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| ROOMMATES | 8/7/2006 | Sarah |
Q: We have 3 roomates all together on a lease. We each signed seperate leases. One of tenants has not ...
A: Yes where there are three seperate leases signed you are all on seperate contracts and these can be ...
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| Sharing responsibility of unpaid rent. | 8/7/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: Sylvia, about a year ago my ex-girl friend and I decided to part ways. We were living together in a ...
A: I am not even going to ask you WHY you didn't get a copy of the "turnover" document, it is now ...
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| Roomates fighting over a room | 8/7/2006 | Sarah |
Q: im moving into an apartment right off campus and when we first started looking (us being 3 guys and ...
A: Sorry to hear you are having problems. You need to lay this down now before you all move in. Talk ...
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| unpaid rent and utilites | 8/5/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I am renting a room to a roommate in my apt (Only I am on the lease). The landlord is aware, but she ...
A: Go to the Fair Housing Agency in your city and find out exactly what you can do and what you can't. ...
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| Tenant broke the lease | 8/4/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: We had a tenent sign a 6 month lease for a room for rent in our condo. They paid just first month ...
A: There will ALWAYS be totally irresponsible people living among us. But I don't know of a way you ...
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| Personal Property | 8/4/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: Sylvia, My roommate was my mother. She was not on the lease. I am and so is my sister. My ...
A: There is a form titled: Notice to Former Tenant of Right to Reclaim Abandoned Personal Property.... ...
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| Roomate Issues | 8/3/2006 | Sarah |
Q: I have four roommates, 3 of which I share a bathroom with. I have been buying toilet paper for a ...
A: Sorry to hear you are having a problem. I think the point has come to take more drastic action! I ...
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| Dealing with roommates | 8/3/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I was staying with 3 roommates in 2 bedroom apt. we left the apartment last year. apartment ...
A: Go to the Fair Housing Agency in your city and talk to them about this situation. Take all the ...
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| Yet another issue regarding utilities. | 8/2/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: Three years ago I moved in with three friends - a couple and a single guy. The two guys had a lease ...
A: Well I had to read your letter several times to keep all these people straight; who was hating who, ...
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| Getting them to move out | 8/2/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My step-daughter has moved back into my home for the second time in 2 yrs. She pays no utilities or ...
A: You will sit down with your husband and basically tell him has has to make a choice. If he insists ...
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| suing my roommate | 8/2/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I'm having problems with my roommate( who is on the lease) paying his share of rent and utilities ...
A: I think you would have saved yourself a lot of hassle about this if you had WRITTEN up a roommate ...
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| Subletter | 8/2/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I rented out a room in my apartment to a subletter for a 3 week period. Due to financial ...
A: By the time you issue her a WRITTEN 3 day notice to vacate and then an unlawful detainer, the time ...
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| Trying to Evict violent boyfriend from home I own | 8/2/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My boyfriend has been tormenting over the past week more extensively than in the past. He has lived ...
A: With a restraining order filed against him, he technically cannot come back into your home. Please ...
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| ROOMATE INSISTS ON OVERNITE GUESTS | 8/1/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I OWN A TOWNHOUSE AND HAVE A ROOMATE - HER MOTHER STAYED WITH US FOR 2 WEEKS INITIALLY TO HELP HER ...
A: It is your roommate that is not respecting YOUR rights. You own this townhouse and she is just a ...
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| Illegal Room sharing? | 8/1/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: Myself and a fellow graduate student are interning in D.C. for the summer. We found this wonderful ...
A: Go to the Fair Housing Agency in your city. Bring with you any documents regarding your situation ...
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| Dividing Rent | 8/1/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: You have posted a few answers similar to my question, but I am hoping for some specific information. ...
A: I get asked this question often and because it deals with money, nobody is ever happy at the ...
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| Interviewing tennants | 8/1/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I'm currently interviewing possible tennants & would like to know what are the most important ...
A: My Roommate Survival Guide has a list of 25 questions to ask all prospective roommates. Obviously I ...
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| Groceries... | 7/31/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I'm moving in to an apt. with three buddies of mine, and we haven't so much as discussed groceries. ...
A: Ah, the old food situation. Well as you can imagine there are lots of different ways to split ...
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| Roomate not paying for utilities | 7/31/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I have to figure out if Im in the wrong here. I now attend arizona state universitiy but I go home ...
A: Well I understand your predicament, I really do. However the verbal agreement you all made ...
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| Roommate on Lease - Want to give 30-day Notice | 7/31/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: Prior to us signing a lease together we discussed terms. 1. If you don't want the dog in your room ...
A: If he smokes in the house he is breaking the terms of the lease (providing this is a written lease ...
