Renting & Real Estate - July 2007

I live in a big apartment complex. A while ago, I had a leak from the ceiling directly above the toilet seat. I called the landlord 10times within the past six months and maintenance did not fix the problem. The person at the leasing office said you do not have an emergency. Finally, I went to the housing authorities and she said "The landlord has no right not to respond to a leak in an acceptable time frame." She called up the landlord and maintenance was fixed the leak on the sameday. I have another leak from the ceiling in my apartment. I sent a notorized letter to the leasing office and they have not responded within an acceptable time frame. Perhaps they do not consider a leak an emergency? Regardless, I pay $650/month for rent and they should immediately respond. If my Dad has a leak in his apartment, maintenance will be in there the sameday he complains about the problem. My Dad spends $2500/month for rent.

2007-07-25 03:24:35 · 4 answers · asked by robert f 1

2007-07-25 02:52:48 · 5 answers · asked by toolate 3

we have lived here two years and plan on moving the apartment will need to be painted there is no major damage who would be rosponsible for repainting an apartment

2007-07-25 02:52:04 · 11 answers · asked by bradford m 2

If mort is the latin prefix for death, and a gauge is something that you measure things with . . . Is a mortgage a measure of how dead you are?

2007-07-25 02:40:18 · 2 answers · asked by Kelly 3

I'm thinking about replacing the aluminum siding on my house (which was built in 1954) with new vinyl siding. The house is roughly 1,100 sq ft and appraised for $60,000 about a year ago. I just got an estimate yesterday for doing this work, and it came to about $14,000. In order to be worth it, the siding would have to increase the value of my home by almost 25%. Does anyone know, about how much value increase I can expect? Is 25% really feasible? Thanks in advance.

2007-07-25 01:28:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-25 00:14:25 · 2 answers · asked by richardrod49 1

How much approximately will I have to have out of pocket for closing costs? I am NOT buying another house, I'm going to rent. Just want to know how much cash I'll need if any?

2007-07-25 00:02:16 · 5 answers · asked by veebeedee 2

2007-07-24 23:55:14 · 5 answers · asked by Carmen D 1

2007-07-24 23:45:31 · 12 answers · asked by simplesimon 1

I am in the process of purchasing my first home and a few properties that I have come across have been short sales. These properties are still on the market right? Why don't they want to show them to me?

2007-07-24 22:00:25 · 8 answers · asked by norcalhustle 1

after a home has gone through the foreclosure process and the trustee sales is held...how do the keys get from the previous homeowner to the new homeowner (high bidder)?

2007-07-24 20:07:16 · 4 answers · asked by Blue October 6

Do I need a cosignor to just buy a condo apartment? Can I pay everything off early?

2007-07-24 19:32:49 · 2 answers · asked by tw6382 2

2007-07-24 18:31:48 · 4 answers · asked by cyx 2

I have four kids and as of today we are literally homeless. We have no where to go. We lost our house because the landlord was a slum lord and we had no air conditioner for over a month, i discovered the mold in the walls from Katrina. and the cabinets were falling apart and he was suppose to change those and he never did. Now I have no where to live with four kids. I took them to stay with their father but they did not want to go. I will have to live on the streets with no money and no one too help. I have tried almost every agency i can for assistance and i keep reaching a dead end. Does anyone know of any place that can help me with either shelter or finances. I received call to move into an apartment tomorrow but i dont have the money to pay as it was spent on hotel for the past 3 week and the cost of food is expensive. Please I need help now. I live in the New Orleans area. My husband is overseas and he can not help me. I have no family here and they will not help me

2007-07-24 17:39:34 · 4 answers · asked by ? 2

I am planning to buy a house with brick front. Next to this house there is a stucco house and I am worried that due to this I will have problems selling my house in future. Shall I worry about this?

2007-07-24 17:36:21 · 5 answers · asked by Sangita P 1

I see several impressing commercials online, showing very interesting opportunities for buying big houses with low price. They are all classify under the "Pre-Foreclosure" category. I wonder if there is any hidden cost, commercial tricks or financial maneuver? is ist safe to buy these Pre-Foreclosure properties? Do I really own that house after purchasing, and can move inside?

2007-07-24 17:29:44 · 6 answers · asked by Dimoxi 2

2007-07-24 16:18:03 · 9 answers · asked by autumn nights 1

plz tell me where i can find a good home in san jose,california.

2007-07-24 15:58:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am trying to rent a room on craigslist, I just moved here am able to pay rent, but it's like no one wants to return my emails. What should I say?

