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I live in what’s considered a good area in a very safe town and there are SEVENTEEN within a mile of me.
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2024-25-07
Why would you take possession of an apartment in those conditions- did you not do a walk through before signing the lease? Take pictures of absolutely everything! You didn’t say what state you’re in but in most states- a LL is 💯 responsible to lease an apartments free of vermin and roaches- those are health violations - you may be able to get out of your lease- I certainly would
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2024-25-07
Right! I agree more than likely nothing will happen but you never know. My LL didn’t even respond to my comment about the windows… I had to put some screws that I happened to bring with me to secure one window. There are still two that can be opened from outside the house.
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2024-25-07
Also required by law (my state)
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2024-25-07
So I lived hours away from the place. Needed to find something while I do my practicum in grad school. Everything is super expensive and this place was relatively affordable. I couldn’t make the drive to see it and then go back home. Luckily if I do have to live here it will not be for long. I’ve recorded everything. This is in New Mexico btw.
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2024-25-07
Well, now that you’re there, look and see if you can find a better place you can afford and try to get out of your lease- this place sounds like a health hazard and if you’re studying, worrying about bugs on you, in your bed and in your food is going to be a huge distraction… Look into the tenant rights laws of your state
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2024-25-07
Check with the local housing department or department of building and safety. There are usually basic habitability standards that usually have to be met. Lockable windows and doors are usually part of those standards.
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2024-25-07
Yea, that's crazy. We are currently looking for a rental in VA. Just viewed a townhome last week, and it literally looked like the last tenant left the day before and didn't clean. Cabinets look like there may be a pest problem, and the place had the slumlord signature of painting over wall face plates. Was asked if we wanted the unit, and our reply was, "We will let you know." I refuse to rent a place without a tour. Did that one time, and the place was infested with huge cockroaches/palmetto bugs.
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2024-25-07
A lot of the lists include everything from the guy who got caught peeing on a wall while stumbling home drunk from a bar to the guy caught while trying to kidnap a kid from the local kindergarten. Some of those folks are likely to reoffend (you can’t really fix pedophilia), some aren’t, but it’s pretty important to understand who’s who and not just freak out at the total number. I’m in an ongoing dispute with my HOA because I’m not willing to sign off on amending our bylaws to exclude anyone who is on the registry from living here. I’m not, but know a few people who are who aren’t recidivism risks and really don’t deserve being unable to find housing for the rest of their lives.
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2024-25-07
I am guessing that avoiding the 7 hour drive to actually see the place seems like a bad decision. I mean, you did buy the proverbial 'pig in a poke'. At this point you stay on the landlord to resolve maintenance issues within the existing rules. Here's a tenant's guide for NM that I found on the Internet. Treat it as such. https://newmexicolegalaid.org/information/a-comprehensive-guide-to-landlord-tenant-law-in-new-mexico/#:\~:text=Requesting%20Repairs%20in%20Writing%3A%20Tenants,the%20court%20decides%20against%20them.
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2024-25-07
Where did OP say that? They're stating that as a reason why having windows that don't lock is unsafe. Windows not locking is 100% the landlord's fault.
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2024-25-07
Thanks for the info!
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2024-25-07
Ever since moving into this house it has been like pulling teeth to get the owners to do ANYTHING when it comes to maintenance with this house. We were told things would be done to the house before weaved in and those things were never done. (We moved here from New Orleans so it's not like we could physically check up on the place to see if things were being done.) From the painted shut windows, to the fan-less bathroom that gets condensation on the tile in the summer, to the freaking chimney that leaks - none of these things were disclosed to us when we were viewing the property. We have gotten ZERO response from the owners via the comapny about our issues. Eventually, during a routine inspection, we were able to get the maintenance men to crack the seel on the window in the bathroom so we can air it out post shower but that's it. However, My biggest complaint is the fire place. The video speaks for itself. It leaks HORRIBLY, and I don't think it's from a bad seel, I think it's just broken. I've even had birds flying through my freaking kitchen because of this darn thing! All we get told is "I'll try to contact the owners and see what we can do" but lo and behold - NOTHING is done. Is there anything legally on our end that we can do to force their hand to fix it? With 3 small children, and myself being immuno deficient, this is QUICKLY become hazardous and a health risk. (My apologies if this post seems all over the place and isn't super clear, I'm a bit sleep deprived with transitioning my child to their own room, AND being woken up by several flash flood warnings just ask and I will try to clarify.) Tldr; owners have not responded to request to fix chimney that leaks and let's birds in, nor any other request for proper maintenance that may or may not cause health/fire hazard. Legal advice needed.
