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How 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 | #9729What can I do about the mold growing on my walls and can it kill my children?
Mold is growing on my walls. Is it unhealthy for my children and can it kill? Is there any resources for this problem?
09/24/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: California | #9008Does the tenant or the landlord have to pay for phoneline installation?
I rent a room in my property. My tenant wants to install her own phone line, but found out that there is no wiring installed on my property for a second phone line. Who is in charge of these expenses? for the wiring installation?
05/25/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: California | #5944How many days is a landlord suppose to have to do repairs in an apartment upon notification?
How many days is a landlord suppose to have to do repairs in an apartment upon notification? There is a leak in my apartment that has produced mold and mildew, landlord does not seem to care. What can I do under Senate bill 5049? Speaking of not caring this has been the trend in attitude on many repair issues. Timeliness is not a priority with them what can I do?
05/19/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: South Carolina | #5308Can my daughter move out without notice if her landlord has not made requested repairs after months?
My daughter is renting in Kansas. She has lived in the basement apt for 6mo of her yr lease. She has noticed black mold growing on the ceiling and she has a window that leaks when it rains-causing a wet carpet. Her landlord has been told of the mold-but is not doing anything to correct the problem. Also, according to the city fire code, there should be smoke detectors in the ha...
05/11/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Kansas | #4522What can we do if the landlord refuses to make needed repairs to the house?
My husband and I have been renting a house and we were planning on purchasing it. Unfortunatly the house has many repairs that no bank will finance. The landlord has had the utilities in his name and when we explained to him that we were unable to finance the house until he fixes the problems in the house he had our gas disconected with out notifing us a head of time. We though...
05/08/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Ohio | #4139Can we terminate the lease if landlord has not made needed repairs?
We just moved into a rental on February 22, 2007 from the state of Indiana. The home is a raised ranch with a 3/4 finished basement. The basement has a spare bedroom (carpeted) and a family room with a bar (carpeted). On April 14th we had a severe storm and the spare bedroom downstairs and partially into the family room flooded to the point there was about 2 inches of water...
05/07/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Pennsylvania | #3987