 apts & both myself & the other tenant is moving. My lease was up August 2008 I give my Landlord a note letting him know I will not renew the lease. I found another apt but the apt is not ready the new Landlord thought it would be ready by October but from the looks of it now it will be November my Landlord now has been pressuring me to give him a date as to when I will move & I can’t because I’m not sure. So he gave me a 30 day notice not sign & he give me a note saying as of November my rent will increase $105 more. I tried talking to my Landlord but I think

Hi, My boyfriend and I are searching for our first apartment. I have run into some shady real estate agents and I’m not sure legally what is acceptable. I’ve had two brokers who, I’m guessing, after sizing us up assumed we could afford more rent and on our way home from seeing a few apartments she called and told us that she posted the wrong price in her ad and added an extra $50-$100/month to the best apartments shown. Is there anything we can do? We were truly interested?! But now we feel scammed.

Me and my wife are looking to rent a place, I have a record I have been out of things and jails for the last thirdteen years can they turn us down for the place we want to rent by law

How can I rent an apt. with a skip on my last apt. record? Here is my situation:

I moved most of my stuff out about 2 weeks before the end of the lease but I didn’t turn my key’s in until the end of my lease. I couldn’t pay my last months rent because I lost my job (I notified the rental office). They entered the apt. on the 24th and saw that the maj. of my stuff had been removed and counted it as a skipping out on the last month even though I turned my key’s in at the end of my lease and gave 60 days notice.

Now I have just been denied an apartment because of it. What are my options

i just found out that the old owner of the building is asking for the rent when i have the recent one still asking as well now how do i know who is the landlord even tho i ask both for a letter stating for the real owner of the buildings name on it, and im getting nothing but calls saying not to pay that person or that person ????????? im so confused and can not afford to move please what do i do.

I recently moved out of my past apartment due to my husband’s deployment and just now got a bill from the apartment with charges. The one that alarms me most is rent base of 1406. I have no clue because I was told if they received the military orders there would be no rent charge. Plus the amount is weird because we paid 1240? So where did they number come from. I called there office and its full of dumb high school girls that put you on hold for hours. Thanks for anyones help.

my landlord refuses to place storm windows ever since we moved in. we have the heat on and still feel a draft. also, a hole in the wall from when someone broke in he wont fix either. and no smoke detectors. the water pressure is horrible and he says it’s because he doesnt want to pay too much for the water, but he has his own washer/dryer in the basement and we cant have our own. anytime we ask, he says he’ll get to it and never does. he charges us for using the parking space in the back but does not shovel the snow. who do i call if i live in medford, mass? please help me out here, before i lose it on him….thanks!

What is the general policy on apartment companies when you have not had renters history in 5-6 years. The deal is, me and a friend moved in with another friend of his when that person bought a house. No lease or contract, just rent a room. Do I need to put the house owner or just the last apartment I had(which Ill need to go dig for the info as I have totally forgotten.) Im hesitant to give his contact info as the house owner was more of my friends friend and he has long since moved, me and the house owner dont exactly get along and I dont know what he would say if called.I have great credit but no real recent rental.

ApartmentLiving: I have a situation, I live in an apt. complex and i signed a lease for 1 year December through the end of December when i was living there for 6 months the leasing office calls me and tells me if i would like to renew my lease before my year is up so my rent rate won’t go up. So i said sure and i did. now with the way the economy is i lost my job but i was able to pay Decembers rent. i when to the leasing office and explain to them that i was going through some real bad financial situation and couldn’t afford to pay the apt. if there was anyway i can get out of the renewed leased. they said no. what can i do

I am female, and have a male roommate, he bring his girl friend to stay over to our apartment which I only have a partition with curtain in the sutdio apartment. I have a boyfriend living long distance, therefore, normally I don’t allow any guest in our place, but this time, I made the situation more flexible. but what I meant was while I am away. I have alreay asked her to leave, call the police,etc but she does not. How can I break this lease? I have monthly agreement. I really do not want him to rent my space anylonger.

When we moved in we were told that we could have pets then the landlord decided that he did not want pets in the apartments so we got rid of our cat, My husband has a fish tank in the bed room because the sound helps him sleep it has no animals in it, the landlord came by today and said we had 3 days to get out because we have fish in the bed room when we said we dont and he could come in a see he said he alread did, There are no fish in the tank and he came into our apartment after we left with no notice that he was going to, can he do that.

