Title basically. Landlord keeps postponing security deposit return (1900 total) and has now moved to accusing us of breaking our lease (we didn’t).

I’m sticking to the deadline and still allowing her to make whatever fuckin cleaning charge cuz I don’t feel like court. but what do I do now? It’s been a few days of no response

I moved into a small older building about two months ago and there’s one kitchen cabinet that was screwed shut when I got here. I assumed it had old pipes or an electrical panel behind it and never really questioned it.

Yesterday the internet went down in several apartments and my property manager called asking me to open that cabinet for a technician. Maintenance came over, removed the screws, and inside is a modem, router and a mess of cables with labels for different apartment numbers. Apparently the equipment for half the building has been sitting behind my cereal and plates this entire time.

Now they’re saying the cabinet needs to stay accessible and I can’t store anything in front of it. They also want permission to enter my apartment whenever the building internet has an issue. None of this was mentioned in my lease.

Has anyone ever seen a setup like this? I can’t tell if it’s just bizarre old building stuff or something I should seriously push back on.

Sorry for the essay in advance, but this is somewhat cathartic for me.

My fiancée and I just moved out of a single-family rental after living there for four years. We paid on time and reliably through the end of our lease, which ended June 30, 2026. We moved out on time, returned the keys and garage remotes, gave a forwarding address, had the house professionally cleaned twice, completed final lawn care, and took photos/videos of the property at move-out.

The weird part is that as recently as May 11, we have written documentation that our landlord asked us to stay for another lease term, offered to reduce the rent, and told us we had been a pleasure to work with over the four years we lived there. After we declined to renew or buy the property and decided to move, things changed very quickly.

On June 16, while we were still paid through the end of the month and actively moving/cleaning, she sent her real estate agent to the property. We have video of the agent at the door appearing to try to enter, claiming the property had been abandoned, and telling us we had no right to be there. None of that was true. We had been at the house earlier that same day cleaning and moving. Police were ultimately called and the agent was asked to leave. The agent told us that she received instructions from the landlord to do this.

Since then, the landlord has made a series of accusations that are baseless and unsupported or contradicted by the written record. She has accused us of rekeying or disabling access, even though we never rekeyed the property, returned the keys/remotes, and have video showing the keys worked before surrender. She also sent written messages calling us “evil” and making statements about knowing where we live and where we work, which we perceived as threatening considering we bought a PO box because we were terrified of giving her our new address.

Our former landlord is now keeping our full security deposit of $3550, including a $500 refundable pet deposit, and SAYS WE OWE HER ANOTHER $1,537 ON TOP OF THAT. Her total claimed move-out charges are $5,087. Some of the charges are wild, including her airfare to travel to the property, multiple access/lock/security charges, garage opener reprogramming, refrigerator replacement, electrical/thermostat charges, blinds/screens/sprinklers, and cleaning-related charges.

We dispute the charges. Some are contradicted by written communications we have. For example, we have written messages about the refrigerator where she asked us to remove it because she didn’t plan on repairing it. It’s like she’s forgotten all of this. We have video showing the keys worked before surrender. We also returned all garage remotes, including replacement remotes we bought ourselves.

The bigger issue is that we have repeatedly asked for actual support for these charges. Receipts, invoices, photos, proof of payment, contractor notes, estimates, lease provisions, anything. She keeps refusing. Her position is basically that her original letter is the itemized list and that she will provide supporting documentation “if and when legal proceedings occur.” She has also said the charges are based on “contractor invoices or reasonable market-rate estimates,” but she has not said which charges are actual invoices and which are just estimates.

We have asked for real accounting and supporting documentation many times. At this point it feels like she is saying, “Sue me if you want to see the proof.”

We have four years of written communications, the lease and animal addendum, the May 11 message asking us to stay, the June 16 video, police involvement, move-out photos/videos, cleaning and lawn receipts, key/remote handover documentation, and all emails disputing the deposit charges.

We are trying to understand our best recourse in Texas. Is this mainly a Justice Court/small claims deposit case, or do the attempted access/abandonment claim and possible quiet enjoyment issues change how we should approach this? Should we consult a landlord-tenant attorney before filing, especially since she is now claiming we owe money beyond the deposit?

I hope no one else has been through this shit but if you have, I'd appreciate any support or counsel you can offer.

Before everyone gets all up and arms in the comments defending landlords (honestly I’m not sure how people are going to react to this post, but I hope people will agree) just listen to what I have to say.

