What kind of rights does the owner of a home have when they agree to rent out their home through a rental management company?
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posted by emelenjr
on May 20, 2013 -
10 answers
Hi!
I´m planning to move from Uruguay to the US around the end of the year. This will probably be the preface of many questions to come (as these two countries couldn´t be any more different). I still have to decide exactly where in the US to live, so please help me decide.
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posted by Fermin
on Apr 27, 2013 -
16 answers
My former landlords have turned into incoherent crazy people who don't understand the law. Please help me figure out a solution that doesn't leave me (or my former housemates) hundreds of dollars in the hole.
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posted by nonasuch
on Mar 7, 2013 -
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My parents are now asking my sister's new live-in boyfriend to pay rent while he lives in her house, which they co-own and are paying the mortgage on. Is this right?
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posted by Auden
on Feb 18, 2013 -
53 answers
I've been living in my rent controlled apartment in San Francisco for about 10 months, and would like to be added to the lease (currently, only one of the three of us is on the lease, and she may be moving out soon). Is there anything I need to know before asking the company we rent from whether I can be added? My fear is that they'd use this as an excuse to void the old lease and increase the rent more than what would be normally allowed under rent control. Are my fears justified?
posted by Dr. Eigenvariable
on Feb 2, 2013 -
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What's the best place to live on a low budget given a life-consuming job in Manhattan near Madison Square Park? And how low can I go both before and after unintelligible-but-critically-important-tax-stuff?
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posted by ch3cooh
on Jan 6, 2013 -
21 answers
Am I making a mistake in my choice of NYC neighborhood? Details within for your much-appreciated sanity check and suggestions.
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posted by Inspector.Gadget
on Nov 20, 2012 -
26 answers
I've been living in a month-to-month, no-lease sublet in Manhattan since January. I just found out that' it's a NYCHA rent-controlled apartment, and i'm paying way more than my 'share' of the monthly rent (also, i'm pretty sure subletting a rent-controlled apartment is illegal.) Clearly i'm going to be moving out ASAP. What else should I do? Do I have grounds for financial recoupment?
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posted by anonymous
on May 28, 2012 -
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Is it possible to move rented accommodation in the UK, in London, while claiming Housing Benefit?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 10, 2011 -
8 answers
SecurityDepositFilter: I think I'm being screwed in Virginia. The situation is complicating by many factors, but mainly by the unwillingness for either the landlord or primary tenant to communicate with me. I was a subtenant with no written lease but a legitimate verbal agreement.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 10, 2011 -
11 answers
Foreclosure!!!(but not on us personally) How long til the bank bounces us out and we dont get to live rent-free? Because this is pretty awesome right here.
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posted by Senor Cardgage
on Apr 22, 2011 -
18 answers
(Posting for a friend, on behalf of their friend, all three of us equally un-D.C. savvy:)
A friend of mine is thinking about renting in an apartment in Washington DC, near P St NW and 4th St NW. Based on some internet research, it looks like this is the Truxton Circle or Shaw neighborhood, but we're not quite sure about that. She's a single white female in her mid-twenties, and will be a student keeping irregular hours. She has a car, and has lived in major cities before, though always in relatively safe areas. How safe is this neighborhood? What is the crime situation like? Will she be comfortable walking around alone at night?
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posted by dixiecupdrinking
on Apr 3, 2011 -
13 answers
I will have to be out of town for a few months. How can I persuade my landlord to keep my room at very small or no charge for four months until I come back?
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posted by easilyconfused
on Feb 1, 2011 -
16 answers
How to find a place to rent in London (residential)? And what should I know/look out for?
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posted by djgh
on Jan 2, 2011 -
6 answers
I am looking for a place to stay in or near Washington DC - I need to move in by November 1. I have found a place which I could stay for a few months (month-to-month rent) but until I could find something that more closely fits my preferences. Should I go with this place now before it is gone, or should I try to find a place I would be comfortable with long-term within the next week and a half?
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posted by catquas
on Oct 20, 2010 -
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Should I avoid signing a year-long lease for a room in a group house or shared apartment? Is it reasonable to hold out for month-to-month rent, or will I end up with slim pickings? (I am looking in the DC area)
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posted by catquas
on Oct 10, 2010 -
10 answers
Is it possible to find a place to live in downtown Arlington, VA for $750 or under?
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posted by windbox
on Jul 29, 2010 -
11 answers
What can I do
before the fact to prevent or discourage my shady landlord from failing to refund all or part of my security deposit when my lease term is up?
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posted by killdevil
on Jul 14, 2010 -
12 answers
I just moved into an apartment (rented) and am having issues with unexpected noise problems. I'm sensitive to sound and didn't realize this would be such a big problem until I've moved in. I would like to ask for advice how to handle this problem.
