Landlord Tenant Legal Questions and Answers
What can I do if the landlord is refusing to repair the only bathroom we have?
I live in my bi-level house and I rent the bottom half of that. My landlord seems to think that a backed up toilet is not his responsibility. We have only lived here 3 months and they said that if it is toilet paper then they do not have to fix it. Is he right? Meanwhile I am unable to shower or use the bathroom inside. It is our only bathroom and I was wondering what to do to ...
11/09/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Maryland | #11974Can I terminate the lease if the repairs where not done properly and still get my deposit back?
I discovered a leak under my kitchen sink that had been leaking for sometime and finally the water came up throught the flooring into my kitchen and living room. Mold started to grow immediately. After being out of my rental trailer for over a week the repairs have been done. However the repairs do not look the same as to when I rented the trailer. The repairs done were not to ...
11/07/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Tennessee | #11823My landlord has filed a court action against me because I will not pay rent until he makes repairs
I have not paid my rent because there are maintainence issues that have been promised to complete and have been ignored. My landlord has filed against me in the courts for non-payment of rent, but I have been made broken prmises. What do I need to do?
11/05/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Michigan | #11665How often is the landlord required to replace carpet in a unit?
How often does landlord have to replace carpet?
11/04/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Illinois | #11617What can we do to force the landlord to make needed repairs?
We just moved into a house under a one year lease. The heating system is not working. We either have to turn it on or off so it is either too hot or too cold. The mornings are freezing. We've taken time off work twice for a repair person. The first visit determined an expensive problem so the owners wanted a 2nd bid. We waited again for a repair person but they did not sho...
11/01/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Oregon | #11419What are my options to force my landlord into making electrical repairs?
I am in a 1 year lease on a rental house, the central air/ heat has never worked and now we have no electric in the main bathroom, the hallway and one of the bedrooms. The owner told us if anything went wrong while we were renting, we had to pay to fix it. I think the house had not been wired correctly/ or by a real electrician. Do we have to pay to get the wiring & heat/air r...
10/30/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Oregon | #11263How can I fight the landlord charging me for total renovations when it was not necessary?
RE: A security deposit retained by landlord. 1. I rented apt for almost 3 years 2. I had a refundable security deposit and a seperate refundable pet deposit. A total of $895.00. 3. There were a number of burn holes the landlord found in carpet, at which I found maybe 5. The carpet was new when I moved in, and it was in good shape when I moved out except for normal wear and ...
10/26/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Colorado | #11034Landlord's Obligation to Maintain Premises
What is the landlords responsibility as to the possible presence of mold? I have verbally told him and put it in writing. It has been 2 months and he has made no efforts to even have the home checked. There are 9 people in the home and at any given time there are 4-5 with different respiratory issues. All of this started after a water leak under the master bath,which took about...
10/23/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Florida | #10761How much notice should be given to tenants by landlord when asking to evacuate building for repairs?
Can a landlord of an apartment complex make the tenants evacuate the building to fix a supposed "plumbing" problem. If so how much notice has to be given. When we first moved in we were advised about the problem and was told that we would only be able to sign a six month lease because they wanted to work on the plumbing at the end of January. Are lease was supposed to end on...
10/18/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Tennessee | #10492Is the landlord liable for anything we do not have renter insurance on?
we just had a major leak that flooded with 1in of water in the master bedroom and bath and other 2 rooms and part of the hall we have to remove all of our furniture in all 3 rooms and dining room and we can not stay in the house they are going to check for mold and tear the walls out up to 2 feet tear all the linoelum floor tile out because abestos the floor is really old Ar...
10/05/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: California | #9729