Legal Questions Answered

I moved into an apartment very quickly and was not informed that dogs were not allowed… I notified them 4 days after I moved in that i had a dog and this was a problem.  Do i have any rights to get out of this lease without penalties?

Unfortunately, it is your responsibility to read through your lease before you sign it exactly for this reason. Sadly, you probably don’t have any legal recourse, unless there’s a section in your lease that states you may break it within a certain period of time after move in. Take a look at your lease again and read it very carefully. Odds are, you’re going to have a very difficult decision, to keep your pet, or keep your lease.

I moved into a beautifully landscaped place a few hundred cheaper than where I was living. It has taken a month to realize my unit has a unit underneath it that is infested with roaches. Of course, I am being affected. The site manager is working with me — but I am facing something major…I witnessed evidence and so these creatures are not going to evaporate…I signed a lease for a year…It’s been several days since I had a visit from pest control. Please advise my long-term actions and my legal rigts…

I recently signed a lease at a new luxury apartment complex that I really like. I looked at different floorplans and apartments on three different occasions, but the apartment that was assigned to me is infested with roaches and I am unable to move in because of it what can I do.

I lived in another state and because of an emergency situation I was forced to leave my lease was not up but the property mgmt terminated my lease is there any leans or legal recourses I should be worried about

Hi. As I know, read first, but I didn’t. I have just found out that my Landlord ends his leases on the 15th of the month. My new place is not open until the 1st. Now I am having to pay for storage for my stuff and an motel room until the 1st. Just a note to warn everyone to really read those leases! Whoda thought a lease could end in the middle of the month?!

I’m living in an apartment complex that has an out of state water company. Well a lot of the residents are really behind on their bill (including myself). The water cannot be shut off because it is tied in together with other apartments in the same bldg. The management has now sent out notices that our rent money will be applied to our over due water bills. Is this legal, since tenants pay their rent on time, and now it’s going to be applied to the water and not rent. What happens if the money is taken and applied to the water, now the rent becomes deliquent. Please advise.

my daughter is interested in a rent in
conneticut and the landlord asked her for 15.00 for a credit check. can she do that. thanks

I rented an apartment two months ago and signed a one year lease. Now I have lost my job and have no way to pay the rent. Is there any way I can get out of this lease? My landlord says no.
I know I will be evicted if I don’t pay my rent will this also go on my credit report?

I was living in an apartment in the Minneapolis area 7 months into a 13 month lease (one month free) when I got a new job in South Dakota. I tried working with my landlord to help getting it rented and my rent was paid up a month and a half in advance with the promise of being contacted if it would get rented or if not then I would be obligated to continue paying the rent. However I just received a bill for the remainder of my lease with penalties of my free month and other discounts saying that I am past due with my rent. Is this right or legal considering they have made no effort to contact me that the apartment has not been rented and since I now live over 4 hours away are they taking advantage of me since I can’t go and check to see if it rented or not? I am willing to pay for the rent due but feel it is unfair to penalize me considering I have made every effort to stay under the lease terms.

I signed a lease for one year, but now I want to move out 3 months before. I did not find any terms about ending the lease early in my contract with the landlord, except I “should notify her one month before I move”. I am a co-tenant, the other two will not move out. Do you think I should paid any damage? If so, how much should I pay for?

A question about another matter. I was residing at the apartment for five years . in the middle of my lease the landlord sold the property. A landlord’s it took upon the property. Gave me a new lease. And my deposit from the first lease carried over. Doing a time as I resided at his apartment. I had several complaints and problems. About mold, water damage, leaky roof, an assortment of problems. Once I gave him the complaint. A week later he gave me a new lease. Raising the rent $100. Not fixing anything. A week later after that. The apartment as well as a whole building was condemned. And I was asked to move. I had 24-hour period , unless all my things in the apartment and I went to stay with my brother. I’ve been with my brother for more than six or seven months. And I still have not received my things to my apartment. My rent was paid and I was not behind. I did not receive my deposit back. As well all my things are a bad condition due to the situation. I really don’t know my rights are. And no one seems to care. I have pictures of the damage I just don’t know what to do. Please help me in some way. Sincerely yours Mark Little

Dear apartments.com:
I am currently living in a one bedroom apartment which is part of a large complex. I have lived there for several years. My fiancee and I are hoping to move in together in the next month or two. My dilemma is that I am worried that I will not be able to move out of my apartment without paying a large penalty. However, I never signed the lease that they sent me. My lease would have been from Sept. 2006 to Sept. 2007. However, in August 2006 there was a near-fatal attack in my apartment building, and after that happened the apartment complex did very little about it. I did actually make several attempts to contact the apartment manager to see what my options would be (month-to-month lease, paying a penalty, etc), since I knew I would be most likely wanting to move out. The manager never got back to me, and therefore I never signed the lease they had sent me. In my prior lease, it stated that if the lease was unsigned it would automatically renew for one year, but that managment would charge an extra fee per month, which they have not been charging me.
Recently I spoke with the apartment manager; he stated that it didn’t matter that I never signed the lease and that I would have to give two months notice, and pay a two month penalty.

Can you give me your opinion on this matter? Do I have a case for being on a month-to-month lease since I never signed one?

I recently signed a new lease agreement on a new apartment I have been in over 16 months. The new agreement is set to start in April 2007. I am still under my old lease agreement as of Jan 2007. I just recently found out I could be transferred back to Louisiana. Is the new agreement my resposibility if I get transferred and still give 30-60-day notice on the lease I am under now?

dear apartments.com, I would like to ask where can i find if the place i am renting is on the legal list in Rental Board, if it is legal for renting units.because everytime i paid my rent,my landlord wants CASH not a check and no receipt.I hope you can answer my question,I’m worried for the future I might get problems.because i don’t have any proof.Thanks,OTANER

I am trying to get out of a lease. I have been through so much hell in this apartment and just want out! The girl who was going to sublet fell through. What will happen to me if I just take all my stuff and leave? Will they come after me for the money? How will my credit be effected?

I have been going through some issues’,dealing with the new Manager,that had (just), arrived,4 mos.,ago.This lady Manager,has violated my rights as a tenant,by:1.INVADING ONES PRIVACY,ASKING APARTMENT RESIDENCES’,GUESTS’,WHO THEy aRe’,THERE TO SEE,(or),TELLS OUR’ VISITORS’,THAT THE are NOT TO BE ON OUR PROPERTy AND FOR THEM TO LEAVE.3 (ONE DAY),last month,(12/1/06),This new Manager, has been involved in MAKING UP, HER’ OWN RULES NOT PROPERTIES’ RULES’,NOT FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL HOUSE RULES’.LIVING with all these and more things’,she’s doing,isn’t okay.This woman,is:a RETIRED,SOCIAL WORKER,and was a SOCIAL WORKER for 30yrs’,then,4mos’,ago,Our’,management,which is: XX APARTMENTS/(AND), XXX, XXX PROPERTIES’,INC.,hired this lady after she (just),started her’ retirement,What,by being Our’ new manager!I don’t get why THE MANAGEMENT had transfered Our’ old manager, to Hayward,(and),hired this woman as Our’, new manager,(in-TRAINinG)!?It dosen’t,make any sense! ITS NOT RIGHT THAT SHES’,BEEN INVaDING OUR’ PRIVACYS’! 7 (ALSO),SHE HAD CALLED THE AUTHORITIES,SAYING THAT SHE HADN’T SEEN MY” DAUGHTER OR I,SO SHE ACTED LIKE SHE WAS CONCERNED

I am on a month to month lease with a roommate. I have chosen to move out, and have already moved. They have chosen to stay. “We” have both signed the paperwork to release me from the lease, but it is not valid until the roommate requalifies on their own. Therefore I am still on the lease and can’t get off. Recently the roommate has started using illegal substances in “our” apartment. I just want off the lease, and away from getting in trouble. But I cannot force them to fullfil their part in getting me off the lease. I there anything I can do at this point to get off the lease and keep myself out of this trouble???? Please help!!!!

I want to move into a place of my own. I am 26 years old I have two kids and I just got married to my school sweetheart.We have been living in the house with his mother. We want to move out because it would be cheaper to just get a place of our own then try to help his mother fix everything.We can’t find any that will rent to us because we don’t have any credit or a co-signer.we have the money, and we can pay the rent,or
even buy a fixer upper we just need someone to give us a chance. we want to have another reason to be working other than our children.

I live in a basement unit, but i think it is illegal, because the utility people says there is no 5th unit just 4. Plus its one way in and no windows.

is it an illegal apartment

I have a question. What are the landlords rights on entering you residence. Are they allowed to enter at anytime they feel? Or do they HAVE to notify you before they may enter at anytime?
Thanks,
Carol

I am moving and i want to tell my landlord. she said that even though im moving out in the middle of the month i have to pay for the full month, my lease is up. can they do this? thanks

I have 3 pending felonies. I have a 6 yr old daughter i need to move no later 13th. I want to keep her in dadid douglas school district! Knowone will rent to me. What do I do?

My daughter stored her belonging, furniture, dishes, clothes, Etc (including my 9 month old grandson’s crib!). at a friend’s apartment while she and my grandbaby lived in a homeless shelter for 6 weeks. Her friend was evicted, but was allowed to get only her things. My daughters’ things were not given back. She now has an apartment through the local housing authority, but can’t get her stuff back. The landlord told her when she asked him about it that he would burn it or give it away before she would get it back. What can she do? She can’t afford an attorney.