Over the last 2 months my girlfriend and I have been applying for rentals and this whole process has legitimately changed me to my core. For context, I am a recent college graduate making $70,000 and my girlfriend is a student making ~$25,000 in student aid (tax free). We are in a situation where we are applying to apartments for the first time on our own without a co-signer. I have lived at my current place for 5 years, but the only reason I got it was because my parents co-signed for me. 

What inspired me to make this post is that throughout this process, her and I have been through hell and back. First of all, we wasted a TON of time looking for apartments in the $1,500 - $1,700 range. I people aren’t aware, in orange county that gets you a 300 sf shoe box with no ac, no dishwasher, no on-premise laundry, base boards that are peeling off, shitty ass p-lam counter tops, asbestos ceilings and likely bugs. So after wasting our time on those shit holes, we decided that we are going to have to find a place at the very top end of our budget, which was $1900.

Once we adjusted our budget to $1900, we were only about a month away from moving so we applied to a place that definitely wasn't ideal but it was a lot better than the other places we looked at. After giving these absolute morons every single fucking detail about our lives (social, previous addresses, employment history, banking info, FUCKING PERSONAL REFERENCES) we don't hear anything back for a few days. Then we don't hear anything back for a week. Now it has been 2 weeks and I am certain this coward just ghosted us (Its just some boomer who uses this super invasive background check company to make decisions on who to rent to). Like honestly, if you're going to charge us $40 per application we at least deserve a definitive answer. It makes my blood boil!

Now, idk, at this point people might be wondering what the big deal is and yada yada, thats just how the system works, yada yada. But its not just this single scenario that has me absolutely fuming. Its dozens of these little, fucking, injustices every where I look, and everywhere I go that add up to me feeling like this entire system is a disgusting SCAM! First of all, my company is perfectly okay with paying me $70,000 a year, which might sound like a lot to some people, but in orange county it is LOW INCOME and actually just slightly above extremely low income. Second of all, I am VERY disabled. Like spinal cord injury, cannot shit or piss level disabled (I *can* walk though), so I had to wait 3 FUCKING months with no insurance, because its "standard procedure" to have to wait to get benefits, to get ANY of my HIGHLY necessary medical supplies fulfilled. I routinely get surprise medical bills OUT OF NO WHERE for this little thing here or that little thing there.

All that being said, I legitimately have it GOOD compared to some people and that is so unbelievable! Because this has been so fucking hard to manage and I think about people making even less than I do and it starts to be crystal fucking clear why this country has a homeless problem. Because how in the ever-living-fuck could someone who is trying to get back on their feet jump through every single little hoop these landlords think its okay to make you jump through. They want every little detail about your life so they can make the most "risk adverse" decision... Well guess what GUY, I am not the numbers on a fucking piece of paper. I am a human being who is perfectly capable of making it FUCKING work, so how dare you deny my fucking application. I have had a credit card since I was 18 yrs old and I have perfect credit. I genuinely have zero clue what more proof this guy needed outside of the fact that he wanted someone that he believed wouldn't struggle to make payments. HEY GUESS WHAT ASSHOLE? MAYBE IF YOU WEREN'T PRICE GOUGING I WOULDN'T HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO MAKE PAYMENTS - NOT THAT I'VE EVER MISSED A PAYMENT IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

I digress. Here I am after an 8hr work day filling out yet another invasive asf application that I will need to pay $45 to submit just for a *chance* to get an apartment. Fuck the United States.

Been renting a house in San Diego for the last 5 years. House hasn't been updated in a while and I paid $200 anytime something old broke. I signed the lease so I paid. Examples include rusted pipe exploding, roof leaking three times in three separate locations.

Im moving out at the end of the month and the house is in good shape outside of some weeds and minor paint touch ups. My big question revolves around him wanting to charge me $400 to repaint the kitchen sink as the previous two paint jobs have chipped away. I know hes repainted it several times as the maintenance guy has told me so. So am I responsible for this and if not, what do I tell him?

My partner and I signed a lease that technically ends on July 31st 2026.

We moved mid June to give us some time to slowly transition and clean the unit well. On June 21st 2026, we had a move out inspection and turned in the keys to our unit to our landlord. She stated she had lined up new tenants to move in on July 1st. We asked if we owed her anything else and she stated we would not owe anything for July. I also asked about prorated rent for June and she said “I’ll see what I can do”.

June 27, we received an email from her stating the tenants fell through and she would keep us updated for closing out. I replied that it was already closed out on our end as we turned in our keys and no longer have access to the unit.

We got our security deposit refunded and she charged us for July rent through 7/9 ($535).