In Florida, isn’t the security deposit supposed to be placed in an interest bearing account by the landlord? And then upon the end of the lease, assuming there’s no damage etc, the landlord owes the security deposit plus the interest back to the tenant within fourteen (14) days after the lease expires. Correct?

I paid my rent on on the 6th, which ia a day late on my lease. Now the complex part is I was got a letter saying I’ll be charged a fee on the late fee. I know a few people in real estate that own apartments, they say that it’s illegal. The cost will come to $62. I was told I could fight it since the lease I signed has the old late fee as well as no charging on the late fee alone. So do I show him my lease and/or get my lawyer involved

I saw a PERFECT penthouse unit and was told that I was the first person to see it and that there were no other units available in the building. I asked for a $50 reduction in rent to bring it in line with other units in the area. Owners said they’d get back to me in the morning. I called first thing and they said they’d get back to me by 2pm. At 2pm, I got a call saying that at some point that morning, they had leased the unit to someone else for the full price. They said this person needed a large apt because they had a child and showed me another smaller unit for the same price. This sounds shady but what can I do?

I live in a illegal basement apartment that usually floods when it rains alot. Becuase of that the walls now have black mold and my landlord refuses to repair them. I also have an extra unwelcome tentant of the crawling variety and got an exterminating company to come in and clean the entire house and paid for 2 yrs for the service, my landlord wanted me to continue paying rent and the service. Im 3 months behind on rent because they refuse to fix anything. I should move but rent is cheap and I’m not in the best position to do so at this time. I wanna know my rights if someone could help me I would apreciate it.

hi, my family(husbandand toddler) have lived in rental for 5mnths when we moved in it had strange smell, after one month mould started appearing i cleaned it but it came back in our bathroom, full corner of mainroom and full wall in cupboard.I have reported many times and they have inspected it twice but done nothing. I’m worried bout us breathing the spores in. Now they say we can break contract or pay half towards a ventilater? surely they have to do something I mean paying half we are the tennants!! We have nowhere else to go at moment what is our next step please?? mon from horbury

I live in an apt. complex and the office has keys to the door and mailbox.My second set of keys are missing now and things are being taken out of my house,when I leave, so I don’t trust anyone fom the office or maintenance. I know I can’t change the front lock but can I put key locks on the doors inside my apt.to protect my belongings.It only says in the lease that they have to be able to get in, in an emergency.What are my rights.I tried to put up a camera but they slit the wires.A security system is to expensive. Are there different rules for differnt states. I’m in NC. Please advise

We have rented an apartment in a building that is drug infested and has had 2 murders in the last year. I have an 11 year old son and a new born in my home. How do I get out of the lease without being taken to court? I have called the police on numerous occasions due to neighbors having late night parties and fighting and the landlord has not done anything about it. Is there something anyone can recommend for me to be able to break the lease?
Stuck in Manassas, VA

My boyfriend and I currently live in a two bedroom duplex. He has been here for 6 years and has a good rental history here. His lease is up the end of August. My son is due to come home soon and the State of MI is requiring that my son has his own room. We occupy one room and boyfriend’s older son occupies the other room. Is there any way that he can legally break his lease? Does the fact that the State of Michigan is requiring three bedrooms before my son can come home, make any difference? Please Help!

i have a friend who’s roomate moved out in the middle of the month with little warning. luckily my friend was able to find a new roomate. the one that moved out is now demanding her part of the deposit and what ever the half of month she wasn’t there is worth. the big problem is that she’s asking the new roomate for the money! this doesn’t sound right to me but i’m not sure how to advise the new roomate. thanks for anyone’s help on this.

I have moved out of a rental property. I have requested a move-out inspection with the property manager, but she is insisting that I not be present at the inspection. Do I have any recourse?

according to my lease my rent is due every month by the 4th but they are closed on Sat. and Sunday they have a sign posted outside that says they are open on those days with office hours and everything, i was late by one day because our mail man runs late on a friday and they were closed on sat. and sunday when i tried to take it up their so Monday they told me i have a late fee is that fair or even right is there anything that can be done about that?