Thanks,
Kim YOung

I’ve been living in an apartment for 6 months I signed a lease for two years.  The landlord was sent to a nursing home and the property was sold.  The new owner is demanding more rent and a deposit is this legal?  Also he claims he can give us a 15 day notice to vacate even though he accepted our rent for this month… can he do this?  If my new landlord doesn’t accept my normal amount I’ve been paying all this time on the first of next month what is the eviction process.  I thought it was three day notice then seven days then 30 days.

i just resigned my lease in Dec. and now I’m taking a job out of state what can i do to get out of lease? Is there any law that can help me?

My boyfriend and I have lived in our current apartment for almost a year (the amount of time in my lease) and we have had several problems since living here. In the beginning we gave them plenty of notice that we were looking for a two bedroom townhouse by the beginning of March of last year. And our lease from our previous apartment was about to be up. We had to stay in our old apartment longer than expected and when the time came to move into our new apartment, they didn’t have the two bedroom townhouse available anymore. They offered us a three bedroom apartment for a hundred dollars off our rent. We thought that was a great deal so we took it. But since living here we have had several maintenance problems that have never been fixed. We have only 1 smoke alarm in this two story apartment and we have complained about it from day one. The tiles in our bath tub have fallen down and there is mold. Our sink has been clogged three times since living here and everytime we tell management to fix it, they never do and they threaten to charge us for fixing it. We have no weather stripping on our doors or windows and our electric bill keeps getting higher and higher. Again we have mentioned all of these things several times and nothing is ever done about it. We are so fed up that when our lease is up in March of this year we are going to find a way to move. Is there anything I can do to be compensated for any of these problems even though I am moving soon? And how can they rent to people with so many violations? There are apartments out here that have no carpet and one actually doesn’t even have a door to the oven!! How can they rent out apartments that are unsafe and how can I report these things before I move?

Me and my 2 year old son moved into our 1st apartment on november 8/2006. A couple weeks into my lease I discovered that i had mice running around in my apartment. I contacted my rental office 3 different times. I had a dead mouse in my apartment last wednesday. The maintence man came and took him out. I’m afraid that my son might get bit. I don’t know what to do.

I’ve lived at my residence for 2 years. I have 4 months left on the lease and i am fed up! 6 months into the lease the roof was leaking in my sons room so now is a huge hole in the ceiling…never been fixed. The bathtub and toilet have been leaking insane amounts of water on the floor. 4 attempts to fix this and its worse! the room started leaking water in my hallway last august…never been fixed and there is a blue tarp with bricks keeping the rain out…what can i legally do to get out of this hell?

Can I change my mind about renting an apt. if they didn’t give me a copy of my lease & was never given the correct address to have ulities turned on? Also I fear living on the 3rd floor & especially since there was a fire in the complex this morning, even though it was a different buiding.

I moved in a new apt. 6 months or so & I was not ask to sign a lease. I pay month to month. The 1 st. problem was trying to get my phone transfered to new apt. & they said they could not ,cause apt. was not regestered with the county for 911. So I looked into it on line & found on county or city search there is only 2 apts. regerstered at this address & there are really 4 in the building. 2nd. is I have been late paying rent maybe 2 times & she has charged me a late fee of 32.00 each time late,but when she want’s to be late picking rent she dont charge the late fee. The 3 rd. is she call’s everytime before she come’s to pick rent,but last time she did not & she intered my private gate knowing I have a small dog & my dog almost bit her & now she is mad . My husband that same day gave her rent & late fee & ask when you gona come fix some things in our apt.? She said she did not know & that she would let us know on next 1 st. of the month she might need us to move out to fix thing’s. This is not true , what need’s to be fixed is a light breaker in other apt. that controls our bathroom light . & 1 window screen. I really think she is wanting us to move ,cause she is mad about the dog thing.IMy util. are furnished with our rent, so when the breaker in front apt. shuts off we have no light in our bathroom & we have to ask the man in that apt. to plese turn it on so we can have light . What can or should I do?

I live in a one bedroom apt.Ive been here for three years i have never been late with my rent and i keep my place up very well. My boyfriend has been staying here with me,he is not on my lease Is there anyway that i can add him to my lease without my landlord raising my rent?

I’m 21 years old and I live with my mother and brother on the second floor apartment of a 3 floor apartment building. My ex-friend *Jane and her former boyfriend *Rob moved into the small one bedroom apartment on the third floor just before christmas. Anything to do with the apartment was signed over in Rob’s name. The young couple ended up getting into a fight and breaking up. Jane stayed with me for a couple weeks and Rob contacted the landlords letting them know about the situation and he then moved out and into a new apartment by himself. Meanwhile, the day that Rob moved out of the little third floor apartment Jane started staying back up there instead of with me…knowing that the landlords think that the apartment is vacant. The rent hasnt been paid for at least 3 months now and she is still living upstairs. Is this legal?

Question!!
I’ve been living in Cincinnati Ohio in Hamilton County in this apt since 2004. The building I live in are all 1-bedroom apts. Under Ohio Law I thought you had to have a seperate bedroom for all children over 18 months. Right now I know 2 apts in my bldg that has 1 adult/1 chid and 2 adults/1 child. These children are well over 18 months!! How do I find out what the law is and who do I call to report if this is a violation? Thanks!

I’ve lived in this apt for 20 years. they sold the building and now the new landlord is trying to pay me to move out for a sum of money.Also my roommate that has lived here with me for 6 years they say he has to leave because is not on the lease. Do they have that right to do this? what should I do to solve this.

I am 60 and have been on disability for many yrs. I now must move after 13 yrs. because the property is being sold. I only recieve $623 per month, how can I rent an apartment and live on that. I have no family to help, I don’t want to end up in a roach infested dump. Medicaid says they can only pay for a nursing home, but they are awful and I really don’t need to be in one,what can I do?

moved into a apt, 7/13/06 signed a year lease now the owner gave me less than 30 days to get out. it says upon the greater of 30 days notice required under the act, the landlord may terminate the tenancy under this lease without cause or reason. we have less than 30 days, how do you find another place to live on such so short notice? i would really like a response on this one because this puts me in a very difficult situation. is there anyway i can get a response on this matter? ASAP please help..thank-you

My son recently was evicted from an apartment he had for only 2 months. It is his first apartment and he is being charged an additional $137.00 on top of not being refunded his damage deposit. My wife cosigned for the 6 month lease so we are responsible also. The charges are excessive and additional charges were added to the bill. Who can we contact to find out how to fight this.

I was evicted in court and agreed to move cause I was devasted that someone
had said they killed people on the 10 acres and there was drug activity. This came out to be false as I knew it would. I’m still living in motels cause I can’t get someplace decent.
How can I over turn this. Am I in the right to ask for some compensation. The rental truck alone was over $600.

I currently live in a 2BR apartment. My roommate is on the lease, but I am not. I informed him on March 15 that I would be moving out on April 1. I told him that I would help him in any way possible to find a new tenant to move in on April 1, and that if worst-case scenario we could not find someone for April 1, that I would pay all of April. I quickly sent him two leads for friends of mine who wanted to move in April 1. He instead chose a friend of his who couldn’t move in until April 15. What are my responsibilities? Do I owe him for the first two weeks of April? Do I owe him nothing since I offered him two tenants who could move in April 1? Do I have no responsibilities since I am not on the lease and since I signed nothing?

My daughter and her children moved into a newly built apartment complex. She moved in, as soon as the building was ready. Her and the kids got very sick shortly after moving in, and are still sick, 7 months later. She noticed mold growing in the apt. She went to doctors asking them if mold could be the medical problem her and the kids were having. And they said no, since they were brand new apt. Also saying that we don’t have toxic mold in this area. She contacted HUD and they had came and tested the mold. The test results just came in. The results are that she lives in a toxic apt. The complex was told to clean it up in 1 month. Or my daughter and kids will have to move out. The complex manager told my daughter that they couldn’t get to it that soon. Because they were having the same problem in another city, and were installing new air ducts, and whatever else they had to do to fix the mold problem there. Now my daughter doesn’t know what to do. She can’t afford to move. Yet is scared to live there. One of my granddaughters has had her adnoids taken out and tubes put in her ears. Because the doctors thought that’s what needed to be done to get her better. She is still sick (of course) and now the doctor feels that, that she needs to be seen by an infectous disease doctor at Riley Hospital. My daughter just got the mold test results Saturday. The doctor hasn’t heard this news yet.
The manager at the complex told my daughter that she is the only one there that got the test results. And being told that she may have to move out in 30 days. Because she is the only one that complained. Other people just moved out earlier. My daughter is a single parent of 3 girls, ages 8-2yrs old. What legal rights does she have. Does this expense of moving, all fall on her?

I was evicted from my apartment and agreed to move, but I asked for a formal hearing to protest the eviction but I was never granted one. In stead I moved out. I can’t find anything reasonable because of Katrina’s destruction of so much property. Can I have this overturned so I might find affordable housing.

I’m living in a multihousing apartment complex that is either tearing down the apartments or rehabing them not sure which. My lease isn’t up till October and out of all the apartments are vacant with only a handfull of tennants. I don’t feel safe here anymore. The building I live in has 8 apartments that are vacant. The building beside me has 4 apartments that are vacant. Then the other 5 buildings 40 apartments only have 4 occupants. They aren’t renewing anyones lease. I am on Section 8 housing and would like to know if it’s possible to get out of my lease since I don’t feel this is a safe enviorment. Someone was murdered a month ago in my complex don’t feel safe anymore.

