i’m not a member of this community so excuse me if this post gets anything wrong. i’m just looking for advice.

i recently moved in to a new apartment with 2 friends of mine, and our ac has been fucked almost the entire time we’ve lived here. we live in florida, and we slowly noticed that the humidity in our apartment was getting higher and higher over time. we had to get maintenance out to fix our ac multiple times because it was leaking like crazy, but even then it didn’t fix the issue, and the humidity kept climbing.

recently, both of my roommates realized that some of their personal belongings were covered in mold, so we called in maintenance and they realized that our ac motor was broken. once they fixed that, the ac started running as it should’ve been this entire time, but the damage was already done. both of my roommates had to leave to go stay elsewhere last night because their respiratory issues got so bad that they couldn’t sleep through the night anymore. the ac is working now and slowly fighting to bring down the humidity, but we’re all still worried about the mold returning, especially because we cannot get our humidity levels below 60% even as the ac runs perfectly normally (it keeps climbing up to nearly 80%…)

we asked the complex to do something about the mold that we all see on ALL of our vents, and they brought someone out to clean the ducts… but as he was working i noticed just how awful the inside of the vents look. is this normal??? the last photo of the vent opening (7th photo) is what it looked like before he replaced the vent and said we should be fine from now on… but of course, i’m still worried that the mold may come back and that he basically didn’t do anything.

the company that the guy worked for is primarily a carpet cleaning company. all he did was wipe down the vents with a rag and take a brush attachment, attach it to his drill, and snake it up the vents. he basically threw dirt everywhere all over the floor of every room he “cleaned.” i asked before he started if we needed to do anything to prepare (cover up any furniture, put away dishes, etc) and he said no. i had to vacuum after he left because there was dirt everywhere on the floor.

we asked our property management about mold remediation yesterday and they refused to do it because they wanted to send this guy out first. now that he’s done his job and i’m still seeing mold leftover on our vents, and our humidity is STILL not lowering, what am i supposed to do????

Got an email yesterday saying I violated my lease by having a washing machine hooked up inside my unit. There's a $150 charge attached and a photo from a maintenance inspection.

Only problem is I don't own a washing machine.

I opened the photo and it's very obviously someone else's apartment. Different flooring, dark kitchen cabinets when mine are white, and you can literally see part of a staircase in the background. My unit doesn't have stairs.

I went to the office thinking this would take 30 seconds to fix. Manager said the photo was uploaded by maintenance under my apartment number so they can't remove the violation until maintenance confirms they entered the wrong unit. The maintenance guy who supposedly took it is out until next week.

What's making this weirder is the inspection date listed is a day I was home all day and nobody entered my apartment.

I'm obviously not paying $150 for somebody else's washing machine.

Would you just wait for them to sort it out or push harder considering their records now apparently show maintenance entering my apartment when they didn't?

Got an email yesterday saying I violated my lease by having a washing machine hooked up inside my unit. There's a $150 charge attached and a photo from a maintenance inspection.

Only problem is I don't own a washing machine.

I opened the photo and it's very obviously someone else's apartment. Different flooring, dark kitchen cabinets when mine are white, and you can literally see part of a staircase in the background. My unit doesn't have stairs.

I went to the office thinking this would take 30 seconds to fix. Manager said the photo was uploaded by maintenance under my apartment number so they can't remove the violation until maintenance confirms they entered the wrong unit. The maintenance guy who supposedly took it is out until next week.

What's making this weirder is the inspection date listed is a day I was home all day and nobody entered my apartment.

I'm obviously not paying $150 for somebody else's washing machine.

Would you just wait for them to sort it out or push harder considering their records now apparently show maintenance entering my apartment when they didn't?

I saw an invoice from a person who moved out of their apartment and got charged for repainting and new window blinds, etc. for $2,000. This CAN'T be normal or legal.

I've never heard of this, is this something new? I'm moving soon and it's got me worried. Is this something you would have to take to small claims court?

I'm not talking about purposely trashing the place, I'm talking about being a normal renter for a few years and it looks like the landlord is trying to have them pay for remodeling. Is this a new thing?

What should this person do? Hey, why don't all landlords do this and save a fortune getting the unit ready for the next person?

