we want our carpeting replaced and he only did half of it then gave up.  our kids rooms smell like a zoo from last renters...
128577
Some states allow you to make the repairs yourself and deduct the costs from the rent.  Other states allow you to withhold rent until the repairs are made.  In all cases, though, you must give the landlord written notice of the need for repairs before you can take any action. \n\nGo to http://realestate.findlaw.com/tenant to read about landlord and tenant repair obligations.  Then click on the Resources link to get the specifics for your location.
627040
The stupidest and funniest thing is my mate was getting laminated flooring in his living room, and he was taking away the carpet and because the 3 piece chair couldn't go anywhere so he cut around the sofa and the left the carpet under it, and was going to have the laminated floor around it lol.  His missus just said to him -"Don't be bloody stupid".  He moved the 3 piece then.
532902
my day consists of cleaning,laundry everyday is a chore but we just done get paid for it. my husband he vaccums. i read
20540
It seems like he might just be saying that.  Little kids do stuff like that.  If you believe it's something more than just a phase he's going through, take him to the doctor.  Maybe he has a really sensitive nose.
137516
get him to sell his house or move back!
673669
Maybe he still needs a tube in it for it to drain.  Take him back to the ENT or at least call his office.
431336
Let him watch 3 kids byhimself all day and see how clean he can keep the house,,,,,,,,if he does not appreciate you after that kick his butt.  I'll tell you i was a nanny i took one day off and dad stayed home...you guessed it he called me three time and the third call was "my wife is going to kill me the youngest gave tha cat a hair cut."  they say being a mom is three jobs in one babysitter.housekeeper and cook. Make him try it.
452260
Girl, he IS going to look.  They literally can't help it.  I've watched mine try and it cracks me up everytime.  Now the gadget thing is another story.  If he's buying stuff when the rent's due, that shows a lack of maturity. Give him time to grow up a little and realize what the word "responsible" means.
576331
sounds like spoiled kids....maybe they had company, like the cousin, and they were being mean to the other kids....i wouldn't worry about it right now.  Just complain to the landlord that there is an awful lot of rucus up there, they can handle it for now!\nMy kids beat on each other all day long, we don't live in an apartment, but if we did...i'm sure our neighbors would think we were beating our kids too!
839
Tell him, that if his check or credit card "bounces", how are you going to know where to look for him...\n\nAlso, if he pays cash, and then trashes the room, you still want to know where you can "track him down!"\n\nThink of it as a short-term rental agreement. He doesn't get what he wants, until you get what you need, or at least have the "security" to know how you would be able to recover that consideration in the future, should the need arise!
521580
It sounds like only one of you matured.  If he is going to treat you like a room mate, then why not return the favor.  Stop doing his laundry, stop cooking him supper, just you and the kids, stop making it easy for him.  Before you do that though, get the kids off to mom's or someplace they will be taken care of, take his keyboard, mouse and monitor and hide them and tell him he can have them back after the two of you talk.  Sit him down and tell him how you feel, let him know that you feel neglected and more like his live in maid than his wife and that you need more.  If he fails to respond, stop doing for him and when he asks why, you can let him know that since you are not having your needs met by him, that you do not find it necessary to meet his.  If you still can not get his attention, just set up a week vacation for you and the kids, don't say a word about it to him, just go to your mom and dad's or bothers or sisters for a week.  Let him come home to an empty house where he has to do everything for himself and take care of the dogs.  If he does not like it, let him know that if you do not get some of his attention, he will have it like that everyday of his life when you leave him for good.
494720
No!  He probably couldn't sleep or had a fight with his wife.  My neighbor vacuums the floor at 5AM and the other neighbor is obsessed with his lawn - we call him Mr. Clean.
269242
He can install equipment to moniter each of the tenaents usage.  But it will cost him money.  You can complain to your local housing authority
373257
I reported a leak from the bath to my insurance company back in april. the man came to assess the job, outcome new bath req and replace small flooring area underneith bath. cowboys turn up a month later and find another fault, the toilet has  a crack in it and has leaked damaging the floor. Oh sorry mate we cant start the job cause thats another claim, another 50 quid excess and another month ahead the man turns up and by this time the cieling below is rotten and needs replacing, the man says he cant start yet cause the cieling has to be taken out by another firm of cowboys. two weeks later cowboy firm 2 turn up and take cieling out, the day after cowboys 1 come and replace the cieling and floor in the bathroom but a plumber (cowboy 3) has to take the bath and toilet out first. When i ask cowboy 3 what time is the new bath and toilet going back in, he says what bath? dont know anything about that mate. I ring the cowboy boss in his saloon and ask where my new bath is he says ill ave one for you this time next week, F*&%^"^^* ell I say, you mean after all these months of waiting you dont have a bathin waiting? no sorry mate. The plumber is about to leave and i ask what time will he be back to put the toilet back in, sometime tomorrow fella unless you could put it back in for us ta. F*&^%$&^&&** off  I say. He didnt come back so I did it myself. Meanwhile downstairs the cowboys have done the cieling but when i look I cant believe they have stood on the kitchen worktop and cracked it bad. I ring up next day and cowboy boss tells me oh yer mate my boys noticed that so they took a picture of it to prove it wasnt them. Mmmm, can you imagine how pissed off I am, well it goes on, you see when the cieling was done it had to be re artexed, ENTER cowboy 4. He artexes the cieling and while he is doing it splashes it all over the kitchen walls he has also damaged the cieling in the dining room adj to the kitchen. He comes back a week later to give me some paint to do it myself if i want, I tell him F&^%**&^** off as I am now ready to kill someone, he paints like a 7 year old child, after he rides off into the sunset to F&*^&  someone elses day up, I clean up his mess and repaint the kitchen myself. My Insurance company couldnt believe all this so I took photos along the way, they believe me now but I only get a sorry for the last FIVE MONTHS of absolute hassle. This job could have been done in a day, instead my insurers brought in the biggest team of cowboys this side of texas and it all ended up taking FIVE MONTHS. Be very carefull who you let into your house.
465791
i sympathize with you. i am living with a slob. she will fill an ash tray to the top before emptying it.  I started emptying the ash tray and washing it. then i started putting all her [on the floor] stuff in the floor in her closet. then i started placing the broom in the kitchen door to bug her. we laugh a lot about my antics but it is starting to work . you don't have to yell or even look angry. just send the subliminal messages along and if he has a brain he will get the message.
533643
take a broom and start smacking on the head our he's just lazy.
346514
You have every right to ask the apartment maintenance and the front office to remove their shoes, or at least put on those plastic booties that carpet cleaners wear, because you are paying rent and this is your home. I surely have done it and the staff at the complex were not offended at all. Good luck.