Recent content by Mrs. D

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? DC Well, it's been a busy couple of months for me and the DH. As I mentioned in previous posts, we had some flooding issues in our apartment last spring, which we thought were resolved. Turns out the "resolution" was that spring ended and it...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? DC I have a friend who is currently renting an apartment on a month-to-month basis. Her apartment is a total rip off, but, as far as I can tell from having been in there numerous times, completely legal. There have been a few code violations in...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? DC Sometimes I wonder... I got this e-mail from my LL this morning: Hello girls! Hope this holiday season finds you all well. I just wanted to send you a quick reminder that, with this rough patch the economy is in, crime has been increasing...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? DC I live in a multi-family home with oil heat. Each unit has separate tanks. Last week, my neighbors had a delivery of oil that ended up in my tank. I had a delivery with another company scheduled for today. After going rounds and rounds with...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? DC One of the crazy fall-outs from the recent election is a sort of "black market" for rentals in DC for the inauguration. While we are planning on staying here, our neighbors are checking out for the week and subleasing their apartments to...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? DC As I mentioned a while back, we have a working woodburning fireplace in our apartment. We have burned 6 fires so far this month, and never had a problem until last night. When we lit a fire last night, my neighbors came down to tell me that...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? DC DH and I are considering buying at the end of our current lease term (yeah, that's a year away, but we're planners), and we have one question regarding our obligations. We have a fireplace in our apartment. We use it occasionally. The...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? DC A friend asked for help with this one, and I didn't know what to tell her, so I thought I'd ask you all. Friend's LL sent her a request for a rent increase. Her lease looks essentially the same as mine (standard download from the internet)...

So I talked to my landlord and she is going to renew my lease. :) For all its faults, this apartment is a great deal and I am very happy. I just wanted to get an opinion from some of the landlords lurking here. When I rented the apartment last year, I put down $900 + 1 month's rent as a...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? District of Columbia Hello all, and thanks in advance for any advice you may be able to give. I moved into an apartment last October, and to make a long story short, I have had a lot of problems since I moved in there! It flooded (too much rain...