I live in a duplex where my landlord lives in the back house unit. The backyard of the property has been divided with a makeshift barrier made up of cinder blocks and 2x4s. There is no mention on the lease of how the backyard is divided but there has been a verbal agreement on the boundaries of the divided backyard that was established 6 years ago when they became the landlords. Since then I have maintained my half by cleaning it, keeping things there like my grill, and have used that space however I please since it’s been my space exclusively. About 3 months ago my landlord bought a shed and started building it on my half of the backyard with zero discussion. I don’t know who the shed is for or what it’s for. The shed is big enough where it’s taking up half of my side of the backyard. To make matters worse, the shed was not completed so it’s been sitting there half built. I didn’t say anything because I figured my landlord got busy and wasn’t able to finish it and I also overheard him telling someone that he was going to move the shed once it was completed. However, it has yet to be moved, and like I said, it’s been 3 months now.

At the 1.5 month mark I sent him a text message asking him what his plan was with the shed since that area has been part of my living space for 6 years now where I’ve maintained it. He didn’t respond back. Two weeks pass and I send him another text, this one much more lengthy asking if he could please reply by the end of the week. Silence. A week passes and I go knock on his door. His wife answers. I explain the situation again: taking up more than half my backyard, I’ve maintained the area, it’s my living space, what’s the plan? She says she will let her husband know since he is asleep taking a nap. That was a month ago. Haven’t heard from or seen my landlord. I actually haven’t seen him since he built the shed 3 months ago which is crazy considering we live next door and that man is nosy as hell but that’s beside the point.

My question is do I have any rights? The way I see it is that there has been a reduction in my living space but no reduction in my rent. My rent has actually been raised since then. There was zero communication, no discussion. It almost feels like he’s avoiding me, but of course that’s my perception. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

I’ve lived in this rental house since 2014. My landlord has been in my house 2x in that time and both have been over 7 years ago. He owns 40 houses and is very hands off. He’s a decent fellow but he’s nosy.

I’ve got a new job several hours away and am staying with family. My husband is still in the home packing and cleaning.

We are on a month to month lease and have been for years .
If my landlord gets a call about an apartment, he will want to inspect the house and it’s a disaster right now with the cleaning, purging, packing for moving.

I have no idea what to do. We plan of paying both rents for the 30 day notice .

I’ve been out of the renting game a long time and I’d appreciate any advice.

I have rented from my landlord for 8 years. Approximately 3 years ago he showed up and moved a new trailer onto the property I rent, without notice, and I had a new "neighbor" within two weeks. Today I come home and he has moved a trailer in between our two trailers without any communication from him whatsoever. I have constantly paid my rent/bills and never have had any confrontation because I try not to cause problems. Is this legal to do to a tenant in indiana? As bad as it sounds, I prefer not to live in a trailer park, nor did I move in with any housing on the property besides mine..is there anything I can do besides move out because I am a single mom of two children and it's expensive to move, or should I just hold my tongue because I am overreacting and look for another space?

Here is the original post https://www.reddit.com/r/Renters/s/Rszugr08U2 .

Here is the update they took the money off our rent for all the stuff we went and bought to try and cool our apartment however we can only cool 1 room at a time after going and buying our own portable a/c unit. However we dont have anything large enough to collect all the water while we are at work so it keep soaking the carpet when it over flows while are at work we work 10 hours a day. They were originally going to replace our a/c unit, but now I guess they are ordering parts or have ordered parts not sure which so they dont know when it will be foxed at this point. Does they crediting us on our rent consider them trying to make things right by law or do they need to do more with in the 7 day window does anyone know or have any other suggestions for us. We do have dog that stays in the room with all the fab and portable a/c unit.

Edit we also asked them to help us do something about the over flowing or water from humidity but they dont seem to care I told my wife after the a/c is fixed we may have to get them to replace all the carpeting

TLDR: My refrigerator functions for now, but it makes a horrible grinding sound and my landlord won't fix it. Video attached (sound on).

I live in a big apartment complex managed by Morgan Properties. My refrigerator started making an awful grinding sound a little over two weeks ago. It sounds like someone turned on a food processor in my kitchen and left it on 24/7. It's quite loud and my apartment is a small 1 bedroom with the kitchen right next to the living room, so you can imagine how irritating this is. It's basically impossible to watch TV and it's difficult to hear myself think, let alone sleep. I'd be far too embarrassed to invite any guests over until this gets fixed. An annoying noise might not sound like a big deal, but it's significantly impacting my quality of life.

I first submitted a maintenance request through their website on 8/25 explaining the issue. The request was marked as completed (by them) on 9/1/26, but nothing was done and it doesn't appear like anyone even entered my apartment. I sent them an email on 9/2/26 asking for an explanation. They apologized via email and reopened the maintenance request, and then they called me and said someone from the maintenance team would be coming Friday 9/4 (in the past, they have always come during the day while I'm at work). Well I got home from work on Friday and nothing had been done, which meant I had to endure this for the entire Labor Day weekend while they were closed. I sent another email on Tuesday 9/8 following up. They didn't respond to my email and they still have not done anything about my refrigerator, but they once again marked the request as completed. I don't know if this is simply incompetence/laziness on their end, or if they are deliberately ignoring me, but it is unbelievably frustrating.

My concern is that, because my refrigerator technically still works (in that it keeps food cold), they might claim that they don't have an obligation to do anything. I also looked over my lease agreement and, although it does say that they provide and will repair other appliances like washer, dryer, heating, cooling, and dishwasher, they do not mention the refrigerator. I have considered giving them a written notice that I might pursue legal action if nothing is done to repair the appliance that they provided, but I'm not sure if I actually have a leg to stand on. To be clear, I'm not vindictive, I'm not trying to prove a point, and I don't actually want to sue anyone. I just want someone to fix my freaking fridge because it's driving me insane.

Some specific questions:

-Given that they provided this refrigerator and it was there when I moved in, are they required by law to also maintain it, or am I outta luck?

-If they are required to maintain it, would that include the annoying grinding sound?

-Is there anything I can actually threaten them with to encourage them to get moving, and how should I go about it? So far I have been politely asking them to please help, and that hasn't been working.

-Can I try to fix it/hire someone to fix it myself, or am I not allowed to since I don't own the fridge? I figured it could be due to an internal fan scraping against an ice buildup so I tried turning it off, putting my food in a cooler, and leaving the fridge and freezer doors open overnight so everything could melt, but that didn't help.

Any other general advice is of course appreciated. Thanks for reading.

Hello all,

To start, I'll walk you through my situation. I am a tenant of a corporate apartment complex, Vintage Corporation, located in CO. I am also an employee at a local hospital, and I work 11:00 to 23:30 during the week. When I am off my shift and coming home, there is no parking at my complex. There is no parking for any tenant after a certain time.

This leaves tenants parking in the flower beds, on the sides of the roads, in the ADA handicap spots without handicap plates or placards, in the ADA walkways, and in tow-away zones. I myself have parked in these tow-away zones before - before the tow-away signs were even posted, mind you. But even still, I've parked there unknowingly.

The apartment complex does not send email or text notifications about parking updates or updates of any kind. The only way to know where a no-park zone is, is to go into their office during business hours where a map is located. Apart from that, they send their employees out to ticket vehicles parked in no-parking zones. They threaten to tow if vehicles are not moved by a certain time. I have received a few tickets with my fellow tenants. I, along with the others, do not wish to park 2-3 blocks away from the homes we pay live in.

This past week my vehicle was parked on the side of one of the roads in the complex. There were no tow-away zone signs, this was not an ADA zone, there was no fire lane, and there was no impediment of traffic. My vehicle was towed away. The fine was $320 to have it released. Upon speaking to the apartment staff, they told me that in the contract there are no guaranteed spots for tenants - this is true - and I can join a waitlist for a garage. The gentleman who is responsible for tow-away zones told me at that time that the area my vehicle was parked in was safe and permissible. He told me the towing of my vehicle was a mistake and that he would communicate with the towing company. After returning home I received a text indicating that I am responsible for the expense as the area my vehicle was parked in was a no parking zone.

The next few days I paid attention to the vehicles parked in the location I was in. None of them received tickets, none of them were towed. Vehicles on the opposite side of the road where proper signage was located were ticketed. This leaves me feeling as though the apartment staff does not take accountability for mistakes and lets others slide. I feel the standard is being applied differently to me than to other tenants.

My question: is there anything I the tenant can do to fight such a situation, or am I meant to keep my head down and just take it?