I recently was terminated from the apartment resident manager position I held from August 1, 2006 thru February 1, 2007. There was no apparent reasons for firing me other than the owner and the daughter were not enjoying how I decided that I did not have to remain on the phone with them while they were yelling at me and telling me how stupid I am. I have developed posotive relations with the current tenants still residing there and as my not being able to rent another apartment some of the tenatns as well as another proerty manager in a near by city have been more then helpful and let me stay some nights in their apartment so I could continue commuting from a 10 mile distance i was told that the employment and the tenancy termination and employment contract are one of the same as stipulated to in the form signed by both owner and myself. Does it matter if the processing agent on the owners LLC listing is out of date and conflicts with all contact information I have availavle in project file

i live in ohio with a friend but she wants me out. I have been trying to get an apartment on my own but i get turned down because my employer has been cutting my hours. All the landlords tell him i can get an apartment if i had a co signer, but no one will co sign for me. Is there any advice some one could give me. Please help im afraid im going to be homeless soon.

About 2 weeks ago my family and I found an apartment for rent. We liked the apartment but wanted a little time to think about it. A little later I went back and gave an application deposit. Since then , I’m sure others have gotten applications. It has been several days since I have heard from the landlady. Calls have been made to her with no answer, and no returned calls have we gotten. She lives about an hour away in another city. How do I handle this situation? In addition, the rent is due at my current residence.

I need to know how to get an apartment out of state, without having a job in that particular state first. My boyfriend and I started filling out an application for an apartment, when the lady asked my boyfriend for his latest pay stub. Seeing as I currently reside and work in another state, she said that she was unable to take my credit into account, and that I would first have to have a job in the state I am planning on moving to, so that I can show her a current pay stub. How is this possible since I am going to be moving 2 and a half hours away?

I recently just got a job about an hour away from which i live. I hate the drive but the job is worth it. Im am currently on lease untill january 2008 but was told if i wanted to move out early i would have to pay the remainder of the lease which is over 6,000 dollars, is there any way out of this, such as the neighbors above me have something wrong with their pipes, anytime they use hot water there is a very long and loud tapping noise throughout my apartment, i have complained about this many times to my apartment office, and the person that came out to fix it said the whole system needed replaced but the apartments were not going to get it fixed, could i use this to possibly get out of my lease?

My sister and I have shared an apartment for 2 years. For the last year she has slacked on her portion of the rent and I have been left to cover. We are currently in the hole because she has made some empty promises, leaving me to scramble. Our lease is up in June and I am wondering how soon is too soon to begin looking (paying fees/putting down deposits) for a new place. Is it possible to be under 2 leases at the same time? I just want ooouuuutt! I am currently paying the new owner, but I need out of there. Your response would be appreciated.

CORRECTION***

The line should read, “I am currently paying our current owner”..not a new owner.

if you have a broken lease and owe will that stop everyone from renting me an apartment

I rented an apartment 9 months ago. My name is the only name on the lease. For a few months my sons father has been living here. He doesn’t help me pay bills and all he does is cheat on me. You would think someone would grow up at 35 years old. I have one of his females calling me whenever she wants making threats & talking nonsense to me. I want him out of my apartment ASAP. What are my proper procedures for getting him out?
Emotional & financially (by not helping) he is straining me and I feel I am going to end up in the hospital on mentally stressed conditions.

Myself and my boyfreind are looking to move into an apartment but in feb 2007 he was charged with endagering the welfare of a child will this stop us from getting approved????

Hi, My name is Samantha.. My husband and I have recently moved into a new townhouse apartment. within 3 weeks we have had extreme amounts of problems. Our 2nd bedroom which is going to be our baby’s room has floor problems that the landlord says are fixed but nothing has changed about them. also one room in that bedroom won’t stay open. The sink in our upstairs bathroom leaks. There are about 5 steps that have no railing where if a child fell off it would be a 2-3 foot drop. Our kitchen window will not open,the sink we had to call them for the third time to come unclog it yesterday. The last time they came to unclog the kitchen sink I was not there but my husband said what they pulled out had live ants on it and since then we can’t get rid of them no matter what we do. We have french doors on our laundry room that will not close. Also we have a sliding glass door in our living room when it rains water soaks the floor all along it and about 1.5 ft out. They have lied to us repeatedly and once we caught them in the lie they admitted to it. Do we have a chance of getting out of this lease? I’m worried this place is not safe for my baby that we are expecting in June.
Thank you
Samantha

I signed a lease 4/21 at 4:00pm. It is now 8:00pm and I have changed my mind. This apartment is located in Louisville, Kentucky. Are leases standard in accepting a forfeit of whatever monies I paid or hopefully just the initial :”holding fees” if I want to cancel this lease within 24 hours (business days) of signing? Please advise!! The agreement says nothing of buyers remorse.

WE AGREED TO RENT THIS HOME AND A WEEK LATER THE LANDLORD CALLED OUR WORKPLACE TO ASK PERSONAL QUESTIONS ALONG WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT WORK. ISNT HE BREAKING SOME SORT OF PRIVACY ACT?

Hi apartments.com,
i am looking to lease a place with 2 of my friends. We are all 19 and would like to know at this age what we can and can not do?
Unfortunatly we are from the UK and are unable to meet people face to face or call the US, are there ways that we can arrange things mainly over the internet? We will come over to examine places but please would you give us some advice if possible?
Thanks alot.
Sam from UK

I have rented the first floor of a home for 6 years, the house was sold to a conglomerate. and resold 3 times since. the new owners are selling again, they enter to show my home without notifying me, I come home to be told by neighbors they were in my home again, showing DONT THEY HAVE TO TELL ME THEY ARE GOING TO SHOW THE PLACE BEFORE THEY DO????at lesst 24 hr notice???

I moved out of an apartment that is owned by one of the biggest apartment complex companies in Alaska.
They kept all but 74 dollars of my 600 dollar deposit for a move out fee, carpet cleaning, and blind cleaning.
The apartment was clean and I had just cleaned the blinds and carpets a few months before I moved out. I know that in the State of Alaska it is illegal for a landlord to charge for carpet and blind cleaning which I will be disputing, but can they keep more than half of the deposit for a moving out fee? I think that would be illegal also.
I was told to contact the Attorney general about the practices of this company also.

After signing a contract for month to month or short term rental on a apartment I never recieved the contract. It has now been almost seven months since I moved out of the apartment and I am having trouble getting the lanlord to return my deposit after the landlord stated that the apartment was in good condition and that she would be putting the deposit in the mail. And still no contract. What are my rights concerning the contract and my deposit?

hi i live in a 3br apt. my landlord want us out by may 31st but my lease is not up till june 1st he allready told my neighbor that he has my apt. rented an that the people are moving in here june 1st is that allowed please i need help. i also have alot of things that are bad in my apt that my landlord wouldnt fix like my hot water heater leaks rusty water, my bathroom grows mold/mildew from the dryers cause its not vented properly. please if you can help me or give me some pointers i would greatly appreciate it..

how do you lease an apartment if you have bad credit? we all need a good place to stay.

rebecca

The complex we moved into showed us a model. we liked the model they showed us, however when we showed up to move in they placed us in a handicap apartment. they are unwilling to correct the problem immediately. they also state this is not their problem but ours. being a handicap aprtment it is completely unfunctional for us. is there any options for us.

recently i moved to ft lauderdale and moved to an apartment and i need to leave and break my lease.I’m willing to transfer my lease with someone and also transfer my security deposit of 200.00 email me for a response

Hi - My question is, if I sign a lease with a friend to live in a one-bedroom apt together, but that friend has to leave in 1 month , and my boyfriend wants to move in after the friend leaves - does that count as a break of lease and what steps would would happen after that?

Any comments would be appreciate.

i’m having a problem findin an apartment do to my divicore. I have an eviction on my reprot is thee any way u can help me

need advice on proceeding a lawsuit against my former landlords who w’held my property after i tried mediating w’ them they violated against my 18 day que on abandoned proprty. i went into labor my child was then pre-mature and stayed in hospital for 2wks. due to RSV. in the NICU dept. can i hold them accountable.. also they lied about putting proprty to sale…

on Dec. 8, 2003 my tenants had giving me a security deposit for $1600.00 and sign a lease with me for 2 years at $800.00 per month,and was suppose to move in on Jan.2,2004 but moving things into the apartment before Jan. 2, 2004. However the lease was dated for them to move in on Jan. 2, 2004 - til Dec.31,2005, and so they did after they had brought their things over to my unit on and during the 2003 period.Now! 2004 comes around, they started to pay good but that would not last long.From Jan. 2,2004 - til June 5, 2004 they were paying good, but then on June 5, 2004 they pay me only $600.00 not the full $800.00 they oweded $200.00 towards Junes rent plus $59.00 for water. They told me that they would pay me the rest of the rent on June 10, 2004 but they never did. Now I ask you has the lease been broken, and if so can they still claim their security deposit? their least was not fulfill durning the 2004 - til 2005.

Dear Apartments.com,

3 years ago I lived in an apartment complex, me and my roommates had some issues, after speaking with management at the Complex they advised that I terminate my lease I was not evicted,
I didn’t have to leave I just agreed to leave upon their recommendation, they broke the lease and I went my separate way, my last months rent I had written a check they held it for 3 weeks until they cashed it. The check bounced( I was in college very limited funds) the complex had always cashed my rent check a day or two later, then all of a sudden during this issue of me leaving the Complex holds my check for three weeks until they cash it. I feel this is unethical and that they did this on purpose the questions is, is there any legal action I can take, have they done anything illegal by holding a college students rent check for 3 weeks before cashing it, to this day I have not paid the Complex, because of what they did, I smell a rat do you, please help…

I’m renting an apartment in tulsa, ok and I need to find out how their evitions are handled. My problem is this, Our landlord wants his rent on time (not to mention he has his brother and nephew running the property as well as him.) Anyhow, he doesn’t want to fix things in and around the apartments. I have been in my apt for 3months and I’ve tried to with hold rent for a few days to see if they will come and fix things but all he does is tape (pen or pencil) hand-written notes on the door giving me eviction threats for two months in a roll if rent isn’t paid on time. What do I do about the threats? And what is the proper way to file eviction or cause of eviction on a 6 months lease and how long does it take for the whole process in the stae of Oklahoma.

