Rent Coach: My landlord is threatening to keep my deposit if I smoke inside. Is that allowed?

… Q Im about to rent an apartment but the lease states that if I smoke … lease but would be illadvised to do so and it may not be enforceable First a quick background on security deposits … simply retain a security deposit as a result of a tenants smoking is that the landlord must demonstrate that the …

By Mike Akerly |February 27, 2014 - 9:59AM
Rent Coach: Do I need to let my landlord in to fix a problem even if I'm moving out?

… has collapsed six times in two years  My landlord wants me to clear out all my possessions again so they can repaint … clean up again  Ive given notice to move out in four months  Am I legally required to let my landlord in to … that every landlord guarantees that 1 the premises they rent out are fit for human habitation 2 the condition is …

By Mike Akerly |January 31, 2014 - 12:43PM
Do I have to pay a broker fee on an apartment I found through the super?

When a landlord engages a broker to list its property they arent necessarily doing so for the prospective tenants benefit  Imagine … Rent Coach Broker says there is a fee Sign says there isnt What gives Rent Coach When does a brokers fee agreement …

By Mike Akerly |November 7, 2013 - 12:44PM