I've got eleven months to go on a lease, and a whole slew of problems with a new (to me) apartment, and a cheap, possibly negligent landlord. How do I remedy them? LOTS of details inside. But if you don't want to read the whole kit-and-caboodle inside here are the Cliff notes: (a) Landlord took more than weeks to fix the unusable bathroom sink; blamed the repairman. (b) Landlord expects me to find/select/transport the washer/dryer he’s obligated by lease to provide, and was missing on our move-in, and for less than $200. (c) Landlord flat-out refused to clean disgustingly smelly carpets we encountered on moving day (d) Landlord reneged on verbal agreement to replace crappy kitchen linoleum (e) Landlord made repeated, guilt-trippy and borderline abusive calls about first month's rent, and (bonus) (f) makes (super odd) references to lesbians. [Way too many details inside; you probably don't need to bother reading unless you want specific specifics] [more inside]
posted by mr. remy on Sep 30, 2009 - 21 answers

Kitchen appliances: What remedies do you have when an appliance purchase and installation goes wrong? [more inside]
posted by abdulf on Aug 8, 2009 - 3 answers

Disputing a locksmith's exorbitant fees? [more inside]
posted by fogster on Jul 8, 2009 - 14 answers

Please help me *effectively* dispute several items on my credit report (in Canada) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 14, 2009 - 2 answers

A home video of mine was taken down from Google Video by Warner Music because of the soundtrack. Should I dispute? [more inside]
posted by infinitefloatingbrains on Mar 31, 2009 - 40 answers

As a seller on ebay, do you have any ability to warn others off unreliable (but not criminal) buyers without incurring damaging feedback yourself? Or can a buyer casually mess up your auction and get away with it? [more inside]
posted by cincinnatus c on Mar 30, 2009 - 21 answers

scrabble fight! ok, so we are having a dilemma. can you form the same word two times in one turn in the game of scrabble? more inside!! [more inside]
posted by slograffiti on Feb 22, 2009 - 14 answers

How can I go about disputing a Visa payment when it's more than 6 months since the payment was made (without my knowledge)? [more inside]
posted by altolinguistic on Dec 15, 2008 - 7 answers

How can i restore peace in my high school major class? [more inside]
posted by freddymetz on Sep 4, 2008 - 15 answers

Is there a situation when its good to give into an aggressive man? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 1, 2008 - 34 answers

My favorite web comic took my money, didn't send the T-shirt...I feel robbed! And torn! But also robbed! [more inside]
posted by Wavelet on Aug 22, 2008 - 15 answers

Here's my situation: I live in Washington, DC. I notified my landlord about a month ago that I was offered a job in another city, and would want to either assign my lease to someone new, or sublet. This is allowed with his consent. I have one roommate who wants to stay in the 2 bedroom condo we live in. We presented a prospective tenant to the landlord with a rental application, and now the landlord is accusing us of all sorts of things... [more inside]
posted by BobbyVan on Aug 2, 2008 - 10 answers

Tried to stay with someone in a college dorm - their roommates said OK, I booked non-refundable plane tickets, I'm here now, and their roommates are backing out. Help! [more inside]
posted by mebibyte on Mar 16, 2008 - 24 answers

Bassist buys the tour van then quits the band in the middle of the tour. What's a fair way to distribute the money now that it's over? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 13, 2007 - 15 answers

How do I/how hard is it to take someone off a lease? [more inside]
posted by SansPoint on Jul 9, 2007 - 10 answers

The three bedroom apartment I just leased is supposed to be "fully furnished," but I've just discovered that one of the bedrooms is empty. Is my landlord in the wrong? What do I do now? [more inside]
posted by holympus on Jun 2, 2007 - 22 answers

Bob the Asshole, my old landlord, kept my security deposit. [more inside]
posted by LordSludge on Mar 1, 2007 - 31 answers

A large truck needs to get into my backyard, but my driveway is too small. I don't get along with my neighbour. In the event he refuses, what are my options? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 26, 2007 - 15 answers

I bought a stereo component off ebay, and it arrived broken. Thankfully, when I made the purchase, in the shipping options, I opted to include shipping insurance (vis USPS). [more inside]
posted by Gamblor on Feb 12, 2007 - 8 answers

I want to avoid a feud with my neighbour - what is the best way to go about doing this? Of course there's... [more inside]
posted by gwenzel on Nov 8, 2006 - 23 answers

Our landlords didn't give us the full security deposit and now that the hearing date is approaching, they offered to finally pay it to us in full. Should we or shouldn't we accept their offer? You just know that there is much... [more inside]
posted by Diskeater on Sep 25, 2006 - 34 answers

Property Line Dispute, with a neighbor who is selling. Should we resolve it now, or hope for the best with the new neighbor? [more inside]
posted by krudiger on Sep 25, 2006 - 24 answers

I've received a phone call, but not a cease and desist (yet) on a domain name I own. There's lots [more inside]
posted by twiggy on Aug 21, 2006 - 17 answers

SketchyDebtCollectionsFilter: Someone calling and demanding payment on a credit card that was paid off and cancelled in 2002. Fraud? Error? What can be done? [more inside]
posted by moss on Jul 6, 2006 - 16 answers

I'm having some difficulty with my ex-landlord over $$... [more inside]
posted by papakwanz on May 24, 2006 - 13 answers

Please help me find more information on the US government's take on the softwood lumber dispute with Canada. [more inside]
posted by ykjay on Nov 18, 2005 - 12 answers

My credit card company just pulled a quick one on me. Despite my best efforts to resolve the situation with their customer service, I am going nowhere. What should be my next step? [more inside]
posted by tuxster on Mar 14, 2005 - 23 answers

Paypal is causing me troubles, anyone had experience? [more inside]
posted by null terminated on Feb 19, 2005 - 10 answers

Credit card fraud.... [more inside]
posted by skwm on Aug 12, 2004 - 9 answers