Breaking my lease: landlord barely making an effort and raising the rent. What are my chances in court? YANML, I want to know where I stand before I start pouring lawyer money after rent money. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 21, 2009 - 14 answers

SuperDumbIdeaFilter: Alternatives to selling my car... like leasing it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 24, 2009 - 14 answers

I'd like to know how to deal with an unwanted "guest" living in an apartment that I'm paying rent for. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 1, 2009 - 23 answers

How crazy am I to rent a place in Portland, Oregon without seeing it first? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 8, 2009 - 9 answers

Need help writing an informal lease while renting a room out of a friends house. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 25, 2009 - 4 answers

Should I disclose this stuff on my rental application? How far back do they check these things, anyway? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 30, 2009 - 7 answers

My roommates kicked out our 4th roommate mid-month without consulting me and have since made several decisions that I believe have prevented us from finding someone for next month. I am not on the lease and my opinion has totally been discounted in this process, do I have any ethical (not legal) obligation to kick in for next month's rent? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 24, 2009 - 27 answers

My boyfriend and I are planning to get an apartment together soon. I have solid rental history, but he's been moving from place to place and hasn't been on a lease in about 5 years. How do we tackle this on a rental application? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 16, 2009 - 8 answers

I am trying to end my tenancy in a month-to-month lease in Los Angeles, but the landlord says that submitting a 30-day-notice won't absolve me of any future responsibility if my roommate stays in the apartment. Please hope me! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 1, 2008 - 12 answers

I'm in a financial pickle due to a bad choice of roommates two years ago. What are my options? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 10, 2008 - 6 answers

Roommatefilter: My roommate/renter has asked for an extension to her lease with only a week's notice; I don't like living with her, but don't have anyone waiting to move in, either. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 23, 2008 - 34 answers

I just leased a two bedroom apartment. I want to rent out the 2nd bedroom however I do not want whom ever I rent the room out to, to go on my lease. The lease I signed of course says that only I am permitted to live in the apartment (even though its a two bedroom). Do people routinely rent out their extra rooms without adding people to their lease? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 20, 2007 - 10 answers