I live in a decent size apartment complex. And ever since we moved in here we've had to call the office almost DAILY to have something repaired. The breakers keep tripping but they wont replace the box, the dryer stopped working three times, but they wont get us a new one, there's a hole in our window screen that they have known about for a month and still is not fixed. I went into the office and talked to them and told them all of these things needed to be taked care of as well as some others, and told them I was not paying rent until it was done. BUT!!!! they told me I still have to pay rent, with the late fee or else get evicted. Is there legally anything I can do??
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I am a law student so I can offer you NO legal advice all I can do is give you my opinion it bears no legal weight whatsoever. I will have no legal consequence for anything you do with this opinion. I will not be liable for any loss, expenditure etc that you incur. If you plan to take action seek a licensed attorney. \n\nThat is a disclaimer I have to say sorry. Normally I would not reply because of it but I feel for your situation I chose to.\n\nYou might have a legal claim on implied warranty of habitability. I’m not sure what state you are in and what law they apply but most states say that the apartment must be fit for human habitation. It would be in the courts hands however, if they would find that being without electricity to the appliances that stopped working when the breaker went off made the unit uninhabitable.\n\nIf you replace anything on your own keep the receipts in some jurisdictions the court will allow you to withhold rent in the amount of the repairs that you do. Again seek an attorney’s advice.\n\nIf you are evicted there is a possibility that you would be able to claim constructive eviction. That the place was so uninhabitable that you had to leave and once the landlord makes the appropriate repairs you might be able to recover the expenses you incurred from moving out. Again seek an attorney for a valid opinion\n\nLastly and probably the first thing you consider doing; check your lease. There could be certain things promised to you or the availability within the lease for you to break it if they fall below a certain standard. If you want to you could point it out to them and state that the unit is below the expectation that they drafted.\n\nAgain, I am NOT an attorney. This is my opinion and everything stated within it should not be relied upon as legal advice. The only person who can give you good advice is a licensed attorney.
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call the landlord.  Tell him about the problem and if he doesn't do anything about it, you'll sue .. Your rights are being violated.  Look in your rental agreement.  I assure you, there's something in there about noise curfews .. They are in violation fo their rental aggrement and your rights are being infrindged upon.
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No, you still have to pay your rent,but here is a few things you can do:\n\nIf the landlord does not make the repair the tenant can do any of the following:\n\nTake the rent when it is due to the local clerk of courts. A tenant must be current in their rent with the clerk of courts (called rent deposit). The tenant does not need an attorney for rent depositing. \nApply to the court to order the landlord to make the repairs. The court can also lower the rent until the repairs are made or give the tenant some of the rent money so the tenant can have the repairs made. \nEnd the lease. \nCancel the rental agreement and move. This can be done only after the tenant has given appropriate notice, and the landlord has failed to correct the condition.
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You might wanna check the renters law in your state. But if he got a 30 day notice, and it was  a month to month rent agreement. He can't charge u rent at all. He should have started advertising the apartment when you gave him the notice. And advertising fees are his problem not yours. I say don't pay and if he insists tell him you will take him to small claims court. Or sometimes the city has a mediation department that resolves disputes like those. call your county clerk and find out.
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What you need to do is to talk to the apartment manager and describe your situation. See if you can pay partial rent and a late fee and hold off for a couple of weeks until you get back on your feet. You must keep the lines of communication open and show what you are doing to resolve this issue that you have caused. I, personally, would have done this before the rent was due.\n\nHowever, if you can't bounce back, see if the manager will allow you to sublet the apartment. Also, If you could find a qualified tennant to fill your apartment while you rent a room from someone else, maybe the apartment manager will not evict you and let you break the lease. \n\nAfter all is said and done, you are responsible for your own situation and problems. Your loss of emplyment and the status of transportation are only factors in your life, they do not relieve you of your responsibility (unless you're a democrat or a liberal, but that's another story). After all, I can't call up my bank and say "Yeah, I can't pay my mortgage on my apartment building this month because this tennant in unit #211 made some poor choices in her life. Yeah, she bought a Ford." I jest, but I hope you understand what I am saying.\n\nRegards...
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DO NOT tolerate their total lack of regard for YOUR space, YOUR privacy, YOUR home!!!\n\nNot only would I be quick to bring this issue to the manager's attention, (BOTH VERBALLY AND IN WRITING), I would also send a letter expressing my rights, as outlined in my lease agreement, to the Property Managers and/or owners, asking that, they cease, at once, entering my apartment UNLESS I have been given prior notice of their NEED to enter!  I would also make a trip to my local Police Station, the Housing Authority, THEN to a lawyer, IF it were to go that far.\n\nKeep WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION taking note of DATES and TIMES in which you have been violated!  This IS a form of being violated and I don't want to see you taking it lightly.\n\nGo take care of this,...AT ONCE!\n\nBy ALL means, before you leave your apartment, ALWAYS be sure ALL windows AND doors are locked!  DO NOT leave yourself vulnerable to ANYONE, okay?  Take care.\n\nP.S.  Even being "adult" children of the landlord's children---STILL,...NOT! a good thing AT ALL.  PLEASE realize you truly are being violated.  If you don't get this serious matter handled, you're liable to be getting out of your tub or shower and SOMEBODY'S gonna be standing in the doorway!!  We all want you to be safe and put a stop to them entering YOUR apartment unless you know about it BEFOREHAND and WHY.  If you feel uncomfortable handling this on your own, ask someone you feel close to, either a family member or trusted friend, and I'm sure they would be eager to help you any way they can.  Be smart.
