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How can I collect from tenant for damages to apartment totalling more than the deposit?
If tenant damages to the rental property exceed the security deposit value what is recourse of landlord to collect additional funds from tenant to repair?
08/20/2010 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: West Virginia | #22960Is a New Roof a Capital Improvement or a Repair?
An Illinois trust has granted use of a residential property to the trustee who is responsible for all 'repairs and maintenance, taxes and insurance' on the property. A capital improvement fund is also provided for. The roof is 30 yrs. old and should be replaced. Is this a 'repair and maintenence' cost or a 'capital improvement'?
08/16/2010 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Illinois | #22921Can a tenant legally withhold rent for repairs in Illinois?
I live in a 4 story, 3 unit apartment complex. My apartment is the bottom two floors, and my room is in the basement floor. On Saturday night, people from the 2nd floor apartment came downstairs to ask for a plunger to repair an overflowing toilet. A few minutes later, water started leaking through the ceiling on the first floor, and through the ceiling into the basement all...
07/21/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Illinois | #17694Can a tenant legally withhold rent for repairs without written notice?
Can a tenant legally withhold rent for repairs without written notice and providing a verbal intent by telling a relative who is not a tenant on the lease?
06/05/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Kentucky | #16878Who should make repairs to a leased property when the contract is unclear
I lease a metal building. We had a hail storm a few months back and the sky lights are leaking. My landlord says my insurance is supposed to cover it. My insurance company says I (they) are not responsible for the hail damage. My contract states: 'Tenant must maintain all risk hazard insurance on the leasehold improvements in the amount of $90k, with the landlord named as the i...
04/14/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: ALL | #15987What course of action can I take if against the landlord for not fixing leak in gas meter?
I have been without gas service for a week because of a leak. The gas company has locked the meter. The gas is for the range and water heater. I informed the landlord by phone on Friday, March 27. I searched gas contractors and prices in an effort to get someone out here but have been unable to get a response from my landlord. She is not answering either phone or returning my m...
04/02/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Florida | #15849Tenant's Ability to Repair and Deduct in Oregon
I live in California, but own a house in Oregon. My tenants installed carpet in the basement area and moved roommates into the basement and have now sent me a letter of intent to withhold rent for the damages. What can I do about this?
03/18/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: California | #15681What are grounds for withholding rent?
Do any of the following constitute grounds to withhold rent (no non set-off language in lease): no hot water, no water in kitchen faucet, front door unable to be locked. In other words, do these conditions prove evidence of 'inhabitability'? Please provide references for backup.
03/12/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: New Jersey | #15570On a commercial rental with no lease, who absorbs the cost on a furnace that needs minor repairs?
On a commercial rental with no lease, who absorbs the cost on a furnace that needs minor repairs?
01/31/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Pennsylvania | #15115Do I have the right to withhold a portion of the rent equal to the repair cost?
I am renting a house and recently paid to repair the refrigerator that belongs to the landlord. He is refusing to reimburse me for the repair cost. Our lease clearly states that the landlord is responsible for repairs in the home. The landlord is claiming that I am responsible for keeping the house in the same condition as when I moved in. Do I have the right to withhold a ...
01/15/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Missouri | #15003