HI JAMIE,
YOU CAN CALL THE TOWN AND REPORT EVERYTHING AND THEY WILL COME OUT AND INSPECT. I LIVE IN LONG ISLAND NY, AND IF YOU GET REPORTED HERE, THE TOWN WILL COME AND INSPECT AGAIN & AGAIN. ONCE YOUR ON THEIR SH*T LIST, YOU STAY ON IT.
IF THEY DO FIND VIOLATIONS, THE LANDLORD WILL GET A FINE FOR EACH VIOLATION FOUND. GOOD LUCK****

i stay in a 1 bedroom apartment and i continuosly am having problems with water inside. going on three months now i have complained about mold and water in my carpet, it smells and they only come and paint the walss and vaccum up the water. i have a 2 year old son and this is causing him to have bad congestion. the other day on the 4th of june i noticed a spot of water on my ceiling which in an hour turned in to ma ceiling full, that night it bubbled up and started to leak. i complained they said wait until friday the 8th so i waited it got worse then it started to smell worse when they came all they did was paint over the wet area what should i do please help.

I want to renew my lease this year but was informed that heat will not be included if I renew. The problem is they will still have control of when heat will be turned on/off. I this fair??

can i be 16 and sign a lease? or is their any way it is possible for me to do this?
thank you

I am moving end of July. People that have moved out of our apartments in the past have told me he doesn’t give the deposit back. I was going to keep the rent for July and not pay him rent instead of going through the hassle of trying to get my deposit back. Can he evict me and if so how many days do you get when you are evicted. I read it can be three days, is this true?

Hello I live in this apartment I am for about 3 months now. When I moved into this apartment the landlord made all kinds of things to say like I will be fixing this and I will be fixing that. Thoughout the months mice have been in bed with my daughter and they are all over this apartment. I inform the landlord of this problem and all she says is someone will be there to fix and put some stuff down this was 2 months ago. When it rains it also rains inside my apartment this is really crazy, It has ruined my microwave and the leakage in the bedroom as ruined my clothing items and some books. I am ready to leave as soon as possible. And I call the state and city what else can I do.

I moved into my apartment about 3 months ago and I have had so many problems already. The recent problem is that my central air has not been working for the last 3 days. They found out that I need a new unit, they still have not put it in. They keep coming up with excuses like they can’t install it on weekends or it looks like it’s going to rain. I have two little children and it is 90 degrees outside. Would I be wrong to ask them to reduce my rent for the month? Am I entitled to do any thing?

We have been having problems with our management giving us our lease renewal addendums in a timeframe that would allow us to give them 60 days notice we were going to move because we did not agree with the changes in our leases. This year, we had only 17 days to sign the addendum, or face eviction when our current lease lapses on July 31. We feel co hersed into signing the addendum because the addendum violates our original lease, that clearly states that management has to give us 120 days notice regarding the addendums and changes in our lease. We would have to give 60 days notice, pay the extra rent and extra charge

For 3months I have asked my landlord to come fix my toliet. We had a fire in my apt. building and the water pressure hasnt been the same since. I have put in a request to the maintance man, and he said that the “person” that orders the parts has not ordered them yet. Can I withhold rent until the problem is fixed?

Can a “one bedroom” apartment complex rent to a family of 4-5 in NJ. My Mom lives in a garden apartment complex for over 30 years, only people with infants lived there for maybe 6 months in the past, now 2-3 kids, Mom & Dad (Koreons) living in one bedroom aparmtments, this is not even legal! uggg HELP in NJ who do I report them to??

Its been almost 2 mo. since I moved from my last apt. but I have not received my security deposit back. How many days do they have to return my deposit if no rent is owed, manager put excellent on her check list for appearance, and we gave them a forwarding address before we moved out. Please respond

i am a 53 year old. disable woman. this pass week i got a dr state ment saying i need a care giver. for ome things. i got my son whos not married to move in with me. now my land lord. or apartment manager says he can not be put on my lease. as a dis able person needing a helper. is this right. or just their law and rule this person made up. my lease says nothing about not being able to have a helping.

I have a question in regards to…I am out of work right now, a work related injury, I am on workmans comp…60% of my pay..I am afraid I can’t afford my rent?? Is there anything in apartment rental leases in which I can fall back on??

my issue is i live in a apartment complex where it seems like every time you turn around the rent is going up. so know my rent is around 715 a month for a one bedroom. The complex just went under new mangagment and ever since it seems like these people are rude and do not know how to conduct business. anyway this month my rent is late and on my lease it states rent is due on the 1st but you have a 5 day grace period if it is not paid by the 6th of the month a $30per month charge will be added ok so why on the 13th of the month i get and eviction notice. don’t you have to give a person 30days to pay before and eviction notice.

Yesterday,
My wife and I returned to our apartment to find our 2,000 television missing. Upon police investigation, there was no signs of forced entry, and the only reasonable explanation is a maintenance or repair guy (hwo had came in last week to repair the air conditioner) set it up. Once the police report is complete I fully intend to sue the complex. Should I go Small Claims or hire an attorney?

is it possible to have a co-signer for an apartment? what if they are not going to live with you?

is it possible to have a co-signer on an apartment? what if they are not going to be living iwth you?

My sister is moving from an apartment into a house she just purchased. She’s been in her apartment approx. 6 years (a two family house). Water is included in her rent. She will be out July 31 but her landlord just put a letter under her door stating “The water bill has gone up since February and he expects her to pay the difference.” Is it just me or is that comical? Her rent has been paid and accepted through July. Is he just “hoping” she’ll be stupid enough to pay this. She’s afraid he will try to deduct it from her deposit.

I live in austin, texas. We moved in our apartment 12/06. Our heat and air conditioning has not worked since we moved in. All of our neighbors are drug dealers. Last night our neighbor across the hall murdered two people in front of our doorstep. For the love of god, how do we get out of our lease?

Hi,

Where I live there is underground parking, and the pipes leak. Due to the rusted water leaking from the pipes, my paint on my car has been destroyed and I now have rust stains on my car. I’ve sent letters to the property management and still no response.

This is really not a comment but more of a question.I have live in my apatment for 14 months and have always had a problem with the A/C unit and this year I have had no A/C since 6-10-07. My kids are healthy but, one has hypertension, the other has asthma should i be responsible for the full amount of rent for july keep in mind i still don’t have A/C.

I moved to Arizona to attend medical school and chose an apt for myself and my children that seemed safe at the time. We have been here about 2 mos and since then there was a murder just outside the pool area that was witnessed by a family with children. The family that witnessed this also said there was a sex offender in the complex that they (nor I ) were informed of when they moved in. Is this legal and for any of these incidents could I possibly have grounds to get out of my lease without great cost or damage to my credit?

i’ve lived in an apt for 4.5yrs and as of 07/21/07 the hot water has gone out to our bldg (16 apts). this is not the 1st time, the hot water tank was replaced a yr ago and yet it still is not working properly. do i, as a tenant have the right to w/h rent for days w/o hot water? esp, since the landlord will not respond to mess left. i know it’s a wkd but 2 days plus w/o hot water. pls let me know the recourse to take in this matter, thank you.

I have been caretaker of an apt bldg for 2 yrs. I was just fired as caretaker & was told that it was due to not fulfilling of all my duties. I know the true reason of this dismissal is much more personal. My problems began when I refused to decorate our bldg w/ x-mas ornaments since I dont celebrate that holiday. But she pressured me into doing it anyway. Since then I have been continuously treated unfairly. My lease is up next March, but she told me that I’ll have to either move out or start paying rent as of Sept 1st.
I feel I was discriminated against. Is there anything I can do legally about this?

i’ve been staying in this apartment for 15years and last year 2006 the rent man went up $140.00 dollars due to property taxes//o.k now he went up again in 2007 $100.00 due to property tax again and isn’t fixing nothing in the apartment and i don’t think that’s fare so do i have rights

they did not give us notification to
renew or move. They told us we were too late, we must have been
‘overlooked’ in the lease end papers and we were legally bound to
another month in that apartment.Eventually we found a few
possibilities, but would need to show our apartment. When we went to do
this, we discovered they had already rented out our apartment to someone
else and never notified us! They claim that since they moved someone from that complex into our unit, we were still cover our unit’s rent- and they are covering their old unit. Can they do this? How can we still be held responsible?

MY WIFE AND I JUST SIGNED A NEW LEASE IN MAY. HER JOB MIGHT TRANSFER HER TO TAMPA, FL (WE LIVE IN NAPLES, FL). OUR DEPOSIT IS $500 AND WE WERE TOLD THAT YOU CAN GET YOUR DEPOSIT BACK IF YOU HAVE TO BREAK YOUR LEASE FOR A JOB RELATED MOVE. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE HAVE ANY IDEA IF THIS TRUE? EVEN IF YOU DON’T KNOW FOR SURE, IS THERE ANYONE WHO KNOWS WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANWSER MY QUESTION?

My daughter just moved out of an apartment she had been living in with a roommate for 2 years. She had a dog, she paid a non-refundable deposit for the pet of $250.00. After she moved out she got a letter from the manager that she had to pay over $800.00 for replacement of the carpet because of pet stains. My daughter was very clean and kept her apartment the same. Her roommate had a dog too and moved before her, she did not take care of the pet. I saw the apartment before she moved out, it was as clean as when she moved in. Nothing is on the lease or the pet lease about paying for replacing a carpet. What can we do?