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posted by eliluong
on Jun 27, 2010 -
20 answers
Summer housing in San Francisco: is it totally crazy to fly down and start looking only two weeks before my job starts?
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posted by ewiar
on Mar 28, 2010 -
6 answers
One of my roommates is in the military, he just got noticed that he is going to be redeployed in May/June. Our other roommate recently moved out and we are subletting her room for her. The lease doesn't technically end until October 2010, but I would prefer to go earlier. Can I somehow piggy back on my roommates rights to break the lease as of the Service members Civil Relief Act (SCRA)?
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posted by Bengston
on Feb 1, 2010 -
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I'm in the hunt for some new roommates in this house, and I'd like suggestions on how best to divvy up rent based on bedroom size and amenities. Also, how should I go about listing the rooms for rent here in central Los Angeles?
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posted by carsonb
on Jan 15, 2010 -
11 answers
Whenever I go look at a house for rent, I draw a blank on what questions to ask the landlord.
I've started a list from
this site. What's missing?
What do you wish you'd asked or looked at more closely before signing a lease? (Specifically for a house, if you can...)
Particulars: Three girls and a dog looking to rent a house with yard somewhere in the 562 or 714 area of So Cal. I expect to be there at the very least a year. We have no appliances of our own, but furniture galore.
posted by Joannalaine
on Sep 12, 2008 -
12 answers
Looking for information about how get to get recompense from a landlord for three weeks spent without a working shower or washing machine. (UK)
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posted by Urtylug
on Aug 25, 2008 -
6 answers
What sort of agreements should I make or information should I consider before moving into an apartment that would be used as a daycare during the day when my roommate and I aren't around?
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posted by andoatnp
on Aug 20, 2008 -
34 answers
About to move into a huge (and expensive) house with a couple of friends when we broke up and she started going out with another housemate. I moved out even before I moved in. Can I recover any rent that I've spent on this place?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 11, 2008 -
14 answers
Is $1350/mo reasonable rent for an apartment on
W 107th St. & Broadway (Upper West Side of Manhattan)? One bedroom, ground level, furnished, clean, utilities and cable included.
Can you tell me anything about the W 107th & Broadway area? Nice? Stuff to do? Safe?
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posted by oldlies
on Jun 2, 2008 -
25 answers
In the mornings, there’s no hot water in my apartment – same thing happened lest year and the year before. Management doesn’t react. Help!
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posted by barrakuda
on Dec 5, 2007 -
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How can a freelancer with a decent but sporadic income convince someone in NYC to rent to him and not just point and laugh?
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posted by jake
on Sep 16, 2007 -
11 answers
Renting - It's been a while and I'm afraid we're gonna look bad on paper. Mid/late twenty year olds (one a musician) without a huge amount of $$ or history - are we screwed?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 22, 2007 -
13 answers
I'm looking for a place to live in Redwood City in 3 weeks. Can anyone give me some information about good/bad neighborhoods, or any other advice?
posted by Maia
on May 3, 2007 -
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Do I have the common courtesy obligation (ie, this is NOT a legal question) to find a replacement roommate on a month to month lease? What if my current roommates are being picky in terms of who they are willing to live with? At what point am I free of courteous obligations to find someone?
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posted by |n$eCur3
on Nov 27, 2006 -
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[SantaBarbaraFilter]I can't find rental housing in Santa Barbara. What's the trick?
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posted by k8t
on Aug 7, 2006 -
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Our landlord has decided to sell his house. As renters, is it reasonable to ask for some form of compensation for the constant "open houses" that we must partake in?
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posted by FearTormento
on May 8, 2006 -
21 answers
How to negotiate a good deal on rent with an owner inexperienced with the rental market?
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posted by saffron
on May 5, 2006 -
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MovingToNYCFilter: I'm soon to be a college grad, and I'm in the running for a 6-week internship in NYC that may become long-term employment. Please help me figure out what I need to know to live in the big city.
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posted by Alterscape
on Apr 26, 2006 -
19 answers
Affordable, but cool places to live as a career/lifestyle choice: If your work/career/next life project is portable, could you find a place where a two-bedroom apartment is $300 a month? Houses for under $50 grand? Cultural opportunities a resonable drive away? Would you do it this way? Why or why not? [more inside]
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posted by weston
on Dec 8, 2004 -
45 answers
HousingFilter: I'm desperately seeking to sublet/rent a room in the D.C. area, where I'll be
interning from June 14th through August 6th. I've hit up Craig's List, Roll Call, The Hill, Roomates.com, Sabbaticalhomes.com, and the Weekly Paper. I've tried the various universities, but I don't relish the idea of sharing a bunk bed. Anyone got any other bright ideas about where I might look on such short notice without actually having to be in D.C.? Barring that, anyone got a room for rent that's even slightly accessible to Dupont Circle?
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posted by schoolgirl report
on Jun 7, 2004 -
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