Is the landlord in the wrong? We were technically signed on to a lease through July 31st, but the landlord took over our unit on June 21st, leaving us with no access to the unit. I would think that because they could not uphold the lease on their end beyond that time, we should not have been charged for rent, really since the time they took the keys. I would not have handed our keys over so early otherwise if I knew we would be paying the rent anyway. I had no access to the mail, storage room, or anything we were still charged rent for.

Thank you in advance for any insight!

In August 2025, my partner and I moved into a house owned by my partner's brother. Move out was May 22-24th, professionally cleaned on May 26th, and final walkthrough was done on May 30th, but the lease didn't end until June 30th. This is his first time renting the property, as until we moved in, him and his family still lived there. At move in, my partner and I were actually helping clean out the cabinets, pantry, fridge, and the garage. The garage in fact wasn't usable for about a month as they slowly removed property, and in fact some items were left behind and still there when we vacated in May. A cleaning service was performed, but no painting or prep was performed for our start date otherwise. That said, we accepted the house in that condition, but even then, we told ourselves that he had better remember that when it came time to move out. I don't think I'd be typing this if he had.

The security deposit was one month, plus $1250 as a "pet security deposit". My partner was starting his own pet related business in the house, and his brother was fine with that, just so long as there was extra payment to cover any damage to the house. A generic 6 month lease provided by his listing agent was signed, and we moved in. Virtually all correspondence was done via text message, and all payments via Zelle. The house is on a zero lot and soon after signing the second lease in the winter, the neighbor had some drainage issues. It was then that we were informed that all houses in this neighborhood have a sort of easement into the next door yard, for drainage and wall maintenance. My partner and I decided that this house would no longer work for us and his business, as he has boarding pets and working dogs in the yard at random times, and being forced to leave the gate unlocked or be home to open it at any time didn't work for us. So we found another home.

The other night, after reminding him to please send over the deposit minus deductions, I received a Zelle payment of $1050. So I asked for a list of deductions, as that was far lower than expected. He listed painting at $1000, carpet replacement at $1000, tree removal at $450, cleaning fee at $250, and hardware replacement at $50.

Before moveout we had all of our belongings packed up, and the paint professionally matched. We sparkled every hole and painted every spot that we put on the wall since move in. The only part we didn't get was days later at moveout, when removing a particularly large and heavy piece of furniture, we did put some knurly paint chipping on door frames getting it through the narrow hall way. We already had the walkthrough scheduled, and I didn't already have a paint matching the trim, so I let it be. Like I said previously, holes and screws were left in the wall when we moved in, and I left those as I didn't see them as being my responsibility. I have photos from move in showing these screws and damage.

He decided to replace the carpet in one of the bedrooms (and may have actually done both) because he claimed there was a pet smell. Now I don't argue that we had pets in there, but the room in question was a guest room for our tenancy, so it certainly wasn't often. My issue isn't that were being charged, but that $1000 seems high for a carpet replacement on used carpet. (I have photo of move in at hole in the carpet in the center of the room.). By his own admission, that room has had water damage before (neighbors outside wall and atrium border that bedroom) and personally I'm not sure that isn't what was creating the offending smell.

His landscaping consisted of sage bushes and juniper trees in front. The lease covered the basic landscaping, but not tree removal. He claims that the sage bushes were allowed to get big enough to push the tree into a lean, making it necessary to remove the tree. I have a difference of opinion on that as well since the tree was leaning towards the road, but the push was at the 90 degree angle to the way the tree leaned. I believe that at some point all the limbs were removed from the house side of the tree to gain access to landscape, and that made the tree heavier on the opposite side causing it to lean. I had a bright yellow ratchet strap hooked to the tree for six months staked into the ground trying to mitigate the damage. While I never informed him directly of the issue, I did think he was aware, as he stopped by several times to pick up packages at the front door while we lived there. This charge I think I'm fair to dispute completely.

We had the house cleaned professionally on May 26th, just prior to walk through. He said that since work had to be done that they needed it cleaned again, and that we had cleaning done prematurely. I also don't think I should be held responsible for cleaning charges incurred after we had moved out.

The hardware, I can accept responsibility for, as I had little time to address it. Landlord had a sliding gate installed between two rooms at a half wall. When the cleaning crew was cleaning, the latch was knocked through the sheetrock into the wall. I did attempt to fix it, but was apparently unsuccessful to his satisfaction, as he had to change the placement of it altogether.

So, all that to say, would you simply accept this as lesson learned to keep the peace in the family and keep being invited to Christmas, or would you go back and argue for more, or skip it and go to court? Is this even a court matter?

Thanks for reading. I've typed to much to do a TLDR.