I just moved in july to a 3 bedroom and i pay $750 a month and I was’nt there for 2 to weeks and the lanlord raise the rent for $800 for no reason at all and I told him that I’m not paying him $800 because the reason I’d moved here was cause he let me the apartment for $750 so what can I do about this situation and what’s my rights? thanks

My lease is up 9/30. Before 6/30 I notified my landlord I’d be moving out in August. She snapped at me! “You have to pay through Sept” as if I was running out which I’m not. She does nothing about major problems. This place doesn’t even meet HUD inspections & she complains about paying pennies for decent outlet covers. Apt above me had plumbing problems which her unprofessional husband fixed & in process tore hole in my ceiling. Bath ceiling has mold issue too. Can’t afford a lawyer or inspector. I’m willing to cooperate but I want outta here. What to do so I get my Sec. Dep. back?

2003 became ill due to hemmorage in lungs due to mold spores

Realizing it may be my apartment for there is discoloration on the walls
where they put in new windows
a few years ago. Sometimes there is water aroung windows.
I can smell mildew.

Health department examined this
I called NJ Community Affairs
They called Landlord
He said ok to fix the problem
That was 3 days ago and I have
not heard anything
Can I withhold the rent? I should not have to pay to get sick Please advise my options.
Thank you for you time and attention.
Do Not Print My Name.

what could happen if you sign a lease with a spouse/significant other but are having issues and want to leave in order to protect myself from facing legal issues cause of his kids behaviors are unmanageable

My one year lease was up in May. I have been paying month to month since then. I am now planning on vacating my apartment and have given the leasing office a 30 day notice. I submitted my notice on Aug. 16th and plan to vacate the apartment by Sept.15th. The leasing office is charging me the full amount of the rent for the month of September. They are not prorating my rent even though I’ve given them a 30 day notice and I’ve been month to month since May. Is this legal? Can they charge me for the entire month even though I will not live there and turn around and rent it to someone else as well?

When I signed the lease, the apartment manager told me that they’re changing the utility system and renters will need to pay for water and gas eventually, however, probably not until 2008. Earlier this year (around Feb or March), I recieved a note saying I’ll need to pay for water and gas soon, but didnt’ specify when. I told the manager that I’ll be moving out next month, then all of a sudden, I received my first water bills (2 separate bills on the same day) for water usage back in April and May. Can they backcharge me like that? For usage almost half a year ago?

I have a question regarding the lease. I have been renting an apartment from March 06. The first 1 yr lease completed this yr. I renewed it for 6 more months and it is supposed to finish this august 07. I got a renewal notice from my landlord in July with increase in rent for 7 month lease from September 07-Feb08. I signed it in end of July and returned it. I decided to move out in the first week of auugust 07 and let them know verbally on Aug7th 2007. Initially, the manager told me that I’m breaking my lease by signing to the agreement and that I should have given 30 day notice. I told them that I gave them close to 30 day notice. So she told me that I’m liable to pay 2 months rent as penalty and finally after talking 2 times, she told me she’ll just keep the security deposit as my penalty. I still feel that it is not right since its close 850$. I asked her if she can charge me for just1/2 month rent as penalty and take it from the security deposit. Is it legal for them to keep the security deposit even though the lease has not started. Pls let me know.

I claimed bankruptcy 1 year ago…Now I have a great job and want to relocate my family to the orlando area…will this be a problem for me and do I need a co-signer to rent ?

I have 2 questions. I moved into an apartment in April of 2007 and have waited at least 3 months for leasing management to repair my hot water. Is there any legal recourse that could be taken? Also, my water bill has not come since I have occupied this apartment, but as of recently I received a notice on my door for a water bill upward of $200 and was told that the total amount is due with my next rental payment. Is that legal?

I was trying to rent a condo from a man who wanted to meet me at a gas station to sign the lease. everything seemed fishy but i signed the lease anyway. he then asked me for the deposit (on a monday) but told me i wouldnt receive the keys until saturday. I never viewed the property because he kept telling me how bust he was and couldnt “keep” showing it to each individual. (by the way the lease was an old lease and had scratch outs on it)i did not give him the deposit. i dont know how the procedure works with condos being that they are individually owned so my question is how can i find out if this guy is legit or not

iam a family of 6.we been in this apartment for 3 years. our landlord sent us a eviction notice on 9-5-07we dont owe rent money we are good teanets.he does not say why we have to move it says move out at the end of 10-30-07.but still keep paying your rent.is that legal?we dont hv money save up to move so what should we do?help us out please.

I just moved into an apartment and my vehicle was stolen from their parking lot.This a gated community along with my car was my holding fee,security deposit,and first months rent now they are evicting me for non payment and gave me 5 days to come up with the money.I have no means to come up with that kind of money.I live in AZ,What are my rights? I have no friends or family in this state,and no one to help me out.Please help!!

i just have a simple question. i am seperated from my husband. i am seeking an apartment for me and my 3 children. i want this apartment in my name and only my name. do i have to have proof of my separation from my husband? thank you for your help.

Dear Apartment.com

My landlord is trying to give us a thirty day notice to us because we have problems with our nieghbor. he put his hand trough our kitchen window and he as threaten to kill us, we have called the cops and they dont us calling anymore unless he is really doing something to us, the landlord is’nt doing anything about it, since we have moved into this apartment we have had nothing but problems, my closet has water damage and I have a patch missing from my ceiling, my boyfriend put dry wall on the ceiling and she has not done a thing also my tub was leaking for two years, she recently fixed it

I am currently living with my boyfriend and both of our names are on the least. My mother is moving in January of 2008 but I also want my name is be on her least so she can get the apartment. Is it possible to be under 2 apartment leases at the same time?

dear apartments.com
i need some legal advice concerning issues i have been having with my landlord. he has been trying to sell me out of the apartment i have been living for about 26 years he is willing to relocate me ( by paying my moving bill) and he is offering me money to leave the apartment, now my question is what is the amount of money entilted to me. what is the minimum amount i should recieve and what is the maximum amount i should ask for. please i need your help.

I have been in my apartment for two months and my landlord has decided to sell the apartment to someone else. Does this terminate the lease? Or do I have the same lease under new ownership? Any information would be great!

Landlord is going to increase the new lease by 20.00 in addition to the standard renewal increase. The additional 20.00 is for “Trash Valet Service”. Like I can’t take my own trash out to the dumpster. Is this “Trash” guise legal??

Hello, our window unit broke two days ago (on Wednesday). We called the management office and they sent someone out on Thursday to tell us that this particular unit is already almost 9 years old and the compressor finally died so we need a new one.
The management office apparently has been trying to find an apartment they lease that is empty to swap out window units, but they’re all too big. Its 2:30 and too late to have a hole cut in our wall big enough to fit one of the new ones.
So now, we have to wait until Monday to get an air unit.
Is this legal to make us wait this long when they could buy a new one?

I rent and recently my basement flooded. My landlord has not made repairs and it is now 40 days after the fact. Can I reduce rent or terminate lease? This basement was finished upon me renting it and a huge part of my families living space. It has been unhabital and unsafe. Please respond!

I rent this Apartment, i pay one price for everything. But have no lease, is this legal. I can move at any time, but also they can raise the rent, or kick me out. No one knows that i live there. And how can i prove i live there,and the price that I’am paying. Thanks

when i moved in my apartment my parents cosigned.i’m about to sign a new lese but was recently told by someone that if the complex has stopped accepting cosigners since the last time i signed my lease i can be forced to move.i’m living on social security disability,but with my parents as cosigner i can afford the rent,etc./but can’t afford to move anywhere else.this will be my 4th lease as i’ve been here now over 3 years.is it true that i can be forced to move if indeed the complex has stopped accepting cosigners?

My daughter sign an lease for a apartment. When she thought she could only have the apartment if she had a cosigner. Never called back and never took possession

i am being disturbe by my up stars neibors children my landlord act likk im wrong for reporting this and tells me you are going to hear a little nois sometimes a little is understandable but runing and jumping no what should i do? i already have my own idea and im still gonna do it i just want more advise before i do it.

Hi,
I live in a 2 bdrm. apartment, with my kids. I am involved with some government housing programs. They do not allow ex-cons with numerous felonies to particapate in there programs. What is someone to do when their spouse/boyfriend doesnt meet the standards or requirements to be on the lease. My landlord knows my situation. At one time he said, if my guy did’nt leave the premises he would report that he was here visiting still. Or he (the owner) always seems to find some stupid reason to fine me for lame things. If I dont pay it , I usually get a 3-day notice. He is always coming up with crap to harass me

How long does the owner/landlord have to tell you if he does’nt plan on renewing you annual lease. Can they do that?

I signed a 13month lease and then had to breakt the lease 3months into it because of mold growing in my son’s walls (who was only 1!) and I was pregnant at the time as well. The apartment people did come out and “fix” the problem, only they didn’t and so I told them I was leaving. The manager said she didn’t blame me but now over a year later, we are being sued for the remainder of the lease. There were no property damages besides from their outter building leak that caused the mold and they did not have another apartment like the one we were in to move us into. What can I do to get this taken care of & off my credit?

I lived in this apartment for a year. my lease was up in August in 2007. I been paying my rent evry month but it be late and theres a 50 dollar late fee but i havent been paying it. and theres so much damage done to the house that i havent done and never been fix. now my landlord is taking me to court. and he said i need the full amount to stay in but i only have half what should i do?

Renters of apartments, condo units, and single family homes in Chicago are usually protected by the Chicago Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance (RLTO). This law gives tenants powerful rights and remedies against their landlords, so if deposits are withheld or repairs are not made, Tenants have leverage. Make sure you know the local and state laws governing your rental situation. Chicago and Illinois renters can read about their rights at www.depositlaw.com

i went to apply for an appartment.when i got there i told office personel that i had a misdemenor, but i did not put it on my application but told two people in the i had one misdemenor in the office the misdemenor was when i was about 16 years old.I paid an application fee plus deposit when i went back they told me i could not get my deposite back because i did not put it in my application is this lagal?when i verbally told them they did not tell me that they did not eccept people with misdemenors.can they keep my money?

