Renting & Real Estate - October 2007

2007-10-10 13:41:42 · 3 answers · asked by Country M 1

after I move out due to pet urine smell?? They didn't even attempt to carpet clean first! We got a bill for $1000. I dont think this is fair at all.

2007-10-10 13:28:03 · 8 answers · asked by Bear 3

I moved into a new apartment complex (995 dollars a month) about 1 month ago. ever since i moved in, i've been having an issue with the people upstairs making loud noise. i can hear their tv loud, they talk loud, and they storm around alot the floors creak excessively. over time it has driven me absolutely nuts.
I have taken these steps in this exact order:
1) I went up there and i talked to them nicely, and asked if they could please keep it down. they said yes i will keep the tv down (closed door in my face)
2) i went up there a second time days later as problem continued. i suggested the fact maybe your television is close to the wall? vibrations? they got rude and said no i lived here 3 years i never had any problem before you, closed door in my face
3) i talked to my landlord. he talked to them and they had a conversation. problem continued even after this.
4) i talked to landlord multiple times and he mentioned they were moving soon but wont give me a date for legal reasons.

2007-10-10 13:23:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

We will be buying a mobile home in iowa, cedar rapids vicinity in the summer of next year. Once we sell the house we currently own, pay off our van and pay the realtor we will be left with 27-42,000 depending on what our home goes for(based on comps selling prices) we expect it to be in the upper range as the lower priced ones all needed alot of work. With this we can buy a really nice one or we can buy say a 15,000 16x80 with 3 beds and replace carpeting, and still have plenty to put in savings that we could live on partially while we go to college and not work as many hours per week, we have three small children and are worried we will miss alot if we work and go to school to the extent we would otherwise need to, lot rent is 270 a month and includes water currently just our taxes and insurance and water run 260 a month and our interest is 350 or so, thus we would save alot but would we be better off with the newer double wide fancy one in 5 years for resale?

2007-10-10 12:50:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

And that behind person took in a nother person who got Evicted From apt, What would you say? or would you not say anything?

2007-10-10 12:45:18 · 3 answers · asked by little sparrow 2

2007-10-10 12:36:47 · 0 answers · asked by audi9202 2

I have lived in an apartment building for 8 years. Instead of normal carpet, my apartment had that thin commercial carpet. My cat became a carpet terrorist on the stairs thinking it was a scratching post. Plus I had a pull that my vacuum ate up one day and left a line in the carpet with a missing thread in the living room. There is also a stain that I could not get out oustide the kitchen. But these happened over 8 years which I think is reasonable.

As I said, I haved there 8 years. The carpet was not new when I moved in. It was atleast 1-2 years old. I understand it got ruined and will need to be replaced, but I don't think that I should be responsible for giving the landlord new carpet. Even if it didn't have these problems, the carpet would stil be 9+ years old. If I am charged, shouldn't it atleast be a depreciated rate? Would this be something I could bring to small claims if I am charged the full replacement cost?

2007-10-10 12:36:02 · 8 answers · asked by Colonel Chaos 2

I am sending a letter to my ex landlord who 32 days after we vacated sent us an itemization of security deposit and is charging us for 12 months of water. I am disputing the charges and wrote her a letter but don't know how to close it up. Thanks is advance!

2007-10-10 12:32:08 · 5 answers · asked by Prisky 2

My buddy is currently trying to sell his house and he's stuck with a horrible Real Estate Agent. He's trying to think of any way to get out of his contract with the Real Estate Agent, rather then be stuck another 2 months with them. He noticed a mistake made on the contractual paperwork. The Real Estate Agent signed his name in the 'date' field and there is no signature in the 'signature' field. Is that enough for him to contest the validity of the contract and give him a shot at getting out of the contract?

2007-10-10 12:31:18 · 6 answers · asked by ? 5

I was told that its illegal for section 8 tenants to pay out of their pocket for the difference in house rent . For Example: if the rent is 2500 and the Hud pays 1800, then the tenant cant pay 700. Is this true? Also, does this mean, if a landlord does accept the delta payment, he could potentially be sued?

Thanks.

2007-10-10 11:28:00 · 2 answers · asked by Pam R 1

Me and my hubby to be are trying to decide what would be best,

to try and get a loan for a small one room trailer (we dont really have much credit built up at all!) (we're 19 and 21)

or

to just rent an apartment???

what do you think.. pros and cons?

2007-10-10 10:09:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

In other words, what legalities would I have to observe? What do I have to disclose to prospective buyers? Or should I spend big bucks fixing it up only to have the new owners rip everything out and put their own fixins' in it? I live in New York State.

2007-10-10 10:08:13 · 8 answers · asked by debodun 2

2007-10-10 10:05:27 · 7 answers · asked by harryb 5

I'm 24 years old, currently making about $60k/year and have begun a search for my first home. My current monthly expenses are $600 for car payment, gas, and insurance plus another $1,100 for other expenses. I am single, no kids and have no student loans or other debts. I have $30k to put towards a down payment. I'm looking at places between $215-300k. I've estimated a monthly payment of approx. $1,300/month depending on whether I purchase a house on the lower or upper end of this range. Is this reasonable?

2007-10-10 09:54:30 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Basically, they are charging me $600 by keeping my security deposit with the following explanation:
-$200.00 for parking in the fire zone which happens to be right next to my garage. Others park there constantly for loading/unloading
-$399.00 for having an attorney draft a letter to me to tell me this.

