Comments for Renters Rights: Taking on your landlord

Comment on Contents by eddie

eddie — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:35:48 +0000

i have been having trouble with my girlfriends apartment manager she has been leaving rude notes on my car just picking at me about where i park an how much i stay there i can understand the parking but she continues to harasse me about getting on the lease an filling out a application i could understand it if i was living there i dont pay the bills i dont have any of my property there other than my car when i park there .i have already explained to her our situation as a couple is complicated .an neither of us want me on the lease an i dont think the co-signer would like it either .i do stay there often maybe 2 in a half days a week at the most 3 usually consecutively an randomly spread out .she happens to notice an acts uncompromisable because she lives across the hall.I want to know how long is a guest aloud to stay before a landlord or manager can force eviction with a claim that someone is living there ?

Comment on Contents by Marci Davis

Marci Davis — Thu, 13 May 2010 23:53:29 +0000

There was a gas leak at the apt. complex where I live. The gas co. was out for 3 days, digging in the front lawn by the street. Then Sat. and Sun. came along, and of course nobody was working on it. Monday a plumbing co. came and finally we had hot water by evening. My question is for 6 days we had only ice cold water. That meant for showers, washing dishes etc.. Since the dryers are run on gas we didn’t have use of the laundry room either. They provided 1 apt. (that was being renovated) in a building across the complex, to shower in if you wanted to lug your shampoo, towels and clothes over there with you. This was supposed to accomodate about 100 people. You could use other buildings laundry rooms, again if you wanted to take everything with you. This particular week we had 30 to 40 degree weather along with high winds, thunderstorms and plenty of cold rain. They had also turned the heat off 2 wks. earlier because it was the beginning of May, “so we should open our windows and enjoy the nice weather”. This is Ohio, 2 nights ago we had hail and a frost warning! My point is we all suffered through, but since we are paying rent for shelter, heat and hot water…do we have to pay for those 6 days?
RESPONSE: If the conditions were so bad that it forced you to move out then you would have a pretty good argument for getting reimbursed for hotel expenses, etc.

Comment on Contents by Bill

Bill — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:57:56 +0000

Is there any process in Ohio that lets one break a lease early, if need be? I am a good renter, but I am also thinking of buying a home, and I want to know how I might be able to get out of a lease if I need to. Is there any way to do so?
RESPONSE: go to ohiolandlordtenant.com/break.html for more information on breaking your lease.

Comment on Chapter 12 by yvonne alexander

yvonne alexander — Mon, 03 May 2010 00:40:42 +0000

dewitt mcdonald is a slum lord. he entered our home before we moved out and took alot of my things. we payed month to month, no lease . it was bug infested my children stayed sick . we layed tile in the kitchen and bathroom. there was black mold everywhere. and doerzbach street is nothing but drugs and he lied about that.

Comment on Chapter 14 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?

Comment on Search by Straightshooter629

Straightshooter629 — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:04:24 +0000

Can a managment company compell residents to remove grills from the patios in the complex? We have alwasy been permited to have grills and I have been living in the complex for 6 years. Now suddenly grills are not allowed. Can they do this?

Comment on Search by Straightshooter629

Straightshooter629 — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:01:41 +0000

I have been living in the same complex for 6 years and we have always been allowed to have grills on our patios. A new managment company has taken over and forced everyone to remove grills from the patios. That was one of the original attractions to the complex. Is this allowed by the managment company?

Comment on Chapter 14 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

Comment on Chapter 5 by So Aggravated

So Aggravated — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:25:37 +0000

I moved into my apartment 2 weeks ago. I have 14 month old twin girls. One night they were fighting sleep and crying. The owner called me and asked me what was going on, I said nothing, he said I have had 3 calls on you that you and your boyfriend is fighting, the babies are screaming, one guy has to be at work at 2am, if this keeps up we will have to do something. This was at 9:45 pm

Next, I had to call the police to make a report on a unrelated issue. The owner comes over, I had a call the police were here.

Tonight, my mother calls me, my babies arent crying, the tv is off, I am just talking on the phone in a normal conversational tone, and the neighbor either next door to me, or above me, starts banging telling me to shut up. It wasn’t even 9 pm! Come on people. I called the landlord, of course, he wont answer my call. I left him a message that this was getting ridiculous, I cant even talk on the phone in my apartment, not yelling, just talking. Plus, my kitchen light only works every other day, there is no way to turn the baseboard heater off in the bedroom, the only thing covering the water heater is a mini blind. The bathroom door knob was broken and I had to take it off, or get locked in the bathroom. The front door has a panel missing, and it is just insulation, the pink foam kind, on the inside. Shall I go on? What can I do? I moved into this apartment cause I didnt have to have a credit check. I cant pass one my credit is shot from a divorce. Please help!

Comment on Contents by eadenb

eadenb — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:58:58 +0000

i pay $500 in rent (no utilities) when we first moved in it was $400 in the last 5yrs he has raised our rent $100 cause we asked him to fix things…he absolutly refuses to put any money in the apartment all he wants to do is raise our rent…we received a letter today 1-12-10 that he was lowering our rent to $375+ultities starting on Feb.1st thats less than a month away…on Feb. 1st he is taking the utilities out of his name..can he turn the utilitites off in the middle of winter with a child in the home??
RESPONSE: If you are on a month to month agreement, then the landlord can change the terms of that agreement by giving you 30 days written notice of the change. However, if you are under a written lease agreement, the landlord cannot unilaterally change the terms of that agreement while it is in effect.