My boyfriend and I moved into this lovely apartment together in Aug 2007. Both of our names were typed into our leases, but my boyfriend signed the lease. He had signed the lease because he was home when our landlord arrived, and I wasn’t. We’ve been having so many problems, in our relationship. Now he threatens to kick me out, because it’s ‘his place’ (only because he had signed the lease). But it’s not true, it’s our place because both of our names are typed in the lease. My question for you…. is the apartment HIS PLACE (although he had signed the lease and I didn’t)?

I need to move out due to financial hardship, which causes me to break my lease. The manager of my apartment said there is a “termination fee of one month’s rent” that I have to pay to move out as well as a “30 day notice”. Is the extra month’s rent fee legal?

Hi,
Me and my husband has been stying in this apartment for last Four years, atleast for one year After one yr, one couple moved in to the apartment ,they have 2 children of age grp 6yrs and 2 yrs, they stay on the first floor above us, they just run around the whole day , jump fromt ehir beds it creates lot of noise, now we have a 9 month old baby we have been requesting them and explaining them but they don’t see m to tell their children as next dy again that same noise starts. We called the cops , police have warned them , management said they’llsend a notice i wanted to know if their some option or solution .

Hello, is there anyway that you can break your lease two months early if you bought a house with out getting penelties.

My Girlfriend just moved in with me because her old place was crap. The window was leaking water like mad and the whole house leaked air. This make it very cold in the winter causing the heating bill to rocket sky high. Now the landlord sent her a bill for cleaning the place even though it was clean, she’s a clean freek. Do we need to pay this bill since the place was in need of repair and they failed to do so. The place was in need of a few more things but I will stop there. What can we do?

My lease was up at the end of OCtober. During the months of Augst and September, I was looking for another job which were in another state. I didn’t hear anything back from the other position, so at the end of september i resign a new 12 month lease. At the end of October i was offered a position with my current empmloyer that is located in another state. I went to the landlord to see what i can do to get out of my lease that just started. She told me to sub-lease or find someone looking for an apartment. I need to know what can i do now? I’m financially hurting too, because I have to drive 115 miles one way.

I went to the landlord office to get a copy of my lease for 2007.

The landlord refused to give me a copy of the lease and put a 3 day eviction notice on my door for false information for criminal conviction of a felony 3 months later in 2007.

All felony charges where dismissed in 2003. I do not have any felony charges. I served 90 days for a misdemeanor (m1) that I completed in 2003.

The Manager filed a Civil suit and evicted us without a forcible entry of detainer order. We did not get a trial. We did not get to talk to a judge. We don’t know what is going on.

Does a manager need Court order to evict us?

I live in Maryland and I moved into a trail now the landlord is telling I can’t have my family visit me and when they do she wants to evict me all the time because she thinks they are moving in. My sister came with her 5 grandchildren and she thought I was doing a babysitting job out of my home and I am 100% disabled she is driving me crazy she lives in the house in front of me and sits at the window and watchs everything that goes on at my house. I have been trying to find out if it is legal for her to tell me if I can have visitors or not or if I can have my family stay at my home for a night or two without being put out.

I have been living in the same apartment complex for seven years. Two years ago the complex was bought. After three year they decided they do not want to pay the whole water, sewer and garbage bill. They do not give a set amount in our lease but promised it would not be more than, who ever they told. Me it was no more than $15 per mo. It is not happening. It flucuates each month, I never know what my bill is going to be month to month. My current bill DOUBLED due to a water leak and now want US to pay for it. Do I have to pay for the leakage problem? I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

I lived in an apartment for 1 yr. Carpet was not new, it had to be stretched and cleaned before I moved in. It also was not tacked down on the edges, paint was around the edges to. Had a pat that was very sick, and did go in a area of another room, until I started keeping her in bathroom. They have replaced the carpet in the entire apartment and want me to pay for it. I admit, there was damage in the one area, but not 1200.00 worth. Am I entitled to proof of how much the carpet cost, how old the carpet was when I moved in, and proof that there was not a pet in the apt. before me?
Thanks!

i live with two other roommates. only one is on the lease because thats the way the landlord wanted it to be. it was ok for me and the other girl to be in the apt he just wanted to only deal w one person. i gave the girl on the lease my 30 days notice on nov 1st. i have a text from her stating that she would give me my deposit back once i have everything moved out and the keys are given back. ive moved all my things out and have given her the keys and now shes saying she will hold my deposit for a few days. does the text give me any legal rights? i have a copy of the check i gave her and she knows theres nothing damaged. info?

My Husband and I are renting an apartment in Wa. We moved in Sep. of 2006 and we just signed a new lease ending in Feb. Before our old lease was up, we were late on one of the months. But we did not get any kind of notice, until 5 months later and we were on a new leaes. I am writing to ask if it is legal for the apartment people to wait 5 months and then send a “late fee” notice?

i gave the security deposit for my new apartment that i knew had to be repaired. the date they gave me was changed twice, now i’m frusterated because the holidays are coming and i still havent moved in! it has been 3 months since i gave my security deposit can i get my security back? are they allowed top take their time on repairing the apartment?

I just bought a condo and have come to find out that the seller knew that the people in the unit below were filthy and that they were infested with roaches. I am now infested with roaches. The condo association is now saying this isnt their problem its a “unit” problem. Do I have any legal rights?

WHEN I FRIST MOVED INTO MY TOWNHOUSE I WOULD PAY RENT UP FOR TWO MONTHS, 6 MONTHS INTO DOING THAT I STARTED PAYING RENT EVERY MONTH, IN MY LEASE THAT I SIGNED IT STATED THAT THE RENT WAS DUE ON THE 1ST AND BY THE 4TH IT WAS LATE, SO A LATE FEE WOULD BE APPLIED, AND AFTER THAT YOU HAD UNTIL THE 8TH BEFORE ANY LEGAL ACTION. FOR THE MONTH OF DEC MY RENT WAS ONE DAY LATE SO RENT PLUS LATE FEE WAS APPLIED, THE LANDLORD SENT ME A E-MAIL SAYING FOR NEXT MONTH RENT, IT HAD TO BE PAID ON OR BEFORE THE 1ST OF JANUARY, OR HE’LL PUT LEGAL ACTIONS AGAINST ME, CAN HE DO THAT?

To whom it may concern i will be renting my very first apartment in 2008, I am very exciting but the problem i have is my credit it’s very bad. what can i do or where should i start looking for a home please any info will help. Thanks

Greg Butler

I moved into my Apt. around Aug. of 2007. In the first week the water got turned off and shortly after the electricity was shut off. My roommate could not afford either of the bills, so I ended up putting both in my name. Since then I have paid all of the electric and the majority of the water and have never been compensated for any of it. Now that we are in Jan. 2008 I’m having financial difficulties and the landlord
called me this past Thursday and told me I had to be out immediately
or he’ll put my belonging’s outside. I do owe him two month’s rent, so I know I owe him, but I was under the impression that regardless he was required to give me 31 days notice.
The other problem is that even though I asked numerous times to be added to the lease it never happened. Can they just evict me or do they have to give me the time, and the landlord threatened to take me to court if I don’t get out.
I am in a bad place right now and have no idea what to do, I don’t have enough money to move to another apt. and no prospects to move in even if I could afford it. I am really lost. Could you tell me what the real deal is. Thank you!

I fell on the ice 2 days ago at my apt parking lot and am in major pain. Can’t drive, hard to breathe. I’ve seen my dr. and am on pain meds and have not been able to drive my car and today can’t go to work since the pain is now worse 2 days later. I contacted the manager who said to contact the owner who said that he was going to consult an attorney before he talks with me. They did not put any sand or salt down even though we had ice here since Tue morn. I had asked for an accident report(yesterday morn) so I can at least fill that out and so far they haven’t given me one.

y family and I moved into a great apartment on September 15th, 2007. We paid first, last and 1/2 month on that day. On October 1, November 1st and December 1st, we paid 2000. On December 28th we were given an eviction from the Mortgage Co. saying the “landlords” house was sold by auction in November unknown to us……….. Any recourse my husband is handicapped and 65 years old…….

my lease was ended and I sent a notice to my landlord that i was moving, along with the last months rent. I got a letter from the landlord and instead of returning my deposit of 300.00 he sent a bill for 700.00 saying that he had the carpet fumigated and other things. I left the apartment cleaner than when I moved in. He’s a crook and is trying to charge me instead of giving my deposit back. Is there anything I can do?

i am on housing. ctcog lost my paperwork in december. since august, i have had to pay full rent with some difficulty being a single parent( which is why i initially applied for housing) and trying to get some financial assistance.i have since received an eviction letter because i could not afford to pay another full months rent. then there was a fire and it was discovered that there was never a battery in the smoke alarm. what are my rights?

can you be evicted during the winter months i thought there was a law against that

I was being evicted, and went to court for the eviction. I was able to pay the back rent to my landlord, but 3 days after paying I was evicted anyways. Is this legal?

Is in necessary to sign a new lease every year or can the original lease be updated for the current year or years?

I am being kicked out because I am making more then is allowed by section 42, I qualified once and it has only been 7 months since I qualified. I just renewed my lease and they are asking me to re-certify and told me if I don’t qualify I would be kicked out in 30 days. They are also forcing me to re-certify like the same day I got the notice. I thought I had a year…. is this legal? if they evict me do I have to pay early termination because I bettered my life? I feel like I am getting shafted cause I got a better job, I would think that I would at last get to finish out my lease and just not renew after that what can I do?

