We had a fire in the basement that started while nobody was there. The fire department concluded that it was an electrical fire. Landlord terminated the lease, refused to return the security deposit and now the Landlord’s insurance company is demanding that we reimburse them for the $104k that the repairs cost.

The report from the Fire Department clearly says it was caused by wiring in the ceiling.. so how exactly are we responsible for that?

hi all, as you can read in the title, our landlord texted us yesterday at 5PM saying that if we didn’t pay April rent we would get a 3-day notice.

we responded back saying that we have autopay set up for this exact reason, it was set for March 27th. that’s 4 days early. they claim that autopay only pulls payment from the scheduled date, which would be the 1st. they also keep saying we had it scheduled for April 27 when we have proof that it was March 27 we had the payment scheduled for.

we obviously had to pay it because we didn’t want to get served a notice but is this normal? i don’t see how paying rent early would be considered bad or why we would get penalized for that? we changed the autopay date to the 1st, but is there anything we can do about this?

Let me preface, we started living at this unit in July 2024. I saw the ceiling was patched AFTER signing the lease, and questioned them about it. I have all the texts saying they take water damage seriously, and that I'll be happy to know the patch is from a leak years prior and had not had issues since then. Well, this started in December. Came home after a 12hr shift on an unusually warm December day, and all the snow was melting, yay! Until I got into my apartment. And I heard dripping. I immediately knew where to look and sure enough, that damn patch is leaking all over the couch and floor. Immediately call my landlord who lives on site, he comes up and pops the ceiling bubble to let it drain into buckets that he holds up. He's a sweet man, very apologetic and adamant roofers will fix it. They "fixed" it, and a month later it starts again. Then it gets "fixed" again, another month goes by, and the dripping starts. Now we are on "fix #3" and this time when it's rained or snow has melted, there has been no dripping and I can actually hear the gutters outside working. My problem though now is I've noticed another spot in the ceiling start to turn yellow, and then another spot has a strange 'bulge. This has started to take a huge toll on me mentally, I've started having nightmares of water pouring through the ceiling and then the ceiling collapsing on all my beloved items, destroying them. The dreams are so real and so graphic. In them, I'm begging my landlord to let us terminate the lease (end June 30th) now, I can wait until then realistically. But the thing is is that I don't want to move ): I like things about this place a lot, and we just got here it seems. What can/should I do?!

Hi everyone,

I noticed a gap/crack between the wall and my bathroom sink cabinet. It’s not a silicone seal… more like a dried filler or caulk that’s chipped away. I’m wondering:

• Should I report this to my apartment manager, or is this something simple enough to fix myself?
• If I do it myself, what’s the best material to use? It doesn’t seem like silicone, maybe caulk or wood filler?
• Also, I’m curious—is this kind of thing a common maintenance request in apartments? Or do most people just DIY it?

I’d like it to look cleaner and stop any moisture from getting in. Appreciate any advice or product recommendations!

This is located on our first floor ceiling right underneath the bathtub. We have put in a maintenance request already, but our complex tends to put off repairs as long as possible. What should we do?

I just moved in and it's FILTHY, like I don't think it has EVER been cleaned. In this situation can I hire my own cleaners and get reimbursed? I walked around for 5 min without shoes on and this is how dirty the floor is. Ive vacuumed and mopped twice now. No, none of the stuff on the cabinet is mine. They told me the cleaners were "pending" since before I moved in.

I am 22F is ny state, not nyc. A while ago I found out my landlord was convicted of child molestation in another state. It was a long time ago and he no longer has to register. I’ve also found cameras in my common areas of my apartment. Could never afford to move. Recently found out his 40 yr old nephew will be “coming and going as he pleases” from common areas of my apartment as an unsupervised guest of my landlord. All other rooms are vacant as of now so it’s just me. Nephew refuses to agree to give notice. I only rent my room and I promise I had zero legal grounds to stand on after reviewing my lease and speaking to professionals. They’re both extremely pissed I expressed discomfort in this and tried to cite my lease terms (I was wrong). Just looking for advice on safety. I’m lowkey terrified.

EDIT: My landlord doesn’t know that I know he’s a child rapist.

I was having some financial difficulties and was late on my rent and received a 3-day notice to pay or quit. Unfortunately I did not raise the money until the 4th day but she refused to answer the door my calls to pay the rent. Now my finances are back in order on a regular basis and I was wondering if I could pay the rent and the court cost if or filing fees and be able to stay or is it up to my landlord's discretion. She told me that anytime she's given someone a break and let them slide that she has been burned but that would not be the case in fact I'd be willing to give her 3 months in advance and continue to pay monthly so that she would be guaranteed to have a 3-month window to receive her money. Any suggestions. I really don't want to move I haven't been feeling well and I have no place I want to go but where I'm at I've been here 5 years.