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2024-25-07
Chimney needs a chimney cap, if that much water is entering the living space, then its an issue they have to resolve. That said, its normal for chimneys to allow a *little* rain in. But nothing about what I'm seeing here is normal. Not since the invention of affordable chimney caps. As for the bathroom, since it has an opening window, a fan isn't required by code. That said, all windows that are designed to be opened should (per code) open properly. How long have you lived in the home?
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2024-25-07
We moved here in December. We were told that the windows would no longer be sealed and replaced, the gutters would be cleaned, the backyard would be cleaned from the years of leaf debris... and none of that was done. I don't really care about the gutters or back yard. The main thing is the Chimney and windows. If a fire happens, we're in deep trouble with the air flow from the chimney and the lacl.of opening windows. Do you happen to know what codes those are so we can send them to our rental company?
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2024-25-07
Ever since moving into this house it has been like pulling teeth to get the owners to do ANYTHING when it comes to maintenance with this house. We were told things would be done to the house before weaved in and those things were never done. (We moved here from New Orleans so it's not like we could physically check up on the place to see if things were being done.) From the painted shut windows, to the fan-less bathroom that gets condensation on the tile in the summer, to the freaking chimney that leaks - none of these things were disclosed to us when we were viewing the property. We have gotten ZERO response from the owners via the comapny about our issues. Eventually, during a routine inspection, we were able to get the maintenance men to crack the seel on the window in the bathroom so we can air it out post shower but that's it. However, My biggest complaint is the fire place. The video speaks for itself. It leaks HORRIBLY, and I don't think it's from a bad seel, I think it's just broken. I've even had birds flying through my freaking kitchen because of this darn thing! All we get told is "I'll try to contact the owners and see what we can do" but lo and behold - NOTHING is done. Is there anything legally on our end that we can do to force their hand to fix it? With 3 small children, and myself being immuno deficient, this is QUICKLY become hazardous and a health risk. (My apologies if this post seems all over the place and isn't super clear, I'm a bit sleep deprived with transitioning my child to their own room, AND being woken up by several flash flood warnings just ask and I will try to clarify.) Tldr; owners have not responded to request to fix chimney that leaks and let's birds in, nor any other request for proper maintenance that may or may not cause health/fire hazard. Legal advice needed.
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2024-25-07
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2024-25-07
Is this mold on the coils of our hvac system? We live in an apartment complex and for over a year now they’ve had the door locked to our HVAC room, and only could change our air filter up upon request. We have contacted them numerous times to come change our air filter but would get denied because they claimed they put in a three month filter (I thought it was only one month I’ll provide pictures). Finally this past month they put in a different lock so we can change our own air filter. Upon doing so we saw this mysterious looking substance on the coils of our air conditioning system, and I’m wondering if it is mold or debris like they are saying it is. I attached the filter they gave us every three to four months (brown filter), and the one I replaced it with (white filter) Any help is greatly appreciated!!
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2024-25-07
So keeping things vague, but our landlord charged us for cleaning and then accidentally sent us photo evidence they did not clean. We have a long streak with them trying to pull the wool over our eyes. Would like to seek justice.
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2024-25-07
Are you sure it wasn’t a “before” photo, to show you that the apartment needed to be clean after you moved out? Cause anytime they are charging you for something, they will take pictures of whatever it is. They probably just attached the wrong picture. Ask them if they have any “after” photos to show proof that it has been cleaned.
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2024-25-07
You can pull the meta data from the photo to show when it was taken and with what.
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2024-25-07
Exif There’s apps.
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2024-25-07
No LL sends a photo of a apt to showing that it was cleaned. It was probably the proof photo of why they had to clean. For your justice, that will be you taking them to court to get your money back.
