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My Park Owner Won't Fix up the Streets in My Park.
Asked by M.M. from Detroit
on May 24, 2009
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Has anyone ever dealt with a "slum landlord"? My situation is this, I live in a mobile home park and it in the last year the lot rent was raised due to the parks expen...
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- I would approach the city government about it to see who's responsible. If rent has gone up in order to fix things up I would think you should see evidence of it. ...
- conatact FOX 2 problem solvers. You'll be amazed at how quickly they respond. Good luck :)
- M., Here is a link to the Michigan Consumer Protection Agency with the Attorney General's Office. This link takes you to a pdf file that details the rights and res...
Seeking Advice on Renter's Deposit
Asked by J.D. from New York
on July 28, 2009
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Hello. My husband and I moved to NY two years ago, and we signed a two year lease on a home in NY. We put down a deposit of 1 month's rent at the beginning of the leas...
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- I hate to be doom and gloom, BUT... i'd talk to her about making the security deposit cover last month's rent. I'd hum and haw about having cashflow issues with movi...
- Hi go to www.landlord.com and check out the landlord/tenancy issues. Find out your rights as a Tenant. I own a home and I always give back the deposit. But... som...
- Hi J., I believe your deposit should have been placed in a bank account. There is not much to speak of interest/ wise but it should be there for safety. I hope it all ...
Do I Need a Lawyer?
Asked by J.W. from Lakeland
on August 1, 2007
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My family and I are living in a duplex that we are renting from a real estate company. We just moved in a few months ago but we've had problems from the start. There w...
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- First and foremost is the health and safety of your children. Get out of there! You don't want to risk serious illness or injury over a few hundred dollars. The mon...
- First off, I am sorry about your situation. Does your lease say they will provide the upkeep of the home(electrical, etc)? When you did the move in inspection, did yo...
- The answer to your first question. YES YES YES you need lawyer! You have children and they run risk of getting severely even fatally injured! This woman sounds li...
Looking to Seperate/Divorce!
Asked by L.L. from Dallas
on December 20, 2008
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Hi Wives out there:
I have a major dilema with my husband maybe soon to be ex-husband. We have a 16 month old daughter together and have been together since july 20...
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- My advice, since you asked, is to get in touch with a family law attorney asap and make sure you cover all your legal bases. If he's worth taking back, he will have to...
- L., it is pretty clear that your relationship with this man is very toxic and that neither of you is happy in your current situation. Your post indicates that he is m...
- I am SO SO SORRY what you are going through and I know it 's hard but I think it's best that you and your daughter move out and move on. I was under the same situation...
Having Trouble with My Landlord
Asked by M.O. from Minneapolis
on April 21, 2009
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Ok, quick backstory, we bought a house in october and our lease isn't up until next week. So we contacted the place we rent form and asked what all needed to be done s...
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- Yikes!! don't do this on your own -- get an attorney or just go to small claims court. Is any of your stuff missing or damaged? Do not trust this landlord.
- Just the fact that they are trying to get you not to do anything about it proves that they know that they are in the wrong.
- Having gone through something similar -- although not exactly the same I can say that I think your overall approach is a question of how much money you would be out. ...
Questions for Other Landlords...
Asked by S.P. from Denver
on July 7, 2009
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We currently have a TH that we rent out. We did a background check on our last tenant and all came back clear, however, doing this shows you if they have a criminal pa...
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- We use Rental Services, Inc. in Denver to do a background check including credit, criminal, evictions, and employment. It is not fool-proof or a guarantee, but we hav...
- I always ask for the names and phone numbers for the last three landlords so I can call and get information on the renters. Asking for just the last one might not pro...
- Guess you can ask for references from prior landlords, but they can fake that easily. I'd say one of the best things you can do is get a good rental agreement in place...
Renting Our House... Perspectives, Please!
Asked by M.K. from Chico
on July 1, 2009
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My husband and I are considering renting our home out and then renting a house in a different town and I am wondering if anyone has any advice or book/internet referen...
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- Hi M.. I currently rent out my house in CO, so things might be a little different here in CA. I have a property manager who I pay 10% of the rent to manage my proper...
- Our 1st home is currently under what we paid 8 years ago and we bought a 2nd home right before the market crashed 2 years ago. We could not sell so we decided to rent...
- It's true that many renters are very destructive---I've seen the damage! However some renters are good. We rent, through a property management company, and we have a...
Need Urgent Info on the Eviction Process!!
Asked by F.G. from Dallas
on April 11, 2009
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My friend just got a termination of lease today and she is really freaking out!! On the termination it says effective tomarrow. And she just got it today. There was al...
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- http://www.txtenants.org/tx_property_code.html There is a downloadable document on this page of the links Judy posted. There is a section addressing eviction but i...
- I'm pretty certain she has thirty days to get out. He can take her to court but that will take time and no sensible judge is going to throw out a mother with children...
- I would GOOGLE the eviction laws/renter rights of your county/state to see. I think any where you have to have at least 30 days but basically texas is an imenant do...
Our Landlord Is in foreclosure..need Advice!
Asked by T.J. from Seattle
on June 22, 2009
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So after our landlord first tried to sell our rental house, we received notice that he is in foreclosure! The house will be sold on 9/11/2009 if he does not "catch up"...
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- Hello TJ, stay calm, contact your state office, ask for then research the landlord tenant act in your state. there should be laws on the books that protect landlord...
- I am somewhat new to this state, but my advice it to check the renter's hotline to see legally what can be done. You have rights too. My guess it is an office in Sea...
- You can get free 1/2 hour legal advice from Washington lawyers. Contact the Wa State Bar to find one close to you. They will tell you your options. You can also go to ...
Excessively Loud Neighbors Waking Baby
Asked by A.Y. from Boston
on November 14, 2008
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Hi,
We live in a complex with three different apartments, one on the first floor, one on the second and two on the third floor, (including us) The problem is that our...
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- Hi Unfortunately when you live in a complex there is not much you can do. People can close their doors how they want. You don't want to nag them that could make th...
- A. we use both a white noise machine and a CD of ocean waves. The combination of the two really drowns out a lot of noise.
- Hi A. - Not sure what more you can do aside from make the request... But I have a couple of thoughts on the subject in general: Most importantly, the gift in this ...