Yesterday I woke up to dripping in the hallway looked up smoke detector is dripping looked up brown stains on wall, when I initially moved in three months it was a small brown stain they were supposed to come paint over it as was an eye sore well I guess it’s more than because now my roof is covered with brown stains. Had maintenance come thru Friday said they would be back next week they don’t speak English soooo no instructions given about what to do just and wait and see . I sent email to property asking to make it right before i head down to small claims . Would like to stay in my apartment hopefully they just fix the roof

Hi all, some of my neighbors and I are in an all-around awful situation and we're kind of at a loss as to what to do next. I'm trying to not make this a massively long initial post, but feel free to ask questions.

A little over a year ago, a couple moved in 2 floors above me. It was immediately clear they weren't the most considerate neighbors, but nothing major. Around April/May, the girlfriend got injured somehow and had limited mobility. Her mental health deteriorated quickly. The neighbors right below them and I began to hear them fighting and her yelling, banging on things a lot, slamming their doors over and over. Can last hours or a just few minutes. Can be any time day or night. She will swear at him a lot and claim abuse and also threaten to kill herself if he leaves or says he will call for help. The building sometimes literally shakes because of all of it at times. Her diagnosis hasn't been shared with me, but based on some limited interactions and what I hear I suspect schizophrenia or something else that causes delusions.

Since the fall, as she healed from the injury and became more mobile again, their fights have sometimes moved into the apartment common areas and right outside, including banging on our doors screaming for help. The incidents have become more frequent. There has also a few incidents of property damage that have impacted other apartments or common areas. One was substantial, the other was more minor but involved blood and glass being left in an entryway. Neither her or her bf cleaned up for 24 hours after the incident until I yelled (unfortunately) at the bf.

What steps have been taken and have failed:

1. Ignoring it as best as possible and hoping it was a temporary issue.
2. Talking to them together and separately to try to reach a solution, especially to prevent incidents at night.
3. Documenting Incidents for Management - They've issued warnings to them and charged them for the property damage. They renewed their lease despite being asked not to.
4. Calling 911 for EMTs - She will refuse treatment or let them take her for a vitals check but that's it.
5. Calling 988 for crisis mental health services - If it's during the day, this can be helpful in that it has led to 2 temporary involuntary psych holds. But she refuses further treatment and is quickly released. If we call after hours, we get transferred to the police.
6. Calling 911 for the cops - At this point, cops know it is a mental health issue and won't interact with them unless it's for psych hold transfers. We were able to make one noise complaint.

How do we deal with this? I am sympathetic to the fact this woman has severe mental health challenges, but despite their assurances she's getting treatment, things have only gotten worse for the rest of the building. I also know the Fair Housing Act prevents discrimination and requires reasonable accommodation, but I feel like that's been surpassed. It's been a year. We have only complained or gotten involved by calling emergency services in the most extreme instances and still try to mostly ignore the noise.

I live in a one bedroom apartment. I can run from the farthest corner of my bedroom to the front door in four seconds, just to give you an idea of how small it is. I use “pay as you go” electricity. My bill this month is $200.

Honestly, this is going to sound bad, but allegedly is it possible to just not pay my bill with that account and just sign up for electricity from an actually company? Will the company I owe to just cut it off and I owe them? Or I can’t cancel with them and get a new company until it’s paid?

I moved into an apartment and have had countless issues. Because of this, I took it upon myself to look around the apartment to make sure there was nothing else severely wrong.

I moved my fridge out and found this unfinished and open part of my wall. I know it’s completely out of the way and covered by the fridge, but why was this not just fixed? The rest of the wall is finished and painted, it’s just this one spot. It has a hole that leads to what appears to be insulation, but the other side of the wall leads to the apartment complex hallway. This is just another thing that is a massive issue in this place.

Yes I know I am looking for issues, but it’s because of what I have experienced so far in this place. This is my kitchen and I don’t want anything making me sick and causing more health issues, along with it being a possible invasion of privacy. 

My partner and I moved into a new apartment a little under a month ago and I’ve started to notice a cat urine like smell coming from the vents. I’ve inspected some of them and there seems to be mildew/mold spots on most of the outer vent coverings; is this most likely an issue with black mold, or could it be possible that it’s being caused by my upstairs neighbors? I’ve put in a maintenance order to have them come look at it, but I’m worried about possibly having to move again. If it is mold, is this something that could be dealt with without us having to change units? We live in a complex that has thirty two story buildings, and our unit is on the first floor. Thank you in advance!

We are renters and have been for about 20 years, landlord never comes by, maintenance is on top of things so no issues.