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2024-25-07
100% the after. We got the new tenants move in inspection sent to us
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2024-25-07
They sent us the new tenants move in check list
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2024-25-07
I understand what you are saying now I think. Sorry for doubting you but you can see why I thought also by the other responses because it’s not the norm. Easiest way to get your money back without going to court first is to send a certified letter (has to be proof of delivery) within the time allowed by your state stating that you are disputing the claim against your deposit in the amount of $(whatever it was) charged for cleaning as the apartment was not cleaned based on the fact that the new Resident’s are stating the apartment isn’t clean and enclose back copies of what they sent you. Return the money to blah blah, etc. Now one of two things will happen: They could double down and say whoops we didn’t mean to send you that but that doesn’t mean the apartment wasn’t cleaned. It just means that it wasn’t cleaned enough for the next Resident’s standards. So no, you’re not getting your money back because now we have to pay again to have this apt cleaned and can’t charge you again for it and we’re mad about it (they should be mad they have sucky cleaners). You see where I’m going here. If they do this then you will have to take them to court but you have good proof! If it was my property and not wanting the hassle (even if I was right), I would just refund the money. Is this a like a Management company or private owner small unit property type?
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2024-25-07
No worries for the doubt. It’s been the weirdest rental experience I’ve ever had. Property management company runs the show, refuses to give us contact with landlord. Had to fill out a form for disputing the charges so we did that, but on the 1st of next month if we don’t hear back we are sending certified mail (if they give us contact information, they have to but so far they have refused). I’m looking at ways to submit complaints to some sort of housing authority. We went weeks without habitability and they actively refused until we threatened to sue, months with a leaking roof when it rained, and they sent us a renew lease and then said it was voided because of errors and made us sign a new one for a huge increase (they never put their signatures on the renew so not much we could do). Going to submit a bad Google and yelp review, the owner of the property management company always responds and is often upset. He’s a bully and it’s sick how they treat tenants.
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2024-25-07
The no LL contact is normal as that’s why they pay a Mgmt company. Ask for the Regional Mgr contact info. If they won’t give it on-site a google search should be easy enough to find for the main corporate office and then call and ask. You can also send to their main address too. I’m sure the RM would love to hear how they are sending current resident’s personal info to prior Residents!! Be a squeaky wheel. Make it so it’s not worth it to keep that money…
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2024-25-07
The owner of the company is directly contacting us lol. They ARE required to give us the owner’s contact by the 3rd attempt (Texas law)
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2024-25-07
Gotta love Texas!!!
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2024-25-07
We got our move-out checklist and it mentions we have to get the carpets professionally cleaned or they will hire someone after we move out and deduct from our security deposit. I was looking through our lease and it doesn’t mention anything about it, only on the move-out checklist - they did ask us to sign it when we gave our 30-day notice. Since we signed the move-out checklist, is it legally binding like a lease agreement or since the carpet cleaning charge is not on the lease, we are still not obligated to pay for it? I hope that makes sense. I’m providing some pictures of the lease where it mentions the security deposit and other info and part of the move out checklist. Thanks for the help!
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2024-25-07
how long have you lived there ? There's a certain amount of wear and tear and cleaning a landlord has to eat. Its part of the cost of doing business. The law recognizes that apartments don't stay pristine forever no matter how good a tenant is.
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2024-25-07
Less than a year. The apartment is brand new, we were the very first tenants.
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2024-25-07
Did it look like it was professionally cleaned when you moved in?
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2024-25-07
To be honest I would get them professionally cleaned even if it isn’t in your lease. Since your apartment was brand new, and you were there less than a year, you have essentially no damage that could be considered normal wear and tear. This means that if there’s any small amounts of dirt, any debris, or any damage, you will be charged for it. Your landlord will likely get them professionally cleaned and then you’ll still be on the hook for the bill. And trust me, the amount they will pay to professionally clean them will be significantly more than you’d pay for the same.
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2024-25-07
I detest carpet. I agree with Individual-Mirror that you should have the carpets professionally cleaned, especially since it is only a year old. Look for a company with some longevity and good reviews. Consider taking pictures before and immediately after the cleaning is completed (keep for your records, just in case they try to claim any damages). Get a receipt.
