Posts with tag tenants rights

I've lived in three apartments in San Francisco over the past decade. For each one, my landlord has always been a "mom and pop" team, an older married couple who bought the house or building as income property or kept it after they moved elsewhere, and decided to handle the renting and tenant management duties themselves.... Continue Reading »

Dear Apartment Guru, I live in Henderson, NV. My roommate and I acquired an apartment together -- however, my name is not on the lease. I have paid my half of rent to cover me through May and I believe my roommate may be asking me to leave before the end of the month. By law, how long do I have to vacate the premises as... Continue Reading »

Dear Apartment Guru, I am a college student in Boston and I live in an amazing apartment - two working fireplaces, a clawfoot bathtub - you get the idea. Our troubles started in the winter when it was time for the heat to come on. Whatever they did to alter the heat from the whole house to work in the individual... Continue Reading »

How would you enjoy your landlord going parental on you by scolding and punishing you? Yep, that nightmare might arrive for unfortunate renters in Chambersburg, Pa. A new ordinance is being discussed that would hold landlords responsible for tenant's bad behavior. Yikes! Let's ignore the first assumption that rental... Continue Reading »

Dear Apartment Guru, I am a homeowner who intended to rent out the top floor of my home. I did a lot of work myself but was unable to finish the place up. Five months ago a friend of mine who is a skilled carpenter contacted me looking for an affordable place to live. We made a deal that he would work on the place for... Continue Reading »