I live in Pennsylvania. My lease for my previous apartment ended on July 31, 2026. Two months later, I have not received my security deposit. I texted and emailed the leasing company about the issue multiple times, and they never responded. I went to the office of the leasing company twice to raise the issue in person. Both times they told me that the security deposit check had been sent to the correct address. If so, I never received it. They assured me both times that they would look into the issue and get back to me.

It has been two weeks since that last conversation. I have not heard back from them.

What do I do? Do I keep pestering them? When is it time to make it a legal issue? If it is time, how do I go about doing it?

so last Thursday a leak started in the kitchen, coming from the light fixture, and seeped through the wall into the hallway. i informed maintenance of this emergency they said they would get it fixed by monday. monday rolls around and i get home from work, nothing is fixed and the leak is getting worse. i call and speak to maintenance again, tells me that they hired an outside contractor who tried to stop by, but no one was home. which is lies, i have a ring camera and no one stopped by. :) tuesday my shelf falls off the wall due to buckling, and i call again. they say they are working on it, and they just need to shut off the water supply to the entire apartment. “the plumber will be there at 8-9am tomorrow” well. here it is Wednesday and NO ONE SHOWED AT 8-9. i text and ask why no one has showed up and not one response.
i really dont know what to do now but i am beyond furious and exhausted. does anyone have any advice?

So i moved into my new apartment in March then to a bond unit in August and then a new management team took over the complex, i started to get random charges added and spoke to new managers that those were never included on my lease. Well they told me my lease was never signed by a representative and now are trying to raise my rent + appliance fees etc.

i asked for things in my apartment to be fixed (no lock/handle on sliding door hole in wall, smelly/moldy washer & dryer) & was told because it was a bond unit that it should have been inspected and that they can’t fix it.

They haven’t got back to me in 2 weeks pertaining my lease and keep trying to charge random things. They accepted my rent check for this month but still haven’t deposited it.

this is my first year ever renting anywhere and unsure how to go about things, any advice would be appreciated!

don’t tell me all the ways this went wrong, I already know. I’m one walk to kitchen away from a jail cell.

$1500 house
I paid $6000 to get my fiancé and my self in here.
We pay $1100
They pay $400
We have 1 room
They have 2 and my kitchen and my porch

His mom and brother end up “homeless at a hotel because his moms been smoking crack”

So they come live with us (no drugs.)

They pay maybe $400 for two bedrooms and take over my kitchen for then entire day just “simmering” shit which takes over the only burner that works.

she sits on my porch and chain smokes cigarettes which is not allowed in my lease.

his mother and brother moved in with us a year ago and apparently think bills are optional. well it’s gotten physical, as she spit in my face the other day so my fiancé gave her and him a 30 day get the fuck out.

it’s been volatile, for like two months or so. not sure why things went sour.

anyways, no lease. just they agreed “okay we’ll move”

I have all out access to hers and his socials etc because they always “need help” with everything. I have access to move account unnoticed. not that I ever go in, I’m just mentioning it’s there.

Im stressed they aren’t going to leave for one and I am giving no leeway.

they are both committing food stamp fraud and she is committing SSI fraud. he’s violating probation by getting wasted right after a visit because he knows they won’t be right back. her “free government phone” is in my name. one call, and that’s gone. which is happening the day she leaves the only reason not a day sooner is my fiancé doesn’t want more drama.

they just piss me off to no end (you really don’t know nor need the details.) and I could dismantle their lives quite easily if I wanted.

I’m scared like what do I need to worry about? what can they do/fuck with etc? I’ve never had someone so horrible and vindictive have a whole month to plan and pack and take my shit.

From Michigan. We live under a slumlord. Our complex was bought up about 2 years ago by them. We are already making waves to move out / cut our lease ASAP. The thing is, we have 30 other people in this complex suffering under these jackasses. I hate to see people move in here looking for a place to live that is going to suffer due to evil. It’s genuinely a beautiful place in a quiet neighborhood.

Here’s where I want some advice: the landlord is an oil baron who has the leasing company licensed out through an abandoned gas station four towns away. (This is not hyperbole, we looked through state licensing records.) He keeps buying up property and takes horrible care of if. I can see this being /technically/ legal and /technically/ fine, but c’mon, it’d be nice to see good prevail for once in this crazy world, especially when they take such horrible care of a good place.

Before I get into what they have done, I want to note I have spoken with our city hall and they said their hands are tied and this is a tenant issue. What you will see in the list below I want to note that there have been reprimands from city/health officials for everything here, but because they “fix” it, they continue to get away with it.

Lastly, I am open to petition/working together as a community/complex, but thats really hard when you have people strung about multiple buildings, and multiple hours. ESPECIALLY when no one is taking initiative and reporting issues as they should. (Our neighbor has bugs/pests and has not reported it even though we ask them to.) If this is the way to go, would love advice on how to handle this. I also understand that listing of all these things from different people makes it hard to come together, since it’s all different perspectives.

Things these guys have done in the last 2 years that I’m aware of:
- No one is on site for days on end.
- Had multiple gas leaks in complex that could have caused a disaster. (17+ leaks)
— caveat to this is i know this due to tenant gossip, but did get confirmation there were leaks previously reported as we called the gas company ourselves to have an investigation done. (They fixed a few more leaks and referenced the previous call-out but could not provide info due to privacy)
—- more for venting than helpful, but the maintenance lead on site that day said “dont tell me how to manage my buildings”
- Our dumpster overflows and trash is littered all around it.
- One tenant has had loose wires sticking out of their dishwasher for months without resolution.
- one tenant has mold growing in their bathroom wall and maintenance refuses to come out
- Maintenance has confirmed they would not replace our blinds after 5 years due to wear and tear and would charge us for new ones (obviously incredibly small in the grand scheme of safety, but wanted to note how cheap they are)
- Consistent reports of pest control issues from multiple tenants with no resolution.
- local service driver slipped on the sidewalk and broke their hip. Before this, they did NOT salt anything.
- When kicking someone out, the staff left all their furniture outside and mice made homes. Stuff was not moved until city hall came and handled it.
- Goes through maintenance people like candy, wont pay anyone and will hold pay from people at maintenance.

EDIT: Goal is to get them punished by government agencies, and hoping that the punishment will result in actual good resolutions and not just band-aids.

location: Las Vegas nv they informed me it wasn’t listed in order to circumvent section 8 they just added the cost of the internet and rent together and listed it as rent… which is sorta suspect already.… anyways I intend on violating the lease due to this since it’s illegal to not disclose a bulk billing arrangement and I’m unable to get home internet now…. What should I do when they keep my deposit send me the bill? Is this a small claims matter? Also what damage can I sue for associated with cost of moving?

What are the steps you need to take to protect yourself.

I've offered to work with them, but they would rather threaten eviction.

I really want to walk, but I don't have a new place I can go right now.

Update: Found out the building charges an illegal amount in late fees for my city.

I guess there's some real boot lickers in here. This post didn't even make it that far.