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2024-25-07
Look on groupon.com I can usually find the company that will do it for between 100 and 200 depending on the size of the place
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2024-25-07
On the third screenshot on the first paragraph 4th to last line. Resident shall still be responsible for damages and cleaning. They most likely are using that line and the move out procedure letter to state the carpet cleaning. They may have given a move in booklet and other items at move in that would say something and use the lease in an addendum to make it part of the lease.
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2024-25-07
Could be here on the First page: Under Security Deposit section D. Resident acknowledges that there are specific charges that the owner may charge for cleaning and damages…..keep reading pursuant to the move out charges list.
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2024-25-07
Really appreciate your reply! Thank you!
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2024-25-07
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. But they didn’t give me the move out checklist with the info about professional carpet cleaning until I put in my notice 🥴
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2024-25-07
That’s what I was thinking too. It is annoying because I read this lease throughly before signing it and yet there are small sentences like that that you don’t think much of and in the end it’s fee after fee…
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2024-25-07
I mean they looked pretty clean considering the carpet was brand new.
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2024-25-07
Thank for that info! Will look into it.
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2024-25-07
Don’t feel bad…contracts overall are like this on purpose. I’ve been using the National Apartment Association lease applicable to Florida for over 20 years at my properties and I swear I find something I’ve missed every time I go back to read it and I look at it practically every single day in my job.
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2024-25-07
Check your state renters laws, my old complex tried to pull this. The state of va explicitly says those cleaning and fees are the responsibility of the complex / landlord unless you have a dog / pet that has urinated on the carpet etc. They’re basically trying to get you to foot the bill of them having the carpet cleaned before the next person moves in because it’s a requirement. They want proof so they can use it for themselves.
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2024-25-07
Fucked up for sure. Not sure how places like that get away with it. I would pose the question saying I don’t see that listed in the terms and conditions in the lease could you please help me with where I would find something pertaining to this? Pending on their response you might easily have them by the short hairs. If there is nothing in the lease stating you have to be held to the move out standards that you weren’t given or made aware of at the time of signing I feel like that’s an easy get out of it card at least in court.
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2024-25-07
Well, in that case, I would get those carpets professionally cleaned to get them a bit close to the clean that they were when you moved in. Sure, the carpets might have frayed over the years while you lived there, and that kind of stuff would be covered within normal wear and tear. You yourself said the carpets were brand new which implies the carpets were impeccably clean, and your lease states you have to "return the premises in the condition as when you moved in". Think of it this way, hypothetically your front door was brand new when you moved in. Years later, the door might have a few minor scuffs and scratches, and that's normal wear and tear, but lets say there are several boot marks from using your foot to open or close the door. Anyone with a brain would wipe down the door to remove the dirt and boot marks to make it look as clean as it was when you moved in, minus the minor scuffs and scratches. Dirty is not normal wear and tear...
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2024-25-07
That makes perfect sense! We’ve only been here for 11mo, but we were just confused because we were never told about having to clean it professionally - wasn’t explicit on the lease. Also part of our security deposit is non-refundable and we thought that was already going towards it. So yeah, just confused.
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2024-25-07
Well, I guess it's up to you to decide how much work you want to do to get those carpets cleaned, because at the end of the day, a nice vacuuming doesn't really clean them right? As an alternative, you can MAYBE ask your landlord if you can rent a rug doctor from Home Depot to clean the carpets yourselves and save some money, but it will take you hours and hours depending on how much carpet is in the house. I did the same thing for just my bedroom and it took me all day because I had to go over the carpets about 5 passes because the water wasn't running clear the first few times. My point being, the carpets have to be impeccably clean like when you moved in, and just vacuuming won't cut it. You can: 1. Convince your landlord to let you clean them yourself with a rented Rug Doctor, hope you did a good job and avoid the charge of a professional service. They might inspect them and decide it's not good enough, and you still end up getting charged for a professional clean. 2. Pay to have them professionally cleaned yourself, and this way you can find the best price calling around different companies 3. Let your landlord dictate the service and be charged for whatever it ends up being I think your landlord letting you know you had to get them professionally cleaned was his way of saying that there's no way you can get them clean without having it done professionally, or they don't trust a tenant to do it themselves.
