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I moved here with a roommate back in July, we paid everything correctly and before move-in. About a month in we’re told someone put in our deposit incorrectly and it went to our utilities for three months so we had to pay again. (It was all separate money orders so im not sure how that happened). Now, were told they didn’t think they needed to cash the check at a bank and their scanner didn’t read the numbers or something? Now they’re having an audit and we need to pay again as the cashier check expired and funds were returned (im not sure when this was but my bank confirms it was put back in ..read more

Sorry Im not sure what is legal here. We are planning to buy a new home which is in nearby to our current school district but a different school district. We will rent out our old home. Are we allowed to use the old school district as we still own the home and pay property taxes ? Is it something legal and do people do that ? We live in WA state. submitted by /u/Insecure_Bastard07 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

At first he was the perfect tenant: banking job, spent most of the day at work, no pets, no kids, and he quickly signed a 1 year contract. This was 8 months ago, everything good. Like 4 months ago he asks me if he can install some furniture in the home. I ask what it is, he says a table and some bed he likes. I say sure go ahead. One day, shortly after, my neighbor texts me telling me that he keeps seeing 4 random guys go into my unit at around 11:30pm and stay overnight and that this was the 5th time he's seen it happen. A little weird since it's a studio with one bed, but I'm not worried. I ..read more

Hello. I live in MA. So I moved into my apartment and gave my landlord first, last, and security. Upon 2 weeks of living there i noticed my fire alarm wasn’t even installed and there were roaches. The landlord “sent” his contractor but he never showed. I sent the landlord a list of things I noticed (holes in the walls, fridge physically missing handle, roaches , chips in bathtub) with pictures and he told me if i wanted to break my lease i could. So I did. I have moved out and was wondering if i qualify for prorated rent . The lease was for a year but I didn’t even make it for a month with al ..read more

I moved into my place on March 10th and right before I did my landlord painted my bedroom. It’s been about 6 weeks since I moved in and everyday I come home it smells very strongly of paint. When I come home I keep my front door and my one window open so it can air out. I’m worried that the VOC concentration is off gassing and ruining the air quality in my place. I don’t want to bring guests over because it smells like an industrial construction site. I don’t know if there is testing I can do or anything I can even ask for to resolve the issue. submitted by /u/YakShamash_ [visit reddit] [com ..read more

Alex and Bob are both my tenants. Alex and Bob live next door to each other, with Alex on a small multifamily property and Bob in a single-family house. Alex complained to me that Bob makes a lot of noise late at night, intentionally, to bother Alex. Both properties are on small lots in suburban LA County. No other occupants of the multifamily property have reported late-night noise, though I have not explicitly asked them. My thinking is to suggest to Alex that he record the noise on video and take it to the police, showing the screen of a second device that measures and displays the decibel ..read more

Are landlords supposed to be aware of any bite waivers with tenants who are wanting to rent? Backstory: my sister got bit in the face by a pitbull/chow dog and is now dealing with facial numbness and infection. This dog has multiple bites on history and was adopted out of the shelter with a signed bite waiver by the adoptees. Are landlords supposed to be aware of dogs with waivers/history of aggression? My sister called the complex landlord and explained the situation. We are just curious if legally the landlord was supposed to be aware of a very aggressive dog before the renters adopted it a ..read more

Looking for advice on what I should do with my property border. The neighborhood is gentrifying, but those who have moved in next door have allowed their children and teenagers to rip up the bricks original to my historic property, to throw trash onto my side, and other things. Long story short, I'm tired of finding glass all over. I've installed cameras, I've contacted local authorities. They now yell obscenities at me every time I come and go from my property (owner occupied). Unfortunately, local laws do not allow me to put in a fence. There are fast growing trees that the original owner p ..read more

I currently rent and don't own property, but am interested in buying. Originally, I was looking at buying a condo in Chicago and renting out a second room to help cover the mortgage. When talking to a mortgage broker, he mentioned the idea that I could buy a multi-unit building, live in one of them, and rent out the other units. This is a very appealing idea for multiple reasons to me, but also is something I don't know anything about, so would make me a little nervous. When looking at multi units, I'm looking at buildings from ~$1.35M to ~$5M. When thinking about buying something like this ..read more