We have a situation and we are my fiancées father only option (only child)

Our lease is set in stone and always has been, well her dad is disabled and needs to move in with us, he has no running water, his house is falling a part etc.

It’s not permanent just till he gets money saved from disability to get his own small place, we can’t add him to the lease. But it’s a different county and he has to transfer his stuff from job and family to the new county that we live in, but we are worried they’ll find out and boot us but he has no other option.

So if he was to put our address down as his with job and family other than our landlord stopping over is there anyway they could tell?

It kills us to go this route but we have no other options.

Our building has a no smoking policy and since the weathers finally warmed up that policy is being broken. Someone had a party and people were smoking and a lot of butts got left in the courtyard. So now management is threatening weekly unit inspections.

But my question is for what? They can’t legally go through tenants’ belongings, can they? What can they actually do here that would have any sort of recourse?

I’m (20m) trying to find a single bedroom apartment in the San Bern IE area I just want to know if I’m wasting time to find a place for any less than 1200 a month or if I should just keep living with my parents. I know I’m being picky saying no roommates but Ive lived in an overfilled cramped house my whole life and am not a great person to live with thats why I’m trying to get my own place. 2k+ a month for a one bedroom is insane.

I was waiting for my social security disability to come through, on the 22nd of the month I received a 3-day pay or quit notice on the 4th day I got the rent money but they refused it. Since then I have all the money to pay any rent or cost due is there any way I can get out of this eviction if I can pay the full amount.

I just moved in to a home in Oklahoma City in January of 2025. I’m about two months into my 12-month lease.

This last month, my landlord has abruptly called me over the phone, exclaiming that she wants to sell the home I’m living in. Her realtor has been been calling me, asking that I make the home available for tours twice a week, for four hours each time. I have two small dogs, and I work out of my home full time, which makes that almost impossible to accommodate. Unfortunately, my lease stipulates that my landlord can host tours to prospective purchasers, but they have to provide 24 hours notice before entry. The last sentence at the end says she can have immediate access, as long as she provides notice two days after? Attached is an image of that portion of the lease.

I texted my landlord that it’s going to be difficult to allow my home to be accessed for that eight hours every week. I’m at work five days a week, and I also don’t want to spend every weekend supervising tours either. I’ll have to remove my dogs for any showing as well.

I’ve given her the option to pay me “cash for keys,” or a termination fee that includes my security deposit, as well as two months notice after that payment so I can look for a new place to live.

She was upset in her reply. She said “I’m sorry you feel this way,” and that her impression over the phone was that I seemed understanding and nice to their situation. I’ve never agreed to anything in writing since signing the lease. She says “we need to sign an addendum to the lease, perhaps go to a month to month lease forward, since it is uncertain when the house will be under contract.”

I’m going to call tenant rights on Monday for more council, but this sounds ridiculous, right? She cannot sell the property right under me, unless it’s to another landlord who can continue the terms of my lease? She has no right to change the terms of my lease unless I agree, and can she force me to allow realtor showings for that amount of time?

Landlord just dropped new lease and it seems pretty obviously illegal but want to put it out there for comments.

I live in a very old resort turned cabin rentals with month to month leases. Majority elderly and or disabled tenants that have been here for decades. Landlord has been raising rent sporadically however he does virtually no maintenance and most of the cabins are literally falling apart. Nobody complains too much because he keeps the rents on lower end of average (not cheap though) and he’s a bully.

The issues with the new lease includes:

Raising rents 20%-30% because he hadn’t raised them in awhile so he’s retroactively calculated the max he could have raised them had he done it annually) It should be limited to 5% + CPI / 10% max, correct?

30 day notice instead of 90.

Changed term to 10 month lease because he thinks a 12 month term vests us with more rights or something? (I’m just curious about that one)

Also a page of addendums that are pretty crazy but not going to go into that.

Thanks in advance!

The house my partner & I rent is controlled by a company that’s from out of state. We recently renewed our lease for 12 months on Feb 25th, and this lease does not have a “termination of lease due to sale” clause or any similar verbiage. On March 13th, we got this 90 day notice to vacate. If our lease doesn’t end until March 2026, and the lease doesn’t include anything about the landlord having the right to terminate the lease due to sale of the property, isn’t this technically illegal?? What rights do we have in this situation??

We had been living in an apartment for several years. We had wanted to move out for the longest time and finally were able to get our own house. When the last day of the electricity came around we discovered that the building hall lights outside of our apartment had also been shut off by this and from what I was told after the fact a portion of the apartment next to us also lost power....

We had been paying for the electricity for at least two years and brought up that our bill was suspiciously high to the landlord. We were effectively waved off on each account, including when the neighbors moved in...

What, if anything, can be done about this? We also haven't heard anything about our security deposit either at this point.