Small update. As I got off work this evening he sent some text messages. Basically he says that after looking at the photos from move in he realizes the shape the house was in and decided to cut the paint deduction by half. He has also decided not to charge for cleaning since that was cleaning his mess and not mine. Then he says that he will be charging for unpaid water bills, and landscaping maintenance after move-out. He then sent $250 via Zelle. At the time of move in, the water utility was skipped over by both parties. On August 25th I asked him how was the water bill done. He told me he would get an email and forward the amount in the form of Zelle request. In the 10 months I lived there, he sent a request twice. Both were promptly paid. Now I'm not above paying my dues, but I would have preferred to pay these at the time of processing, not coming out of the security deposit. As for the grass maintenance after move-out, I did ask him if they could take care of the lawn after we left so that I didn't have to haul a lawnmower back and forth to take care of it, but if he wasn't comfortable with that, I would figure it out. He said he'd take care of it, as long as I kept stopping by to water the grass. No payment was discussed at that time. I haven't responded to his messages yet.

It’s been more than 30 days, we went by to check for packages as an uninformed family member was still sending things to the old address. I looked inside and saw the stains the LL referenced in the text explaining why they were withholding some of the deposit. We did make the stains, but the carpet was really dirty when we moved in. Our cat had thrown up and we used a carpet cleaning machine that pulled the dirt from deep down, creating a perfect circle dark spot. Could I ask for receipts and ask why the stains are still there? Do I leave it alone? The amount was $200 for the carpet cleaning portion.

Has anyone had any luck in negotiating an annual rent increase? For reference, I live in a building which is owned by a big real estate company that owns multiple other high rise apartments in my city. Because of that I figure everything has to go through some higher up that I never directly communicate with. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this especially given it’s a managed by a company and not an individual landlord. I live in Detroit for reference, so it’s not like New York where people are fighting to get any kind of apartment. There are plenty of nice ones that are reasonably priced available here.

