Landlord Tenant Blog

My lease states that all tenants are supposed to put ALL utilities in their name. Later on it states that if we don’t pay our utilities on time and the landlord ends up paying them, we will receive a warning. Second offense results in a $50 fine. That’s all it says about utilities.

About a year ago my landlord took the water bill for everyone in the complex out of their names and put them in ...

Ok. . .on January 18th, 2007 I was arrestted for a probation violation and sentenced to 4 years in Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ–prison). After serving 16 months, I was let out on parole. I have gone back to my old apartment to see if I can recover any of my property, but the landlord says a few different stories. keep in mind that I had no intention of moving out, my lease was up on the next month, ...

Me and my boyfriend were suppose to move into an apartment we found on craigslist on october 1st , we signed a lease that states the 1st would be our move in date. Our landlords changed our move in date because of previous tenants.. On the 3rd we drove by the apartment to see if they were moved out , like we were told by the landlord(that they would be moved out on the 3rd) we saw that they were ...

My friend and I found a house to rent, and the landlord told us that it was a month-to-month lease. The rent was $700 per month, and the deposit was also $700. We signed a contract stating that a security deposit of $700 and first month’s rent of $700 were paid before moving in. My friend and I paid with separate checks that stipulated that our money was for half of the security deposit, and half of ...

Ok, to make a long story short we pay 485$ a month in rent. We decided one month to pay the current month and next months rent so we could get it out of the way. That means we gave our landlord 970$.

We went there, gave him the envelope with the cash, counted it and then got a cash receipt for it.

The landlord shows up a couple days later claiming we were 100 dollars short.

The landlord ...

I rented from a coworker who owned the Condo but him and his son were listed as landlords on the contract.

Before I moved out, the carpets were steam cleaned and everything washable was scrubbed from ceiling to floor. There was only normal wear and tear on the carpets. The walls only had a few nail holes where pictures were hung and the paint was a reasonable wear and tear from living there for 1 yr and a ...

When my husband and I met our landlord, we came to the agreement that my husband would work for him and we would get his pay to pay utilities with and use trustee assistance for he rent. When we moved into the house, all repair work stopped and the Landlord refuses to pay us as well as give us a lease and receipts. The water bill is in the Landlords name, and he refused to pay it and/or to give ...

my wife and i moved into a small one bedroom house in July. we paid a 475 dollar deposit (375 +100 for pets). our rent each month is 375. on October 30th, the city came by and put up a notice on the house saying we have to get out because the landlord owes $500 to the city. it states that his final notice for this delinquent fee was sent to him July 17th. it also states that until the ...

I have been living in this apt for about 2 yrs. I have been falling asleep and not waking up for at least 10 hours. I have been extremely sleepy, and not feeling right. ( I set 3 alarms to wake me up in the morning) none of my alarms can wake me up. I fall asleep for up to 16 hours straight. I lost my job because I would fall asleep at 10 pm, and not wake up until ...