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2024-25-07
Hi! Unfortunately last month, while my boyfriend was being amazing and helping me hang a mirror in my office on our bottom floor room of our rental, he drilled into the sprinkler line (that goes off if there is a fire) it was 1/8” hole, tiny, and the amount of water that was coming out Was insane. I tried to cover it while my boyfriend turned off the water supply outside, but it did nothing. We called our home owners and they didn’t know how to turn off the sprinkler line. 30 minutes later, the fire department came and it took them 7 min to find sprinkler line water source and turn it off. We had 30 minutes of water damage. Our landlords are expecting us to pay anything their insurance doesn’t cover, but I’m feeling very uncomfortable with this. 1. We didn’t realize but in the lease it says we cannot drill holes (so we take full responsibility for that) 2. New home builds in Ca are now required to have plates on sprinkler lines so people can see where they are in the walls (ours didn’t have any metal plates) 3. We called our landlords within a couple minutes and they didn’t know how to turn off the sprinkler line. Isn’t it their responsibility to know this? If so we would have had max 5 minutes of damage. We are trying to decide whether to send them an offer in compromise once we get the grand total, and offer to pay a percentage. What are your thoughts? What are my rights as a tenant in Ca?
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2024-25-07
Hello! I am pretty well versed in all aspects of this. I live in CA, am a renter, but mainly I am an insurance adjuster for homeowners policies. Your landlord needs to file a homeowners claim if they have not already. They will be responsible for paying their deductible, which they may ask you to cover. Do not agree to pay anything out of pocket to the landlord. If you have renters insurance (which I hope you do), you need to file 2 claims. One for the damage to your own personal property and a liability claim for the damage caused to the landlords property due to your actions. You will have a deductible for your claim for your personal property and housing, if needed. For the liability claim, your insurance will investigate and determine if you are legally liable for the damage. My assumption is you would be found liable. The fact that they do not know where the shut off was does not matter. They don’t live in the house. The fact that there are no plates in the ceiling does not matter. What the adjuster will look at is 1. The lease (you weren’t supposed to drill) and 2. Is it reasonable to assume your drilling could cause damage (the answer is yes). There is no deductible for this claim. What will happen is your landlords insurance will send a demand package to your insurance for reimbursement for all the damages and if your insurance finds you liable, they will pay the demand up to your policy limit, given its reasonable and they have provided all the supports. If you do not have renters insurance, expect a bill from the landlords insurance company. I hope this was helpful. Not trying to scare you, but give you the info and be realistic.
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2024-25-07
Sprinkler systems have to be shut off by the fire department and are a high pressure system so it’s not surprising the amount of water.
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2024-25-07
Thank you! 🙏🏻
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2024-26-07
Update: Our renter’s insurance closed the liability claim (for damage to homeowner’s property) and said they will not be providing any coverage whatsoever. Our landlords also informed us that their insurance told them that our renters insurance would not be covering the homeowners insurance deductible ($3,000) either. Our landlords have told us that we will have to pay their deductible out of pocket, and have implied that we will also have to pay for anything not covered by their insurance out of pocket as expected. Do you have any further advice on how we may be justified in not paying for our landlords’ deductible given our insurance won’t pay for it?
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2024-26-07
Correction to original post: the shutoff valve for the sprinkler was right next to the shutoff valve for our main water, but the handle was inadvertently buried underground (it’s in a garden bed and had several layers of soil and mulch over it; it was like that when we moved in). It took the firefighters a while to find the valve because of this, and if the valve wasn’t buried we would have shut it off ourselves within a minute of the incident as it was the first place we checked. Obviously this doesn’t change the fact that there would not have been an incident in the first place had we not drilled a hole, which is against the lease agreement. But we probably would have only had a bit of drywall damage and a wet carpet if the valve was accessible as intended.
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2024-26-07
Sorry, just seeing your message. Did your insurance provide a reason why? They either don’t think you’re liable or it’s not a covered loss. They would have to provide a letter to the claimant (landlord or their insurance) denying the claim. If that is the case, I would advise the landlord and their insurance to deal directly with your insurance. If you agree to pay the deductible or anything else after your insurance has said you are not liable, you are opening a door they can use against you. We purchase property (homeowners OR renters) for 2 reasons. One is to repair/replace our stuff and the other is to protect us (liability) when things happen. If they are saying you are not liable then they need to protect you in the event that the landlord or insurance come after you. They cannot say you are not liable then leave you to deal with it, that’s bad faith. I hope it doesn’t get messy for you! I’m honestly surprised your insurance is just closing the claim, so I’m very interested as to why.