2007-10-10 09:49:51 · 2 answers · asked by CARLA M 1

2007-10-10 09:41:04 · 5 answers · asked by Michael A 1

Me and my sister moved into this house which was great. however our landlord kinda abondon us. our fridge went out which is in the lease the water never transfered into our name so our water got shut off twice. (its off now) and we have a serious mold problem in the crawl space. we have tried emailing him going to his office hes never there leaving him notes and calling him he never answers and his voice box is always full. our fridge went out recently and we lost 200 dollars of groceries and we had to pay 100 dollars for a part for the fridge becase we don't have a reeipt he has it what should we do do we not mail rent until he contacts us or is that bad someone please help
!!!!

2007-10-10 09:12:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm 19 years old and am ready to move out of my parents house. I do have a job, and make enough money to rent a resonable apartment. What I'm worried about it the fact that as far as I know I have no credit. I've never had a credit card and things like that. I've heard that haveing no credit is about as bad as haveing bad credit so I'm worried I might not beable to rent an apartment. So my question would be... What exactly do I need to rent my first apartment?

2007-10-10 09:00:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-10 08:46:37 · 11 answers · asked by baby_face_paris 6

I am looking for a Punch Line. It is for a New housing project. Name of the project is "Monarch Residency". They are going to build a multistory Apartments with all the luxurious facilities.

It's in a middle sized town of India and this will be the BEST housing scheme of the town....

Now, I want a punch line to add with "Monarch Residency"....

Any suggestion please ?

2007-10-10 08:34:19 · 15 answers · asked by AA 1

I have a freind who is always relocating or seems on the run, she never stays in one place for more than a year , even in teh same appartment complex she moves from one apt to another. And she has kids, yet, they are always relocating and the kids are always having to change schools. I am concerned with her kids yet, I dont want to get involved or be overly concerned cause its none of my business. And her moving her parents, which are probably here illegaly, though, I dont know for sure. I asked her once about her moving about but she kinda blew it off and siad its cause she doesnt like the areas. But its like she moves like , the most I 've seen her move in a year is 3 times, and its like i know there are affordable places aside from the crappy places she chooses but Christ, its like, poor kids, stay in one place for the sake of them! I do notice some financial issues she has though I cant see how they would connect and even legal, hmmm. maybe.

2007-10-10 07:53:22 · 2 answers · asked by Beefcake 2

Please give me the website link and and info about it.If I am unable to buy them in California then can I buy them from other states online?

2007-10-10 07:31:49 · 1 answers · asked by Daniel N 1

I was wondering if you can defer payments on a mortgage for a year or so in exchange for adding the interest on to the principle or some other method that the bank would be willing to accept. I really would like to take a sabatical from work for a year to travel and do charitable work but I dont want to sell my house. I have great credit and I always pay the mortgage on time. Thanks for any responses.

2007-10-10 07:23:47 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am not on the lease, but I paid half the rent for over 4 months, and the landlord knows it because we set up our rent due date around my payday. Now my old room mate is telling me that she will call the police if I attempt to come get my belongings. Is that such a bad thing? What are the cops going to do that would be negative to me? I don't think the roommate will lie and say that they are not my belongings. I seriously don't even know why she is acting like this. Based on the fact that she keeps asking me to be her roommate in the next place she is moving to and I keep declining, I am guessing her feelings are hurt. The reason I am moving out is due to the type of people that she has as guests, and the high rate of traffic she continues to have. Despite my numerous request to stop all such activities based on the fact that I have a child now and that is no environment to raise a child.

2007-10-10 07:15:52 · 10 answers · asked by drbrian247 2

I'm a tenant.The flat we currently live has damp problem:we had mould growing on the blinds, shoes and other leather items.My partner has been having frequent chest infections,alergic reactions (that may be related to the mouldy air in the flat.Also there are other maintenance issues.
Last rent payment was made on 12th of September, and we handed in our notice on the 15th of September stating that we will be moving out on 15th of October, and agreeing to pay 3 days difference.Landlord is now demanding another month rent and refusing to return deposit.
Havind said all that we admit that we broke the contract, according to which we were suppose to hand in our notice the same day that the rent is paid.
Where do we legally stand in this situation, and does landlord has the right to keep the depositand demand full month rent?
Thanks.

2007-10-10 04:49:57 · 7 answers · asked by zuikis3 1

I was thinking about taking about a home equity loan to pay off my high interest loan, problem is I plan on refiancing this summer. is this a bad idea?

2007-10-10 01:59:34 · 5 answers · asked by american_bulldog25 1

i'm thinking about getting a mortgage next year, but interested to find out how much money i need in order to be eligable for a mortgage, if anyone can help me with this i'd be most grateful

2007-10-10 01:17:47 · 12 answers · asked by vienna87 1

I have recently split up with my partner, and we have a house together. she is wanting to stay in the house. I have been told many different things, like, she will have to buy my half, or i will only receive half of what profit we have made on the house. can anyone tell me what i should expect, or what to do

2007-10-09 20:45:51 · 6 answers · asked by Darren 1

my husband and i are both busy with our lives and try to spend much time together when we have time on the weekends out of our house. the realtor has complained to the landlord about our house being clutter and that is only one room out of the 4. that room has boxes exploding with contents but there is plenty of room to walk thru that room and up to the upstairs 3rd floor. before a showing i will pick up, but things are not spotless. the realtor has accused me of being dirty which I am not , my dishes are washed, floors are vaccuumed and my place is way better than what was showed when I first saw the place of the previous tenants when we had to literally step on their stuff to get thru. I do have things piled on top of my dresser but that is clothes and I don' t think that matters. can a realtor really dictate how my place should look especially since this is an inconvience to me. I always have to be there since I have dogs at home and he doesn't always give 24 hrs notice

2007-10-09 17:27:57 · 3 answers · asked by lookingforanswersandquestions 4

If I'm paying the mortgage will I get tax credit for it? How will this affect my credit score...will I get those benefits?

2007-10-09 17:22:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous