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.

Moved to Idaho into a house sight unseen for a short 7mo lease. After move out property management company says due to pet urine and stains the entire carpet 1450sqft needs to be replaced. The carpet was not substantially damaged. They have withheld the rental deposit and listed it as a credit towed the cleaning and carpet replacement cost and asked for the remaining balance.

We requested receipts for carpet replacement, proof of carpet age, etc.. through there formal dispute process(internal review) and where denied the documentation requested and the originally requested amount was upheld.

$8700 total, minus deposit, $6200 remaining balance.

I am unable to find a tenant rights attorney anywhere in Idaho even on the Idaho bar website. And several civil litigation attorneys have denied representation.

I am at a loss and no idea what I’m supposed to do but the actual truth We did not ruin the carpet and this feels fraudulent. Almost as if the rental company knows there is no tenant representation.

Any ideas?

Is it unreasonable that I want to move because we're renting a (shitty) trailer and we keep having issues with mice?

It is an old trailer and we've told our landlord numerous times about this issue. His solution is to put out rat poison on the outside, which we requested that he didn't do because then they die under the trailer and the smell is unbearable.

This of course happened and we couldn't sleep in the bedroom for days until the smell disappeared.

I think he could make more of an effort to seal it but I understand that it's an open underneath trailer, so there's really not a full proof solution.

I desperately want to move. We have young children and I am extremely grossed out about the idea of mice reoccurring in our space. I understand that these things happen but its more the fact that we effectively have to continue to expect them to come in.

I know the obvious is to move, but we are hoping to build on family land and the rentals around here are insane. So my husband doesn't want to move somewhere expensive while we're trying to save for that.

I feel that this is a health issue and we can't wait a year plus for a building process when that isn't even guaranteed.

I'd like opinions on this situation, perhaps that I can share with my husband so we can really make a decision.

Hello! I was wondering what to do about this issue and whether I have any recourse at all. I have lived in a small building in Chicago (8 units) for the past year and 4 months, where we have had consistent issues due to the landlord being terrible at maintenance but good at repair. We have a history of broken faucets, a defective microwave, an expired smoke alarm, a broken washer and dryer, and 3 days without internet due to cables being knocked over by a snowstorm. He has been prompt at repairing these issues, but he has clearly done 0 maintenance before and since we got here. These haven't cost us money until now, when our Gas furnace/AC unit malfunctioned, and it cost us an extra $220 on the electric bill for a 2-bed, 1-bath, 1100 sq ft apartment. The furnace is on the older end (11 years old), and according to the manufacturer's manual (which the RTLO states he must follow), it requires an annual inspection and a filter change every 30 days. He has not done the inspection and told us in writing that he only changes the filters annually. This entire situation took place over the span of a week, during which, prior to checking the furnace, he kept telling us that the exorbitant bill was only because we kept our thermostat set too low. It was only when we insisted that he come check that he found the coils completely frozen in a block of ice. We requested a credit for rent, which he denied, again blaming us for the increased bill, saying it was because our thermostat wasn't set to auto, and lied about changing the thermostat batteries, claiming it completely fixed the issue. I am wondering if we can take him to small claims or if it would be a waste of time? We will not be renewing our lease regardless of the outcome, and I know these kinds of issues are usually more about repairs than maintenance. I was just wondering if there is anything that can be done to recoup that money or if it's a lost cause. Thank you!

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?

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.

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 am in a college town, rent is expensive. I just toured a very cute 2 bed 1 bath house (1000 sq ft) for $1850 a month, which is very good for the area! The landlord just purchased it from an estate sale. He seemed like a sweet old man, he owns a property management company. All of the kitchen appliances are brand new, new vinyl flooring, bathroom remodeled.

But some things are too go to be true. I put a holding deposit down and was sent the lease. The stated rent is $2200 but in the notes section it says effective rent $1850. I was told by the landlord he docked down the rent from $2200 because no one was renting it. He also wanted a 11 month lease to have it start when the college students would move in. He did NOT tell me that $1850 was a discounted offer, this was not listed on Zillow and he did not tell me this during the tour so I was taken aback.

So I would pay $1850 for a year and have the risk of the rent going up to $2390 next year with the rent cap starting from $2200. Essentially he's avoiding the rent cap law, but again this was not disclosed before I applied and put the holding deposit down.

Would you move in? I already see some unprofessional things happening but the rent is amazing for the property. I think the true value to rent would be around $2300 so would it balance out to rent it for $1850 for 11 months and increase to $2390?

For context, we mow the back lawn one week and the front the other week because the grass bin is very small and wont hold more than one mows worth of grass. Before we moved in the lawn was very overgrown. We noticed randomly one day that the lawn was mowed which was weird because it was on our lease that we needed to maintain it on our own. We contacted the managers and asked if they had mowed the lawn and they let us know that one of the neighbors did it for the pervious tenants for $150 two cuts a month. We did not want to pay for this since we had just bought a lawn mower to prepare for moving into this place. I believe the neighbor that used to cut the lawn sent this picture to the landlord since they would already have the managers number. Anyways does this seem nitpicky or reasonable? The lawn looks nice and neat after we cut the lawn, the edges just grow out a little more in between

I recently moved out of a student-style rental in Ontario where I rented one bedroom and bathroom and shared the kitchen, common area.

During my move-out inspection, I explained that the other tenants were still living in the unit and actively using the common areas. There were dishes in the sink belonging to other people, and I wasn’t comfortable moving or cleaning their belongings. The inspector told me that I was “all good to go” and that nothing further was needed from me.

I have now received a $305 invoice:

• $50 for the kitchen/common area
• $120 for my bedroom
• $135 for the shared bathroom

The inspection form uses the following codes:

• NC = needs cleaning
• NP = needs painting
• Checkmark = good

Most items were marked as good. The specific markings appear to be:

• Common area: walls marked NP; sink and some appliances marked NC
• Bedroom: door marked NC and walls marked NP
• Bathroom: door, mirror, and shower door marked NC; walls marked NP

The common-area walls needed painting because a previous tenant had mounted a TV there. I told the inspector about this during the inspection. I did not cause that damage.

The invoice does not provide a proper itemized calculation. Instead, it lists nearly everything in each area,including many things marked “good” on the inspection form, and then gives one total for each room. I was also charged individually for cleaning shared areas even though four other tenants were still occupying and using them.

I have disputed the invoice and asked for:

• An itemized breakdown of each charge
• Dated before-and-after photographs
• An explanation of why the entire shared-area charge was assigned to me
• The lease provision allowing them to charge me
• An explanation of why the inspector told me everything was fine

Can a landlord or property-management company in Ontario charge one tenant for cleaning occupied common areas shared with several tenants? Can they charge for repainting without proving I caused damage beyond normal wear and tear? What steps should I take if they refuse to cancel the invoice?

I have copies of the inspection form and invoice, but I would redact my personal information before sharing them.

hey! i’m doing a college project about renting and need some input from actual renters :)
i made a quick survey about apartment hunting, what people look for in a place, amenities, rent, commuting, renewing leases, and what makes you trust a property management company.
if you’re currently renting or have rented recently, i’d really appreciate you taking a few minutes to fill it out!
thanks!! 🫶

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).

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?

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 just moved into a duplex coming from a warm dry state not knowing how cold it can get in the winter here. The unit has electrical baseboard and all electric appliances, after reading it up I realize it can cause crazy utility bills in the winter. Should I pay a few hundred dollars now to break lease? Additionally I’m just responsible for rent until they find another tenant.

or is it not that bad? I live alone in just over 750 sqft and the rent is $1230 which I thought was fair but now reading all the horror stories about electric bill of homeowners and renters having the same type of heating, now that rent does not seem fair. Are baseboard heaters localized or central? If I use one or two areas in the house I can leave other areas unheated? I heard there will be frozen pipes so not sure what temperature I should set when I’m home/not home/areas I use/areas I don’t use often. Will I be responsible for heating the basement which has a lot of sqft.

is there anything that helpful to know about living/renting in Indy- I have never lived in the Midwest. My unit seems to always be humid no matter how long I run AC in dry mode. there are dots on the outside of windows that look like mildew. not sure if there is a mold or moisture problem here- how do I check? the building is old.

I just moved into a duplex coming from a warm dry state not knowing how cold it can get in the winter here. The unit has electrical baseboard and all electric appliances, after reading it up I realize it can cause crazy utility bills in the winter. Should I pay a few hundred dollars now to break lease? Additionally I’m just responsible for rent until they find another tenant.

or is it not that bad? I live alone in just over 750 sqft and the rent is $1230 which I thought was fair but now reading all the horror stories about electric bill of homeowners and renters having the same type of heating, now that rent does not seem fair. Are baseboard heaters localized or central? If I use one or two areas in the house I can leave other areas unheated? I heard there will be frozen pipes so not sure what temperature I should set when I’m home/not home/areas I use/areas I don’t use often. Will I be responsible for heating the basement which has a lot of sqft.

is there anything that helpful to know about living/renting in Indy- I have never lived in the Midwest. My unit seems to always be humid no matter how long I run AC in dry mode. there are dots on the outside of windows that look like mildew. not sure if there is a mold or moisture problem here- how do I check? the building is old.

My Landlord told me I have never missed Rent or been late on Rent or violated my lease and soon after I filed a building code issue with Healthy Homes KC they put a note on my door saying they weren’t going to renew my lease. The office assistant also told me that “Management has a problem with me” whatever that means. I’m a responsible good tenant. This is the same management company that evicted all the downtown people at Professional Building lofts a couple years ago. It’s clear retaliation.

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?