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2024-28-07
Posting in the hopes that there is enough wiggle room to request some sort of assistance from the landlord. Like it says in the title, the washer has started leaking and the landlord isn't helping. Per our rental agreement: "Landlord will not pay to repair unless caused by landlord's negligence: washer, dryer" My first reaction is basically that I'm screwed. But it seems very strange that I could have potentially moved into this unit, had the washer and dryer crap out on me soon after, and then I would find myself having to deal with it. We didn't just move in, but that pretty much IS the situation I find myself in now. Either I repair or replace this washer on my own, not to mention the responsibility of removing it from the unit if I don't repair it. I understand that landlords have some responsibility to act if there is a dangerous situation. Could a leaky washer qualify somehow? Is there any recourse here? Does the landlord's failure to inspect the washer constitute negligence? Can I force him to REPLACE the washer, if not repair? TIA
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2024-25-07
A washer and dryer are typically outside of the minimum habitability appliances. So you’re probably out of luck on forcing the landlord to fix it. Also, if you continue to use the leaky washer, and it causes other damages or mold, you’re probably liable for that too. Have you tried identifying where the leak is? Sometimes it’s as simple as the clamp that holds the hose on to the drain outlet of the washer coming loose and needing to be resituated.
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2024-25-07
1) It's in your lease that the LL is not responsible. So, they are not responsible. 2) You are not required to use the washer - i.e. don't use it and it won't leak. If you want a working washer, I'd move theirs to the side, buy a new working one, and take it with you when you leave.
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2024-25-07
Had a similar issue. Lease stated LL wouldn't repair. I bought my own and requested they come and pick up their unit, which they did before delivery. I also had them make an addendum to the lease that they removed their non-working unit and that I purchased my own unit, make, model, serial number, and that it is my property and will come with me when the lease is finished. Cover your behind. Especially in TX.
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2024-25-07
Good idea, you never know what they'll try
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2024-25-07
Basically, our downstairs neighbor is new and is clearly a heavy smoker. The guy is smoking inside, despite it being a non-smoking building. I have called the landlord and advised him that the neighbor is smoking inside, and the neighbor claims the individual denies smoking inside. I have witnessed smoke coming from the windows, but do not have any photographic proof. My landlord has advised to try and politely discuss the issue with the neighbor. My concerns are that this ends up being confrontational. This guy's smoking is causing my eyes to burn, me to cough, and the smell is permeating my belongings. He has already denied ever smoking inside, which is an outright lie. I'm not sure me going down to talk to him is going to get this guy to stop. What options do I have here? It's absolutely written in the lease that smoking is not permitted inside. There is maybe 1 other tenant in the building who is a smoker, but they have always been courteous and smoked outside. It also doesn't help that whatever this new guy is smoking have got to be the worst cigarettes I've ever smelled, but he's doing it at all hours of the day (even as it's nearly 2am). If you were to talk to him, how would you word things in such a way that you are both cordial, but also make it abundantly clear that the smoke is causing a health hazard. And should I say to my landlord once this tenant smokes inside again after being asked not to?
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2024-25-07
Hello, so I am living paycheck to paycheck currently and of course they are landing on the “off” weeks of every month. I currently am down to my last <$100, and I get paid tomorrow. BUT my entire paycheck will have to go to rent. I have to pay by the “late” day on the 5th, and my following paycheck is on the 9th. I’ve had to pay late past the 5th twice recently. I don’t know what to do, if I pay it late I’ll be able to make this paycheck stretch and it should put me back on track, but I’m scared of consequences of paying late 3 times in 6 months or so. So if I pay it now I’ll have to go 2 weeks with $100 to my name. I’ve been unable to pick up overtime or get a raise this month, I have exhausted all my options of cutting down costs. I’m just looking for solutions or advice on rent this month. Thanks!