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Time to get serious about the situation.  You have a contract and she has voided the contract with the bad check so she is out.  Did she tell you in advance about the bank problem?  If no then she is a con-artist and she will promise to pay in a few days and there will always be delays, stories etc.  She is bad news and you don't need to support her.   Kick her out asap and let someone else be duped by her.  Trust me I am in a similar business and I have heard every sort of excuse and sob story.  Don't give her any more time.  Go through a legal avenue so you son't have to listen to her stories first hand and fel sorry for her.  The next landlord will get the same bad business.
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Check your county, for much of California the time frame is 21 days.  If it is over that, you can sue for treble damages (3 times the amount due).  Did you all move out at the same time?  The rules might be different if some of you are staying and some going, to your landlord the unit would then still be occupied.\n\nA good book for your would be the Nolo Press series on Landlord and Tenant laws, check any bookstore reference section.  Nolo Press writes legal guides and the company is based in California.
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I would advise against changing the locks, keeping their valuables, etc.  This will only make the problem worse.  \n\nI would talk to the landlord about your problem- perhaps he/she will have better luck with the attorneys/courts.  Also, if the landlord can't help you, try finding another attorney.  They can't all be bad and they can help you with the eviction.\n\nIf all else fails, just call the cops if they show up.  The police will help you sort everything out.  Or, you could always move.
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By law when you rent an apartment they have to send you a letter of "Manager's Itemized List of Damages" which is a breakdown of everything you owe or don't owe. It includes damages, unpaid rent, security deposit, unpaid utilities, anything to do with your lease and living on that property. IF the landlord/manager does not send you this breakdown within 30 days after your move out, you can collect triple your security deposit. You have to have given your notice of intent to move out and also your forwarding address within four days of your move out. \n\nIf you ignored that letter they can take you to small claims court and sue you. Chances are they will garnish your wages and they will report you to the credit bureau. They don't need an attorney to file in small claims court. It will cost them about $45.00 so WHY wouldn't they??\n\nYou say "I didn't know I had to pay another month's rent, almost forgot about it."  YOU knew you owed it. Read that quote again. You might as well call and make arrangements to pay it. \n\nJust between you and me, I think you are simply trying to get out of paying. I was an apartment manager for 25 years and I have heard every story there is to tell. Take my advice and pay the people what you owe them.
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Still have to pay it....but they should not  charge you late fees.  Do you have proof that you paid -- like a receipt?? Or just drop it in the rent box??
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Talk to your landlord before the rent is too late.  Explain all the circumstances.  He should be understanding.  He would much rather have a filled apartment than a vacant one.  Offer to make a payment as soon as your husband gets paid.  If you've been late before, I doubt if you'll get the late fees waived, but it's worth a shot.  Those late fees do seem excessive to me.  I would check the rules in the state you live in and see if they are actually legal.\n\nGood luck
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I have had the same situation and I didnt get any where with the police either. One day I did get an officer who told me as long as I keep calling on them they are going to keep calling on me. I eventually got so tired of it I started making the complaints to the landlord. My problem was partying all night so he didnt like getting calls at 12am and it was even 2am on one call. If your landlord is a reasonable person he/she should understand that your work schedules clash and have a talk with her.\n\n I think that it is bull that the owner of the property cannot do something. I have had the same landlord for 6 years and he has kicked people out for creating problems similar to yours. I just think your landlord doesnt want to do anything about it. \nYou are just going to have to try to explain your case to the judge and hope he/she understands that you were not listening to loud music and this woman is trying to get revenge for her starting things in the past. You also need to go to the police station and get copies of everytime a report was made on her by you so you can prove that you have called on her in the past and she is trying to get you back.\nProving you were the first one who has called making a complaint so it does look like revenge on her part. GOOD LUCK!!! I would probably start looking for a new apartment too.
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First check your lease - if there's any mention of that you can be evicted for ANY infraction, then you've got a hard road ahead of you. If there's no mention of it, speak to your landlord and let him/her know that it was a mistake and that you have paperwork to prove it.\n\nGood luck!
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First of all, the fact that your landlord has a late fee does not give you blanket permission to be late.  \n\nThey say you were served with a Notice to Quit on 10/16.  You had 3 days to pay or they were going to terminate your lease for late payment(s).  You didn't pay.  They terminated your lease.  If they accept any more rent from you, it will make their notice invalid and unenforceable.   In other words, they don't want your money ... they just want you out because you always pay late.\n\nIf you never got the Notice, you may be able to challenge this in court.  Also, you need to find out the laws in your state to find out if one notice is enough to get you out.  Every state has laws on how the notice must be served, what the notice must contain, and so forth.  Perhaps they did not follow the law.\n\nIn any case, they need a court order to get you out.  Once you stay past the vacate by date, they will file in court to have you evicted as a holdover tenant.  You will get a chance to challenge the service of and the legality of the notice at that time.
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If you have been ordered to vacate your rental home because it has "toxic mold", your landlord should be paying your relocation costs and your security deposit should have been immediately refunded.  \n\nDidn't you go to legal services for help when this all started?  Why didn't you get a lawyer or legal services to cut a deal with the landlord for you?\n\nWhy do you only have "4 days"?   When is your rent paid up until?
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If you have a good rental history with your landlord he may be willing to cut you some slack.  \n\nTell your landlord the truth and make arrangements to pay in installments every week.