Comments for Renters Rights: Taking on your landlord

Comment on Chapter 14 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?

Comment on Chapter 5 by Dont know what to do

Dont know what to do — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:50:25 +0000

I have lived at my apartment for 4 years and 3 months. My landlord is evicting me not because I dont pay rent but because she has moved in her relatives and wants my aparment to give to them. That is ok with me I need time to find a place but there is another problem she has put locks on the laundry room doors. Sense I have lived there I have been able to use the washer and dryer. I have never signed a lease it was a verbal agreement on how much I pay and what I could use. I have never been late. Me and my family has cut the grass done lots of landscaping to make the yard beautiful and we never asked to get a brake from the rent or get paid. We have painted and done alot around the house out of the kindness of our hearts we never asked to get paid or ask to take money off the rent payment. I have to take my laundry to a laundry mate now and this is an inconvience to me and I feel that this is not fair. Do I have any rights?

Comment on Contents by Meghan

Meghan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:41:21 +0000

This has been a great resource however I am having a hard time finding out if I have the right to see my electric meter. My building has them in a storage room that is kept locked and the electric company has “estimated” my current bill as $60 more that what I usually pay. They are willing to adjust the bill, if I can look at the meter and the management company will not let me into the storage room. What should I do? I find it ridiculous that I am not permitted to see the meter for which I pay!

Comment on Contents by ohiorentersrights

ohiorentersrights — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:07:21 +0000

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Comment on Chapter 14 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.

Comment on Search by ohiorentersrights

ohiorentersrights — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:05:48 +0000

I would look here for answers to your question on getting your landlord to make repairs:

http://ohiorentersrights.com/chapter-1-5/chapter-5/

Also, a landlord can raise the rent and generally improvements are not a prerequisite to raising the rent.

Comment on Chapter 3F by ohiorentersrights

ohiorentersrights — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:03:15 +0000

Hopefully you took pictures or a video of how you left the apartment. That is always a good place to start from when defending against such charges. If not, perhaps you have witnesses as to how you left the apartment. Did you fill out a move-in/move-out checklist? Do you have receipts for a cleaning service? These are all good places to start from.

Comment on Contents by ohiorentersrights

ohiorentersrights — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:00:08 +0000

you can reach me at andy at ruzicholaw.com or

eewillison at earthlink.net

thanks

Comment on Chapter 3F by Rosemary J Oswalt

Rosemary J Oswalt — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:30:57 +0000

I vacated my apartment in Mt. Vernon, Ohio on April 30, 2009 after a 30 day notice. My scheduled walk-thru was 12-noon to 3 pm that day. At 9 am 4/30 I requested until 12-midnight to exit apt. due to an injury and reschedule walk-thru for May 1. The mgr. refused the extended time. The Mgr. did not come to my apt. during the 12-3 scheduled time. At 3:30 pm I again asked for an extension until midnight. Mgr. refused and took my keys. She is now demanding $1400 in clean-up and damages. She will have to take me to small claims court. I am on SS disability and have no assets. Her $$ claim is exhorbitant and unreasonable. Her past practice (and owner’s) is to allow a small # of extra hours for removal and cleaning. How can I defend?

Comment on Search by cowboyway420

cowboyway420 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:32:46 +0000

I have rented a farm for almost 10 years now. My landlord wants to increase my rent but has done no improvements or repaires for that matter on the barn. He did supply gravel this year for the drive. Maintenance on the house is non exsistant unless I do it and repairs are made if I call. I was told my rent couldn’t be increased unless improvements were made. Many improvements on the farm have been made but all were done by me with my equipment and my dime. Just wonderin what the law says about this if anything. I would appreciate any and all comments.