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2024-25-07
Talked to the landlord, explain your pay schedule, and negotiate new days when the rents paid
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2024-25-07
Another important thing if you're going to be late don't make it a surprise, let the landlord know by the due date, not the rent is late fee date, that you won't be able to pay till XX day cuz that's when you get your paycheck
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2024-25-07
This depends 100% on the landlord/property manager. They certainly don't have to be flexible -- that's the key. You are asking for a favor -- act like it. You can know a bit about how things will probably go by how they act when you are late. My last place was also "late" on the 5th. They had one of their employees come in at dawns first light on the 5th to get the notices with all the fees and threats on the doors by 6AM. The world on the street -- and I had no reason to doubt it -- was that they could complete an eviction within a matter of a few weeks. If they go to that much work on late payments it certainly indicates that they take this kind of stuff very seriously. Keep that in mind when you asking too. This is not the time for a "the dog ate my paycheck" type of excuse. Good luck.
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2024-25-07
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2024-25-07
No where near enough information. What is the money for? Are you moving out?
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2024-25-07
I am moving out, and the extra $350 are to cover for the costs of me moving in. [edit: in the sense of getting everything ready]
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2024-25-07
What costs? What invoices is he providing?
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2024-25-07
It's implied above that the cost is for repairs, but there's no invoice provided.
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2024-25-07
I'd ask for an invoice and details. Landlords are required to provide them (in most localities) to bill a tenant.
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2024-25-07
Ask for an invoice that clearly shows where this 350 number is coming from. Sounds like they're just trying to see what they can get out of you. If you ask for an invoice and they have nothing they'll probably drop it.
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2024-25-07
These are things the LL had to fix prior to you moving in?
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2024-25-07
update: I've just asked him what specific fees/repairs cost him $350, waiting on a response. Update 2: his response: (1/4)The water situation wasn't great along with the air conditioning (2/4) system in the apartment, the fee also involves the monthly main (3/4)tenance of which the company comes every month to check and make (1/2)It all cost $250 but I also included the $100 which wasn't sent  (2/2)before from the rent
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2024-25-07
As implied, it seems so. I just posted because I wasn't 100% if this was a normal thing for a landlord to request.
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2024-25-07
This is iffy to me. I personally recommend getting an invoice. If a lease was signed and you paid your deposit then the place is already yours. I think it’s a little ridiculous they expect that cost to come out of your pocket. It’s their place, unfortunately it’s part of the gig when renting out a space. The other thing is why didn’t they take it out of the previous tenants deposit if these repairs had to be made. Honestly, it just feels like they are getting you to pay for repairs that they had to make as a landlord and they couldn’t take it out of the deposit of the previous tenant because of the nature of the repair.
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2024-25-07
the $100 is on me at least, as that was something i hadn't sent
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2024-25-07
Unless there is a clause in the lease where repairs are your responsibility I wouldn’t give a LL money to fix the house they own. This doesn’t make much sense to me.
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2024-25-07
would it be a bad idea if i sent him a PDF outlining all tenant and landlord responsibilities in NC? or is that the nuclear option
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2024-25-07
Definitely the nuclear option. Be as polite and reasonable at the beginning. If the LL doesn’t back down then show him that. Kindness gets u more than going for the throat right away
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2024-25-07
hahah guess what i did 😅😅😅😅 \[FUCK\]. i did state that i would be pay the $100 dollars i owe and did apologize if this inconveniences him
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2024-25-07
final update: 1.) No this isn't normal and probably not legal. 2.) Unfortunately that means fuckall because I can't splurge on a lawyer, the low income ones will take too long to respond, and I'm just not in a position to be picky about the apartments I live in. 3.) I was able to talk this down to $300 at least.
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2024-25-07
There is no world in which you owe your landlord money for repairs from before you were a tenant.
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2024-25-07
That’s the usual of it. They keep doing this kind of thing because they’ve been able to get away with it because most of the people they’re dealing with aren’t in a position to fight them at all. I’d take this as a big red flag and be careful moving forward, make sure things are documented repair/maintenance wise, etc.
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2024-25-07
I'm not quite following your story. If you are moving out and this guy isn't your landlord anymore, why do you feel the need to pay this. You can simply move out, day "I'll pay the $100 per lease" and if he feels like he deserves more tell him we'll see what a judge says.
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2024-25-07
I'm moving in, not out. MB if I said otherwise. And as stated, I don't have the resources to take him to court.