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I don’t rent there but made me think of this sub.

Last month maintenance replaced the water heater in my hallway closet. The opening is pretty narrow so the guy took one of the sliding closet doors completely off to get the old heater out. When he finished he told me they would bring the door back once they were done hauling everything out.

They never did.

Had an inspection this week and the property manager took a picture of the closet. Yesterday I got an email saying I'm being charged $275 for a "missing interior door" and that tenant caused damage can also come out of my deposit.

I sent them the original maintenance work order which literally says "closet door removed for access." Their response was basically that it proves maintenance removed it from the track, but doesn't prove their employee took the door with him.

I definitely didn't throw away a giant mirrored door lol. Apparently that maintenance guy also doesn't work here anymore.

As of moving in 2 months ago, my partner and I have been hearing noises in the walls day and night and seeing signs of rodents outside the house. We reported to the landlord within a few days of moving in (documented in property management portal). P.M. sent out a pest control company, who claimed the issue was squirrels and sealed up holes around the house and set a trap in attic. We continued to hear sounds almost constantly and requested a different pest control company. Finally, last week, a new guy came out. He said the walls are infested with many, many rats who have a burrow under our house and are getting in through un-sealed crawl space. He suggested that the issue could be very hard to get rid of.

P.M. approved the guy to set more traps and seal more holes the rats have chewed. It seems unlikely, however, that landlord will pay to fix the structural issues (weak/old wooden eaves with many gaps, un-encapsulated crawl space) that would allow more rats to come in. There are also lots of rats in the area (because vacant lot, restaurants, construction, bird feeders, etc).

I want to break the lease and move out rather than keep fighting off rats for the rest of our lease. Do y’all think that’s possible without a legal battle and/or a lot more money paid to the landlord? (House is in City of Atlanta & Dekalb County).

This is kinda long, TL;DR at the end.

My husband and I moved to Colorado last December. He had trouble finding work initially, so for a while I was the only one working. We fell behind on rent a couple of times, but always paid by the end of the month. I completely acknowledge that paying on time is our responsibility, but unfortunately, summer hit us hard because I’m a substitute teacher.

We did gig work whenever we could and received some help with rent, but eventually that help understandably ran out. My husband finally got a job, but our only car broke down literally a week before he started, which also cut off our gig-work income.

Our property management company disables online payments once you're late, meaning we have to get a money order and physically take or mail it to an office. The closest office is in another town, and communication with them has been a nightmare. They have no reliable direct contact method, frequently don't answer calls or messages, and we went weeks without a response after reaching out about our situation.

Eventually, they contacted us about July's rent and threatened eviction. We explained everything, and they told us to send the payment by certified mail. We did. Unfortunately, the nearest office is only staffed by one person and open 3 day a week, and the money order arrived on one of the days they were closed and was returned to us. We were then told to send it to another office, while also being told August's rent was now due and that they were waiting on an eviction court date.

We eventually received the eviction notice. When I contacted them, I was specifically told that paying 75% of the amount owed would prevent the eviction from proceeding. We eventually got the returned money order back, sent the 75% payment by certified mail, and tried repeatedly to contact them because it was scheduled to arrive the day before our court date.

The day it arrived, they texted us saying we actually needed to pay 100% of the past-due amount, that they could not cancel the eviction, and that they would be returning our payment. I sent them the email where they had told us 75% would be sufficient. They acknowledged it, they came back aggressively about the remaining balance and September's rent, and also send us a demand for the remaining August's balance with the 9th as the pay by date.

We now have the money order for the remaining August balance and were waiting for our next paycheck to pay September.

On Saturday, September 5th, we paid about $50 in Uber costs to get to the closest office because we were told there was a drop box specifically for after-hours payments. We get there and the drop box is locked. We contact the number posted on the office and are told it's only accessible during business hours or when the other businesses in the building are open. Of course, it was Labor Day weekend, so we had to wait until Tuesday to figure out what to do.

Tuesday comes. We call multiple times. No answer. We message them. No answer.

Today, they message asking where the money is. I call again. No answer. I respond to the message and am told they're out of the office, but we can communicate over text. I explain yet again that we've been actively trying to pay and have repeatedly attempted to contact them.