2007-07-24 15:26:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Alright...heres the situation (Short story version). My mother was planning on selling her place. Well...we got some buyers soon after we put it up on the market. Soon after, the buyers wrote up a "binding contract", stateing that the seller nore buyer could back out of the deal. Well..a few weeks after mother signed it, she desided not to sell our home and land. She told the buyers and and they wern't happy, thus they began to threaten to file law-suit (Or however its spelled), and they also threated to make us MOVE ANYWAY, when we have NO WHERE to go at all. The "contract" was typed up by the buyers and printed out, then they brang it to my mom, where she signed it. There was no lawyer present, no Master Of Equety (I didn't spell that right..) present, and above all, the "contract" was signed at our house. Not in a lawyers office. Is it still possible for the buyers to carry out their threats of law-suit, and makeing us move out of our home when we have no where to go?

2007-07-24 15:02:26 · 1 answers · asked by Ricky M 2

I'm purchasing a home for $400,000 to rent it out.

I can't afford a $40,000 down payment.

Are there any types of loans I can take out, what are the negatives and the positives?

2007-07-24 14:59:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My roommate and I moved out of our apartment because the house was just too hot to live in. We talked to our landlord who said she would let us out of the lease a month early, but will keep our deposit (our lease ends august 30th). She decided to have the place bug bombed but we told her that there was still some furniture we wanted to keep. Well I just rolled down there and I am missing some furniture, a watch, some other odd and end things like a bottle of wine and my indian rug. I called her and her excuse was that she had the items moved to storage, when in reality I believe the guys who helped move things out cherry picked what they wanted before the bombing took place. We never gave her permission to move or take anything. And it seems odd that a bottle of wine should be taken to prevent damage from a bomb, when they left numerous other objects in the rooms and took personal valuables along with other odds and ends like kitchen utensils. Is this just straight up theft?

2007-07-24 14:57:53 · 8 answers · asked by audiofire07 2

2007-07-24 14:49:46 · 3 answers · asked by christie m 1

I am thinking about buying a townhome and I wonder if there is a law or something about not being able to put up a fence. I know in rowhomes you can but I don't see them in townhome developments...anybody know the answer to this?

2007-07-24 14:28:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

....when I am still living in it for the next few months?

I live in Florida but I would guess that this is illegal everywhere. He wants me to keep it in SHOWING CONDITION ALSO which means my bed should be made, dishes put away, etc. I am paying $1,550 a month in rent--Is this legal to do???

2007-07-24 14:18:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

A recent story on the increase in mortgage defaults cited home value decrease as a cause of defaults. Why would a drop in house value cause financial problems for a mortgage holder? (Wouldn't they actually benefit a little from the decreased property taxes?) They pay the same payment each month, based on initial home value, and wouldn't be dependent on later value, right?

2007-07-24 14:15:51 · 3 answers · asked by romulusnr 5

hey i'm trying to find out about some real goverment grants not no scams !!! i want to try to buy a home for the 1st time
can anybody give me some info on this or tell me how i can write a proposal to get one ? thanx a whole lot !!!

2007-07-24 14:10:57 · 3 answers · asked by msmyanka 2

I am currently living in a home with my uncle which is in his name. He plans on moving out of California due to the raising cost of particuly everything here. I make enough money and I have great credit. He is left oweing about 130K on the loan, the house was appraised at 400K. I want to to put the title in my name and get my own loan. Would I be able to take out 180K loan out instead of the 130K in order to finish paying off the house? I would use the additonal money to for home improvments.

2007-07-24 13:50:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can i personally sue condo owners for nonpayment civily, it takes tooo long to put in collection, liens , foreclosure. they are making my life miserable, I have prepaid for a year so that all bills could be met. they kick back and still receive amentities. with no repercussions and a chance that the bank will not be responsible for back dues. thanks i need help

2007-07-24 13:28:41 · 3 answers · asked by really2050 1

We are renting a condo from an individual (the property owner - not a company) and we put in our 30 day notice. But, 2 weeks after putting the notice in, we changed our mind and decided to stay. Now, the owner is saying there are other people that are lined up for the condo. The landlord checked with them, but they are not flexible and they want to move in. The owner is going to let us know where she stands legally in a few days, but with only 2 weeks left, I'm trying to find an answer myself.
Does anyone know how the California rental laws handle this? Since we are already living there, would we get first dibs or because of our 30 days notice, would we have to move out?

2007-07-24 13:00:14 · 7 answers · asked by NotListening 1