Tuesday, March 8, 2011

What are my rights as a tenant?

Okay, I was renting a house for over 2 years. During the lease there was a leak in the house that destroyed all of the hardwood floors. The floors were ripped out in June but the landlord didnt replace them for almost 8 months. So I was paying full price for a home with concrete floors for almost a year. In Nov. my lease was up and the landlord decided to go month to month. Well, I fell behind on the rent and the late fees she was charging me were outrageous. So she sent me an email telling me that if I couldnt get caught up and make ontime payments she wanted me out by March 1. Well, I realized that I couldnt get caught up so I moved out. I offered to pay for the late rent and the late charges, and a prorate for the week in feb. that I need to clean the house. I forefited my entire deposit ( 1 months rent) and pet deposit. Well, the lady is totally freaking out. During the time I rented I bounced 2 checks to her..they were paid off immediatly but now she is saying shes going to the police with the checks to show that "I have a pattern of bouncing checks"...she is also saying that I didnt give her notice ( I didnt she gave me notice) and she wants me to pay a "reletting fee" of over 1000 dollars. Can she do this considering that we were on a month to month agreement? The police cant do anything about checks that are already paid off can they? What are my rights when I move out on a month to month lease. Oh, not to mention that when she did repair the floors she raised my rent to cover the insurance hike due to the faulty plumbing....Do you think I have any remedy in court because I paid full price for a home that did not get repaired for over 7 months? How should I handle her?

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