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| lease contract | 7/31/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I just moved into a room in a town house. when i signed the lease i gave the owner of the house two ...
A: You don't want to place a stop payment on the check because it might backfire on you. What you DO ...
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| forged lease | 7/31/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: i just moved out of a former roommate's house. when i gave him the 30 day notice, i asked him for a ...
A: Is there a way you can get ahold of the people who rented out the basement apartments? Maybe get a ...
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| non lease evictions | 7/30/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: 've been in a relationship for the past 2 yrs. My boyfriend is an electrician. I've worked with ...
A: I think you are in deep deep trouble. I find it completely unbelievable that you have no pay stubs, ...
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| Potential Roommate | 7/30/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: Sylvia, I have found someone that I think will be a good roommate. His credit history is bad due to ...
A: I would go ahead with accepting him as your roommate if you feel comfortable about it. I am ...
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| Roomates / Utility bill payment | 7/28/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: Right now I handle all of the bills that come in to our apartment and i have to make sure they get ...
A: I know exactly how you feel believe me! But look at it another way. Right now you KNOW the bills ...
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| MY ROOMMATE MOVED OUT WITH 1-DAY NOTICE | 7/28/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: MY ROOMMATE MOVED OUT WITH A 1-DAY NOTICE LEFT ON A VOICEMAIL MESSAGE. WHAT ARE MY LEGAL RIGHTS ...
A: Go to the Fair Housing Agency in your city and bring the lease with you. Explain the whole situation ...
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| sisters boyfriend won't move out | 7/27/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: here's the deal... my sister's boyfriend won't move out. He's a cheating,abusive alcoholic. And ...
A: This isn't a roommate problem as much as a domestic problem. Your sister needs to see an attorney ...
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| roommate not on lease | 7/27/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I am trying to move in with my friend in Pittsburgh. The only thing is, I wasn't there to sign the ...
A: I recommend ONLY ONE PERSON sign the lease with the landlord. In this case it is your friend. And in ...
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| Roommate did not pay rent | 7/27/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: If my roommate does not pay rent buy the time specified on the lease agreement I know I can issue a ...
A: It sounds like you want both ends in the middle here okay? You don't specify if YOU are the only ...
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| Troulesome roomate who refuses to pay | 7/27/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I contacted the landlord, but when we got back, it turns out that my roommate has decided to move ...
A: Happy to hear that everything worked out okay. Now you need to sit down with your brother and have ...
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| Lying roommate and Landlord! | 7/27/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: i hope this makes sense. A friend i worked with and i moved in together 3 months ago into a twin ...
A: Talk to the landlords and see if they have any options for you. Also you might want to contact the ...
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| Evicting A Roommate | 7/26/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I live in FL and my current roommate left to be in a shelter earlier this week. She has given me ...
A: Go to the Fair Housing Agency in your community ASAP. Florida confuses everybody because they have ...
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| Troulesome roomate who refuses to pay | 7/26/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: umm i need some help bad, her friends came to our house that we are renting with a baseball bat ...
A: First of all if anybody ever threatened me with a baseball bat they would be in jail. That is what ...
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| Troulesome roomate who refuses to pay | 7/25/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My brother and i were looking for a roommate and about a month and a half ago my brother met a girl ...
A: Please explain to me WHY you feel sorry for her? As I see it she is getting free rent and board, ...
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| Roommate Kicking me out Because Ex Girlfriend back in town | 7/25/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I'm living with a jerk. I'm 25 and I moved to NY in Dec and found a 31 yr old male roommate that ...
A: I am so sorry you are going through this nightmare. There are several things you need to do ASAP. ...
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| Evicting a Roommate | 7/25/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I have roommate in Minnesota who at first couldn't pay bills but promised me that he would pay me ...
A: To make sure you can evict him (and I think you can), talk to the Fair Housing Agency in your ...
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| Bad Roomate Situation (California) | 7/24/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: My fiance and I moved into a house with three other roomates. We are the only people on the lease ...
A: Technically the other three people are considered subletters (including the problem roommate). You ...
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| landlord unwilling to evict roommate | 7/22/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: I am the only person on the lease. There is no sublease. Will I be able to evict him without the ...
A: Ask the FHA if you can have the landlord change out the locks on day 31 after his notice has ...
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| landlord unwilling to evict roommate | 7/22/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: After some rough and uncomfortable months, landlord gave my roommate 30 day notice. However, he's ...
A: Go to the Fair Housing Agency in your city and explain the situation to them. They will tell you ...
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| How to make my boyfriend move out. | 7/21/2006 | Sylvia Bergthold |
Q: How do I make my exboyfriend move out of the house? There is no lease that was signed by me or him. ...
A: You need to give him a WRITTEN 30 day notice to vacate. If you have any questions about that, go to ...
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