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2024-25-07
To cover moving in, when? Are you moving out of a unit or into a unit? No this is not normal. $350 and after this you’ll not be required to make any more payments throughout your stay? No. This reads as a rental scam.
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2024-26-07
From the LL or manager. Sounds very odd.
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2024-26-07
Your future landlord wants money from you in order to get the apartment you're moving INTO ready for occupancy? Do I have that right? If that's the case, it sure seems strange to me.
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2024-26-07
Tldr; partner’s engine blew, has put us behind on rent. We have 30 days to pay for the month (late fee included) and we planned to do this tomorrow on the 26th, so technically we should be solid since rent is supposed to be due on the first. But our property managers have started asking for next months rent a week in advance (so the 25th instead of the 1st of the month) and it updates in the resident portal on the 25th and they claim they will not accept only the payment of last month owed, but that they need the balance due for the upcoming month as well. They will not accept payment for the last month only, they claim it HAS to be for both this passed month and the upcoming one even though it’s not the first yet. Do I have any rights or should I start packing?
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2024-25-07
They can claim, demand or ask anything they like. The only thing that matters is what is in your lease. Simply copy and paste the clause from your lease "rent is due on the first day of the month" into a letter or email and tell them this is what you will abide by. They can pound sand for anything else.
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2024-25-07
They are worried that you will be late again next month. They gave you 30 days grace period with late fee, but they didn't have to. They could serve you with a notice to quit today. If you can pay this month's rent, along with the late fee, you should, even if they said that they would not accept it. If they then refuse to accept it, block payment, get ready to move (unless you can pay the next month's rent early). Probably best to borrow it from someone and pay it early, just to get out of this situation, and then it will go back to due on the first of the month. For future reference, the first bill you pay is your rent. It doesn't matter what else happened. You wait on the car repair, you put it on a credit card, whatever, but you don't make the landlord your lender. It always ends badly, with an eviction, which is about the worst thing that a renter can have happen to them, since they will have a terribly difficult time ever finding another place to rent.
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2024-25-07
I'm definitely not a lawyer and I don't know North Carolina laws but if there's only a five-day difference I would just pay it all at once late again. If they accept it they can't evict you. It also looks like this might be your only option. So without knowing everything I would just pay the two months rent at one time and I would also add one more late fee and pay on the 1st and then the next month I would have it paid by the 25th. I don't think it's legal though unless your lease says you need to pay by the 25th. Either way they're not going to like it and there's a chance they might not renew you so I probably would start looking depending on how much longer I had on my lease.
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2024-25-07
While I would agree with you if they were caught up on rent, they are already behind. So they want what is already owed and late, plus the month that will be due on the first. I think OP is seeing a bill and relaying that they are asking for rent early, which is also not necessarily the case. For OP, are they knocking on everyone’s door telling them to pay a week early, or is it an automated system sending you an alert? Recieving a bill early, doesn’t mean it’s due that day
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2024-25-07
Objective: Is this legal and what actions can I take? Upon move in I received a 2 weeks free credit. The second month I referred a friend and received another credit toward my rent. Once I started paying I realized the rent was low because they did not take one of the specials off. Immediately, I notified the office and did again on 2 occasions and they just said “that’s the special” and I never really thought much of it until I noticed this charge yesterday.
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2024-25-07
You’ll have to see if this is addressed in states tenants rights and personally I advise speaking to a tenants rights attorney or advocate, my apartment did something similar and they did NOT retroactive charge me they just updated for the following month since it was their error (they didn’t update the portal with new amount when my lease renewed). If they posted it wrong but your lease is correct, this *may* be legal.
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2024-25-07
You’ll likely owe that money
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2024-25-07
I'm definitely not a liar but in a lot of cases even though it's their error you're still going to owe that money. The only thing I can think that might save you is if those were text or email conversations when you were letting them know that your rent was not the correct amount. If you can prove they actually responded that nope that's the special then I would think you're all good. I also think that they're not just going to roll over either. They're probably going to threaten you and I guess they could try to evict you. But once again if you have this evidence and they do try to evict you and take you to court it may save you but I would definitely look in to what kind of protections you have in your area before I let it go that far. Edit: I'll leave it so y'all can laugh at me but I meant lawyer not liar. Lmao!
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