Comments on: Chapter 14

By: CowboyUp

CowboyUp — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:50:21 +0000

I am staying on my security deposit for my last month as a renter does my landlord have the right to say i have to be out 3 days before the end of the month so he can clean the place to rent it by the 1st

A. Your lease should tell you when the last day of your tenancy occurs. Your landlord has to honor that.

By: Kandi

Kandi — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:19:26 +0000

I have lived in this apartment for three and a half years and my landlord has been in here once . He has promised me carpet in my living room for four months . The one time he was in here was to show him that it is so wore out that I cant even shampoo it again or its going to fall apart . My dishwasher hasnt worked since Ive lived here and is now an empty space where I now have my garbage can . He called and asked if I had the rent and I said yes that he would get it when I got my carpet . I awoke the next day to a printed out five day notice off his computer . He put down grounds of eviction non payment of rents He owes me five dollars . How is this possible ? He refused to accept my rent . Help me !

A. You cannot withhold your rent in order to get repairs. You must provide the landlord with written notice of the problem. If after doing so, the landlord fails to fix the problem within a reasonable amount of time or 30 days, whichever comes first, you can escrow your rent with the county municipal court.

By: rrob

rrob — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:40:53 +0000

I recieved a three day notice in March, I informed the office I would have the rent before the end of the month, I recieved a verbal OK, I submitted payment on the 30th day of the month and the landlord refused to accept my rent, I recieved an eviction noitice filed in the court on April 1again I attempted to pay the March and April rent my landlord refused payment. Is there anything I can do to forestall the eviction?

By: danandlauraturner

danandlauraturner — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:26:56 +0000

We rent a house. Feb. rent was sent Money Order vis USPS … it was lost in the mail. As soon as landlord told us we took CASH to him within the hour. Now March rent was sent the same way (high in sight 20/20) it too got lost… instead of just letting us know he dropped off a 3 day notice to vacate. My husband talked to him as landlord was walking back to his car… I have the CASH I can run up to you within the hour… landlord said, ” I dont care if you have $10,000 dollars I want you out…” We have 2 young girls and I was shocked! We love living here… what are our rights… Oh, we was asked him today… 3 days later if we can have our Money order back… he said he would “hand deliver” it to us if we leave by the 3rd day (tomorrow). We replied (cause this was via text messaging) we were not planning to be out. He never texted back. SO by that… he is admitting that he DID now receive March’s rent. Does that count as accepting rent for March then? I did check it has NOT been cashed yet. Dan and Laura

By: heidi

heidi — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:22:38 +0000

I just received a notice of a violation of lease on my door saying that I don’t clean up my pet waste. Other than the irritation that i do clean up the pet waste, the note was dated at a time that i wasn’t even at my house for days (including my dog). Is there anything i can do to “challenge” them because I know they are in the wrong and don’t want to get evicted for something i didn’t do.

By: nikki

nikki — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:42:03 +0000

i would like to know if your rent is due by the fifth of the month and you have to mail it.By law is your rent consider late if your check or money order is dated before the fifth of the month.The envelope is stamp with the 1st -5th on it is it late.Being that we have no controll over the mail carriers.

By: cwhop

cwhop — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:37:47 +0000

My landlord did not provide a 30 days notice before posting a notice to vacate. It is based upon affecting health and safety. I received the notice on 8/25/09. I cleaned up my apartment on 8/26/09. Let the manager look at my apartment on 8/27/09. He took pictures and advised me I still needed to clean out the refrigerator and the bathroom. Then I found out he came into my apartment on 8/28/09 without my knowledge. Did they break 2 procedural issues? 1st-No 30 day notice 2nd*entering my apartment without prior 24 hour notification?

By: ohiorentersrights

ohiorentersrights — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:06:58 +0000

Contact your landlord and see if you can still pay with a late fee. Generally, if you haven’t been late on rent in the past, landlords will cut you some slack.

By: jerry

jerry — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:16:04 +0000

i am renting but i am late was to pay by the 3rd this month what can i do?