I live in a month-to-month rental (no lease or agreement). I routinely have trouble with the neighbors above me (vandalism, theft, harrassment, etc) and try to avoid them. Unfortunately, they are related to one of the building’s owners. The landlord has told me that I am not allowed to call the police when they cause trouble. He suggested that I would be evicted if I did. Is this legal? I feel he is discriminating against me because I am not Portuguese (they all are), which also seems less than legal.

I moved into my apt. on Dec.7 and paid prorated rent. In Jan I could not pay my rent due to loss of my job so I asked for an extension but could not pay then either. I also went past the Feb 5th rent date but paid in full on Feb.9 plus extra to get ahead. However my landlord on the 8th a judgement was issued and I received a letter today Feb11 that says I must vacate by midnight on the 19th. They are keeping my money but I am being forced to move out is this leagal? 615-942-9926

What kind of rights do renters have to preserve the ability to live in peace? I’m a solid tenant of almost 7 years, pay my rent on time, and don’t disturb other tenants. The manager and his wife have a nasty habit of slamming the office door at all hours of the day and/or night. Since I live in the apartment over the office, I’m constantly disturbed by their mini-earthquakes. I’ve spoken with them and sent a letter. Promises have been made to change the behavior, but the slamming continues. This has been occurring since December of 2006. Do I have any rights or recourse in this matter?

Does my landlord have the right to force me to remove the chain lock on my apartment door? (the ONLY door)

All tenants received a letter yesterday stating the Fire Department “needs to be able to get into an apartment without having too many obstructions.” “If you or a family member cannot take the lock off, please contact the office to have them removed.”

I have a sense of well-being because of this lock and use it every evening, as well as when my grandchildren stay with me. I usually don’t complain about things, but this disturbs me.

Connie Cushman
Rome Towers

I’m thinking about moving to Florida this year and rent an apartment. The problem is my credit is not very good. I have old debts charged off from more than 5 years ago when I had some huge financial issues. I have no evictions at all. What exactly do landlords look for in your credit? Where I live, they just don’t do credit checks, so I’m not familiar with this procedure for apartment renting. Also, I’m legally married, but will be moving by myself. Should I notify the landlord about my husband?

help, i found another place that is bigger for me and my 2 kids and my fiance. the only thing is that on the lease it said that if we move out we have to give them money to our lease is up. then it said that if we have a good reason that we might be able to brake the lease. what should we do so we can get this house and at least half our deposit

signed lease to rent apt. for $1040/month.before moving in decided not to move. gave notice to mgr. she said we would be billed a $884 reletting fee and billed for time apt. was not rented. recd. a bill for $13,676 to be revised when rented.we are on socialsecurity and cannot afford this. any ideas? ty

I signed a lease and changed my mind in less than 24hours. Now the apts want me to pay $350 to break the lease and pay rent until someone moves in, unless I find someone before the lease starts. The thing is, the lease doesn’t start until August and I haven’t even been assigned a unit. HELP!! I thought there was a 24 hour grace pd in Texas!

Dear Apartments.com

I have noisy neighbors that I need to get rid of. The Manager of the Apartment Complex says I have to call the cops and file a complaint…what happens then and what can I do to speed this up? The music is so loud, its over my television and they now thumped the ceiling because I complained. Help!

my son signed the lease and put down 1200.00 on an apt. with my name and his brothers as living there also. now my son is in jail and i do not think he will be out by our move in date. what are my rights? Am I able still to move in?

My husband and I are living in an apartment with about 6 months left on the lease, but just recently someone tried to break into the apartment. We called the super and he fixed the door and changed the locks the next day but we don’t feel safe anymore, and we suspect that it was someone in the building. Its a huge building maybe a couple hundred units so its possible. But would it be legal to break our lease.

i had work done in my apartment and we found mold in the wall and i want to move now due to the health effects it will have on my 2 year old daughter but i just signed a year lease how can i get out of here????

dear apartment liveing im new at this but i would like to get my story in i would like to know if a landlord could go back on her word saying that i could move into outher apartment after the people moved out of it because wheare i am at now in saxtons river vt i have tryed to get rid of the rats and mouse proublum because she wont take care of it i had made many complaints and still nothing has gotting done about it and i have kids and cant cook in my oven because it smells really bad and i cant keep food in my home because they eat right how everything please give me some edvise thank you so much cindy burke

I have lived in my apt. for 8 months. I’ve just been informed that when my lease is up July 1, 2008 my rent is going up 200.00. My question is can I leave befor the lease is up due to this? I have found other 2 bdrm apts for alot less and would like to now move. I don’t think they were gonna tell me till right befor my lease was up. What would happen if I left befor my lease was up? Thank you

My lease was not up until April the 15th. I paid my rent. I ask if I could move out on the 1st and paid for the 1 day first they said it was ok but then they turn around and told me that I had to paid up until the 15th. I told then I would paid until the 15th but I would not turn in the keys until then. I went to my mail but on the 3rd and they put a sign. Signing DO NOT PUT ANY MAIL IN THIS BOX VACANT. So I feel the termiated my lease on the 3rd even throught I paid until the 15th. That sign should have not been in by mailbox.

I just found out today that an apartment we lived in reported on my credit/ background check that I was evicted. We moved within the same bldg from a 1 bedroom to a 2 bdrm when we found out that a baby was due. They state that I was evicted from the first unit, not the second.If we were evicted from one, how then did we move to another? I have both leases showing all move in/out dates. Also I got a nice letter from one of the leasing people after we moved from the 2nd one telling me if I needed anything to give her a call.They ruined my credit lied,forged my signature on a moveout checklist.How much can I sue for?

My girlfriend and I looked at an apartment two weeks ago and fell in love. The property manager told us we could move in on the 15th of May - we applied and left a deposit check. The check was cashed immediatly and our application was approved.

A different property manager from the same company called and said since the apartment was available may 1st, we had to move in then. I consulted with my girlfriend and we confirmed with the landlord that may 1st will do.

It’s a week later. The landlord has not furnished a lease. They won’t return my calls. What gives? What do I do?

I am trying to rent an apartment from your website but don’t live in the same city. The owner is asking for the deposit to secure the apartment but I haven’t seen it. Is there somewhere I can ask about the owner and how can I get a phone number to call as reference?

Yes I had put in an application for a TwnHm that is not yet available till the end of the month- now the landlord said if I get approved I can put a holding deposit on it but I can’t look at it until after the current resident moves out, what are my rights with viewing the apartment before putting a hold on it and if I don’t like it can I get my holding deposit back?.. also how often are the carpets suppose to be changed and the appliances replaced?
Thankyou

I’m in a situation right now with an apartment. My roommates and I signed and returned the application with the application fee and security deposit. They told us in the event we changed our minds, the security deposit is refundable. We receieved a phone call saying we’ve been approved, but no apartment was yet available for us. We DON’T want to live there anymore and returned to tell them and asked about our security deposit, which now they say is non-refundable, when initially they said it was. We didn’t sign a lease, contract, anything, and have no written documents of approval. how do we get it back?

I’m trying to get back my security deposit after deciding I don’t want to live at this apartment. I only signed an application and turned in the required application fee and security deposit, which they initially told us was refundable. Now they’re saying its nonrefundable. However, we never received any written documentation of approval, never signed a lease or contract, nothing. So under the right of rescission I should be allowed to get my security deposit back. PA law allows 72 hours to cancel any legal contract without loss of monies. A lease is a contract, not an application. HELP!!!

Im moving to my first apartment and i keep finding realtors who want to see my bank account for the past year. i just find that to be a bit too invasive for me. Do i have to provide that? most realtors just wanted to see pay stubs or a letter from my job stating my income. what should i do if they ask for my checking account?

Hello,
I’ve moved in this apartment as of 4/1/2008. The night of that day I heard the machine noisy all night with few minutes laps. Since then I’ve complained it to the management office twice. They said the noise comes out from the utility room which is next door of mine. Specially , during night time, I frequently wake up because of noise. I did even record the sound. Yesterday, I visited the magment office and realized the noise also is making when ever the elevator is working. Can you imagine how may times the elevator works a day and I have to hear the sound of it? Can I file the compained with IHA about this?

Help!
I am at my wits end! I have a problem with maintenance coming into my apartment and taking very personal clothing. When I discovered it I requested in writing that I be notified to allow me to be present. This only made matters worse. Now maintenance has been harrassing me by sneeking in and leaving my freezer ajar, placing cigarette butt on floor, etc. There has been so many instances that if I was only half right in suspecting them it a wonder that I haven’t lost my mind. Is there somekind of locking device that would not require put holes in walls or doors? Please help!

I have moved into my first apartment with my boyfriend and our two kids (Oldest is 2 and youngest is 3 months). BUT, since we have moved in, there has been roaches!!! ALL OVER THE PLACE! No matter how much we complain or bug spray, we STILL HAVE them. Our neighbors have them, (Both sides of us, and below us and the complex across form us have them too) Do you think I can get out of my lease for health issues?

I have been staying in a low income apartment for two years now.I pay no rent but I also receive a utility check every month.I was receiving $94.00 a month but I was dropped down to $13.00.The landlord asked for a copy of my child support income.My child support shows that I only get $250.00 a month.She tells me you have to go by what the court orders.The court orders $500.00 a monthbut I don’t receive that. I thought a low income apartment goes by what income you receive not by what you was order.Is she right?