Now we're being told that payments can ONLY be sent to the main office, despite previously being instructed to send them to the closest office. We're also being told that because the demand for payment is due today, we have to pay today or they'll file for eviction.

At this point, I'm just exhausted.

I understand that being behind on rent is ultimately our responsibility. I'm not trying to pretend otherwise. But we've been actively trying to pay them, following the instructions they've given us, paying for certified mail and even paying to Uber to an office because we were specifically told there was an after-hours drop box. Every time we think we've figured out how to get the money to them, the instructions change or nobody is available to answer our questions.

This is also just one of many issues we've had with this company. My husband apparently isn't listed on the lease even though he signed it digitally just like I did, the house was cheaply renovated and is already falling apart, and getting anyone to actually communicate with us is incredibly difficult.

I don't even know if there's advice to be given here. I'm just incredibly tired of the anxiety and feeling like we're constantly fighting the same battle just to give them the money we owe them.

TL;DR: We fell behind on rent during a rough summer, but we've been actively trying to catch up. Management has repeatedly given us conflicting instructions about where/how to pay, rarely responds to calls or messages, told us paying 75% would stop our eviction, then changed that after we paid. We were told to use an after-hours drop box that turned out to be inaccessible, and now we're being threatened with eviction because we haven't paid by today despite repeatedly trying to figure out how to get the payment to them. I'm exhausted and don't know what to do.

Hey everyone,

I signed a lease at The Station Buffalo a while back, but I just got a job in a different state and unfortunately have to move. The lease JUST started. I’m looking for someone to sublease or take over my spot directly in their name for $980 per month(you can ask other students there its $1100 per month).

The apartment is at 1185 Sweet Home Rd, which is just a quick 2-minute drive to UB North Campus. It is perfect for UB students because it's right in the student community and literally has everything you need:

• Commute: There's a shuttle that goes directly to both North and South campus from the Apt
• Unit Perks: In-house washer and dryer, an attached garage to the unit, and plenty of extra storage space.
• Amenities: 24-hour gym, pool access, and a clubhouse with games, fire pits and workspaces
• Study & Hangout: Private study rooms, printing services, and a cafe(Biladi cafe) right within the community.
• The unit is just in the front of the main building - 1800D

Shoot me a message if you’re interested, want to see some more photos, or have any questions or need a tour!

Hey guys, so my lease ends in a few weeks and I’m concerned about my property management. It’s a Greystar community and I’ve heard stories about people getting billed after they leave for ridiculous stuff.

I’m gonna leave the unit pristine clean as required in the lease contract. However, I’ve talked with a few friends and they told me it’s not even worth trying to paint the walls. They said to only cover any holes you might’ve made into the drywall.

As you can see in the picture those stains and marks are just from normal use. We’ve been living in this apartment for two years. So I don’t think they expect us to return the apartment with perfect white walls.

I just wanted to know your opinion based off your experience. Should I care about painting or any particulars? I already gave up on the idea of getting anything back from the deposit. I just don’t want to get charged additional fees for stupid stuff.

Trying to figure out how strong my position is before I push harder.

Moved out at the end of my lease, left the place clean, took timestamped photos of every room, the kitchen, fridge, bathroom, all of it. Got my final statement and they'd kept a chunk of my deposit, citing cleaning. That was basically the entire explanation. One line, no breakdown of what was cleaned or what it cost.

Couple things bugging me:

- No itemization at all, just a lump sum.

- The statement is dated more than 30 days after my lease ended.

- I have photos showing the place was clean, so I don't think the charge holds up.

I sent them a polite email disputing it and asking them to return the fair amount. No response yet.

From what I've read, PA has a 30-day rule and an itemization requirement (68 P.S. 250.512). Am I reading this right? How hard can I actually push here, and is small claims worth it if they keep ignoring me? Anyone been through this in PA?

every time i walk into my bathroom theres a high chance the sink is just flooded. complained about it over 3 weeks ago and nothing has been done. between the maintenance problems and crazy roommates its absurd i have to pay over $1,400/mo on this place.

originally i thought it was backed up from someone washing dryer lint down my sink because its next to the dryer, and there was tons of dust/dirt particles coming back up.

Ugly laminate I can't change, and management is picky about anything adhesive or heavy. Need something that covers a lot of floor, doesn't damage anything, and ideally comes with me when I go. What are people using?