My son is being paroled from prison, he is a registered sex offender, I am attempting to find an appartment to rent for him that is not near a school, day care, park or youth center in Van Buren or Ft. Smith AR. can you help me find one?

i moved into an apt in march in mastic,ny and it has mold growing in the walls. you can see it very clearly. all my clothes and shoes got destroyed by this and my sons clothes got destroyed.my son has asthma and i had to send him to a friends house because it will trigger his asthma,the land lord wont do anything but come and collect the rent.we very little clothes now. i have to buy us new clothes for the winter. i want to know does she have to pay for my things?

i moved into an apt in march and the windows dont open we have no smoke detectors and the windows are very small.the bathroom has no windows or fan my sons room has no windows init. now the apt is growing mold and destroyed all our winter things(clothes,coats)i have to buy us all new things.the apt gets so hot till we cant breathe. the boiler is giving off a very foul egg smell.my son has asthma and my landlord fails to fix the problem. i want to know am ientitled to my money back in rent that i been paying and or for the things that i lost? the cos of everything is about $600?

My son and his g/f are looking for an apt. She has very bad credit and my son has excellent credit. I have advised my son not to have his name associated with hers because it could drag his credit down. 1.Am I correct?
2. Would it be a mistake to have him sign a lease without her name on it? 3. Do most landlords require all tenants sign the lease? I don’t think this would happen, but if 2 people are on the lease,could each one just pay their half directly to whomever it’s payable and if it’s late pmt, then who would be nailed for late fee and reported to credit bureau? Thank you
Curious Mom

Please help me. My apartment has Forged signature on my six month lease to a year and half lease. I took a lease out of six month and its expires this year on October. I went to give written 6 weeks notice and I found out that I have a year and half lease. I never signed noting like and the signature is noting like my signature. What can I do?

I’ve lived at my apartment for almost a year this october. i had to find a new place because the area is just not the best. i have heard gun shots in the middle of tghe night and see drug deals going on in front of my face. my neighbors ask me for money and rides all the time. i am moving out of my place a month early because of this promblem. i can’t afford to pay rent in both places so my new place comes first. with this hurt my cerdit? and will they take me to court for the money for the last month rent?

I have been bought out by new owners in my complex and have not signed a lease with the new owners, Am I under a legal lease agreement with the new owners with nothing being signed? My lease expired 3 years ago and am now under a month to month lease. I have never renewed my old lease.

ok me and my boyfriend have been living in our apartment for a year we pay 823.00 for a one bedroom well our lease is up and i came across a paper stating the great move in specials that they are having and foe the same exact apartment that we live in the rent says its only 655.00 a month so i went to the office and asked the manager if we could have the same rates that they are giving to the new people moving in since we were gonna renew our lease anyways well she told me no that it didnt apply to us! is it right that she does that

Dear apartments.com,
My son’s lease will be up in May,2009 but he is wanting to get out of it asap! He is going to school and working. Unfortunatly the friend he is living with has had a big change in his personality and lifestyle. Things just aren’t
the way they started out to be. Is there a clause or any other way out of his lease before May? Possibly by the month of October,2008 We are desperate for answers!

I am living in an apartment that i have been in for over a year, I recently had a family emergency and am unable to pay for October’s rent as you can see today is 09/25 I was just wondering what i should expect as far as a fine or if you think legal will be involved i have called and left a message since i am never able to reach her, i explained the situation my grandmother was in the hospital and i had to pay some of the bill because she could not. Please any feedback would be great i am so nervous

I moved into a 55+ community in Florida in June. In May they notifed residents that they were now renting to persons under 55 but over 18. I did not receive this notification prior to signing the lease. Do I have any rights here or are they all the owners/landlords? I want to break my lease.

I have lived in my apartment building for 4 years now. I got my dog while living there. It has been okay with my landlord all along. Now that is time to sign a new lease he is trying to make every one in the whole appartment complex get rid or their pets. Do we have any rights, considering he okayed us to get our dog in the first place.
Thanks Jasmine

I have been living in my apartment for 3 years.A tenant with a three year old moved upstairs about 6 months ago. The noise is awful.I have informed her verbally on several occassions that there was too much noise and it was disturbing me and my family.I have had guests and was embarraced when it sounded like something was coming through the ceiling and the light in the dining room shook.There was a tenant with a child the same age as her child living up there when I moved in, but they never disturbed me in any fashion.It has gotten to the point that I am becoming very angry about the noise.HELP ME PLEASE

Dear Apartments.com

We are having lots of problems with work, money. So that means we cannot pay for our rent. And we want out of our lease. But they told us we can opt out by paying 2,000 dollars and giving a 30 day notice. If we don’t have the money for rent how do they expect for us to pay that ammount. Is there anything we can do, to get leagal Help, or anything else we can do.. Please Help..

Salinas, CA

My question is this, I rented an apartment and when I moved out they said I had to replace all the flooring! I said ok but I want reciepts for it all, I havent heard back from them at all. Do i have a right to get those reciepts since I am paying for it? and how long do they have to get them to me if so? I havent heard from them in over a year. Every time I call they say they dont have the reciepts at their office and will let me know when they do, I am afraid they have put this on my credit… Any ideas?
Thanks!

i was just wondering if theres any way i can find an apartment with a felony????

I recently signed a lease for an apartment but the developer I am renting the apartment from has not yet signed the lease and returned a copy to me. I have not yet moved in but was anticipating moving in in two weeks. It has been over three weeks since I submitted the lease. Is there a time limit that the developer has to sign the lease within? Or is there anyway for me to get out of the lease if he does not sign soon?

My daughter had paint dripped on her car from painters that were hired from the apartment complex. They said that they would take care of the damages. Several weeks went by, and someone came by and said that they would be distributing checks on the next saturday, the saturday went by and not check. I called the apartment complex to speak to someone they said I had to speak to the manager, she never called. Long story short, they have never paid, it is almost one year and now I am having trouble getting repairs done what can I do?

i thought i heard on the news that michigan rental landlords will be required to lower the renters rent until were thru with this worst crisis in over 20 years, did i mis hear this or is this on the drawing board with extra weeks of unemploymeny extentions if you live in michigan

I wrote a comment on 9/25 i have since been evicted and have been staying with my grandma to take care of her, when i moved out i got a bill of 1236.00 in damages and past rent , i feel that alot of the charges are bogus but i plan on paying it to get it over with, then 2 weeks later i got a court document stating that my landlord is now suing me for 2000.00 for the damages and past rent i do not feel that i owe this at all and am going back to court on 12/12 i have the original bill she sent me and plan on taking that in to court but i am not sure if it will help , what else can i do ?

A lease has not been signed between the landlord and i. Does that mean she can kick me out at any time or would i get notice ? I have been there for over 30 days. Ft. Lauderdale Florida.

I have been at my current apartment for going on 2 years now and haven’t had a problem until recently. A new tenant has moved in and has let it be known to my girlfriend and I that he enjoys hanging out on my downstairs neighbor’s patio because he can look up my girlfriend’s skirt as she walks down the stairs, and because at times he can hear us when we’re intimate. We have also caught him looking through our window several times, but never knocking on the door. I have notified the community manager who talked to him, but the problem still persists, making us very uncomfortable. Can we break the lease over this?

I have a problem i need help 1/13/09 i had a flood in my apartment which damage my bed and the rugs got all wet. Well they replace me in another apartment temporary until they fix the problem which it took the next day to fix and they are trying to dry the rugs and have someone come out to wash the rugs. But my problem is there is a awful smell in the apartment and they already want me to move back in the apartment and won’t change me to another apartment at all. The unfortuately i already sign my lease for another year before this happen to me. What could i do any advice what action i could take?

I live on 2nd floor and the people above walk very heavy and floors are very squeeky. Above will spent hour constantly walking in room above my bedroom.This many times is in middle of night. Ask complex for help or let me out of lease and nothing.I am woken up at least 3 nights aweek. What can I DO.

On Oct 30th my place was condemned. since then we have been working on get our stuff out of there. We went there today Feb 3 we were finally able to start moving our stuff out again. and the landlord broke in and throw my cats out and padlocked the door. Can a landlord do that and can the collect rent on a condemned place?

I just moved from a unit in the same complex as the one I moved into (right downstairs). the landlord did a walk through and cleared for inspection. She had us hire her guy to clean the floors and we did. He cleaned them and she is not happy with the outcome (could not remove certain stains) we signed our new lease 4 days before the carpet was cleaned. Now she wants to charge us a third of the cost of the carpet which is $402. Are we expected to pay this? Please let me know!

Hi,

I live in Washington State, in a large apartment complex, and just found out that there will be garage inspections tomorrow. The owners do not want the garage to be used for storage (a couple boxes), just for vehicles. Do they have a right to make this demand? If so, to what extent can they control how we choose to live?

Thanks.

I live in Pennsylvania. Recently my landlord let himself in after knocking but still no notice ahead of time. My roomate was scared to death bothbecause of the entry and the fact we where robbed awhile ago. She didn’t want to answer the door because she was alone and did not know who it was. Please Please help. Can he do that?

I live in Brooklyn in a three floor apartment. recently we got a new landlord and he seemed presentable and kind. i lived sharing a floor with my roomate who eventually moved. when the l/l came he said for me to move down into the basement because he was moving in on my floor. i didnt mind because i would have more space for myself. when i moved down and started paying my rent he said that renting basements was illegal and so i cant get any receipt. so far the basement is falling apart and leaking even though it was in good condition before and i dont know what to do next!

i have been living at a property for about 4 years i recently moved to the other side of the duplex my landloard is trying to charge me for cleaning old carpet that was in the same condition when i moved in as they were when i left she is trying to charge me for smoke dectors that worked when the apartment was inspected 1 month before i left the new family that moved in let me see the smoke dectors and they were the same ones from when i lived there what should i do can she charge me for all these things

Hi I live in an apartment and my girlfriend was over one night we argued and she accidentally broke my window, she offered to pay for it, the manager banned her from the entire complex… can he do this legally? can he tell me who can and cannot come to my apartment that I am paying rent for?