Hi everyone, I am a disabled tenant living in a taxpayer-funded Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) facility for Transitional Age Youth (TAY) in San Francisco. This facility is funded by your tax dollars and is supposed to serve as a safe, supportive environment for vulnerable individuals. Instead, I have spent the last nine months enduring a terrifying campaign of systemic harassment, retaliation, and extreme building neglect that recently culminated in a staff-facilitated physical assault that sent me to the emergency room. I am posting this to connect with other PSH/TAY tenants, housing advocates, or San Francisco locals who have experienced similar issues with supportive housing providers, and to seek advice on how to navigate this complex situation. 1. The Catalyst & Systemic Retaliation The intense escalation of harassment began after a minor incident involving a window screen. A night staff member fabricated a completely false incident report claiming I had removed the screen and yelled a defiant quote at her (“I can do whatever I must because I pay rent”). When I pointed out the simple logic to my case manager—that if I had removed the screen, it wouldn’t currently be sitting securely in my window—it challenged their narrative and triggered a massive wave of retaliation. I later discovered from other night staff that this particular staff member’s daughter supposedly works directly for one of the facility’s upper-level supervisors. This internal nepotism created a systemic barrier to accountability. Because of this conflict of interest, my formal complaints were routinely ignored or buried by management, creating an environment where staff operated with complete impunity, allowing their misconduct to escalate unchecked. 2. Severe Infrastructure & Habitability Failures As the retaliation intensified, the physical condition of my living environment was allowed to deteriorate severely, directly impacting my health and safety: Acoustic Harassment: I have been subjected to a continuous, high-frequency metallic humming and structural vibration (measured between 17 kHz and 22 kHz) that rattles the light-gauge steel studs inside my walls and floors. This constant noise has caused me severe sleep deprivation, intense anxiety spikes, and chronic headaches. The likely source is an exposed, unshielded Honeywell fire safety module dangling outside my unit. Air Quality & Pests: My unit’s HVAC system has been severely neglected. The return register is caked in thick dust, and the intake filter is completely saturated with active fungal mold. Furthermore, staff entered my unit without notice and tampered with my bathroom fan’s humidity dial, maxing it out to 80% relative humidity. This disabled the automated moisture sensor, creating a tropical microclimate. Water ran down my walls in sheets, pulling chemical surfactants from the paint (leaving sticky, amber streaks), causing “ghosting” (dark, soot-like vertical lines) on the walls, accelerating mold growth on food, and triggering a sudden, massive influx of fungus gnats swarming my walls and TV screen. Air Leaks & Drafts: I can hear street noise clearly through my bathroom fan vent because the backdraft damper is broken, acting like a megaphone. I also feel heavy, cold drafts blowing directly out of my electrical outlets, indicating uninsulated wall cavities and a complete breach of the building’s thermal and acoustic barriers. Pet Impact: These environmental hazards—the constant drafts, airborne mold spores, and dampness at floor level—have caused my dog to suffer from severe skin irritation, hair loss, and extreme distress. Exposed Wiring: Directly outside my unit on Floor 3, an open electrical junction box has been left completely uncovered, with a Honeywell IDP-MINIMON fire alarm monitor module dangling precariously by bare wires. This hazardous, code-violating setup is completely absent on other floors, where the junction boxes are properly sealed and covered. 3. The Major Safety Breach & Physical Assault (June 28, 2026) Everything peaked on the night of June 28, 2026. My ex-boyfriend, was outside the building yelling for his dog. I went downstairs to the front entrance simply to hand the dog out to him. I placed the dog outside, and the automatic security door closed safely behind me. However, before I came downstairs, the front desk staff member on duty (John Doe #1) had gone outside and actively provoked him by falsely telling him that I had a male guest upstairs in my room. This fabricated lie was designed to incite his rage. As I turned to walk away inside the lobby, John Doe #1 smiled as the secure entrance door was remotely reopened from the front desk, allowing my ex to rush into the building. He chased me down the hallway to the trash room, where he violently attacked me, punching and cutting my head. Throughout the entire escalation and physical attack, the staff stood by and watched without intervening or attempting to de-escalate the situation. When John Doe #1 finally called 911, he falsely reported the incident as a “fight” between two people, and I had to yell to correct him that I was being actively assaulted. Even then, the police were called only after he had already left the building, and staff explicitly stated they called them to get an “incident report” for their paperwork, not for my immediate safety. I was transported to the emergency room by ambulance to treat my head injuries. To make matters worse, I have reason to believe that another staff member on multiple occasions had previously accepted a cash bribe to sell him my private visitor logs. 4. Systemic Administrative Failures & Disparate Treatment The physical security breach was the result of months of administrative failures and discriminatory treatment: The Deadbolt: I have spent nine months living without a functioning interior deadbolt lock on my door despite repeated written requests. Staff dismissed my safety concerns, claiming a lock was irrelevant because they have master keys anyway. The Interactive Process: When I requested reasonable accommodations for my diagnosed bipolar disorder and depression, my requests were ignored for over five months. On June 26, 2026, the Property Manager and the Case Manager Supervisor both admitted that they have zero training and do not even know what an “interactive process” is under the Fair Housing Act. The “Three-Day Cure” Confusion: During the same interaction, the Property Manager confused a standard “three-day cure” notice with a “three-day pay or quit” notice, demonstrating a shocking lack of basic landlord-tenant law training. Defective Recertification: I received my HUD Continuum of Care annual income recertification document late—weeks after other tenants received theirs—and the document delivered to my door had another tenant’s name whited out underneath mine, indicating severe administrative negligence or fraud. The notice was dated April 13, 2026. Visitor Bans: When my ex-boyfriend was verbally banned from the building, I was given no written notice, no rule citation, and no appeal process. In contrast, my neighbor’s boyfriend was banned using a formal, written process with a specified duration and appeal protocol, proving direct disparate treatment. Defamation: Rather than addressing the building’s maintenance failures, staff actively spread derogatory rumors among other tenants, HUD Rules Ignored: When I challenged these practices, staff explicitly told me, “We’re not HUD. We’re Five Keys,” and told me that I “have no rights because you pay $10 rent.” 5. Call to Action for the Community I refuse to be intimidated, and I am fighting back for justice, accountability, and the rights of all PSH tenants who are being mistreated by the organizations paid to protect them. Here is what I am doing right now: I am actively seeking a tenant rights or civil rights attorney in San Francisco to represent me in an affirmative lawsuit for premises liability, habitability, and civil rights violations. I have active complaints on file with HUD and HSH, and have drafted complaints ready for the California Civil Rights Department (CRD). I have extensive, meticulous documentation—including photos of the caked vents and exposed wiring, decibel/frequency logs, police reports, medical records, and emails—ready to hand over to legal counsel. I am independently fundraising for emergency relocation funds to escape this hostile environment by selling Fried Oreos. My questions for you: Have any other PSH or TAY tenants in San Francisco dealt with supportive housing providers weaponizing incident reports, ignoring habitability issues, or compromising your physical safety? How do you break through the chain of command when management is protected by internal nepotism? Are there specific SF housing watchdogs, city supervisors, or legal groups who aggressively investigate PSH provider misconduct?

Basically I moved into a duplex with one garage. My landlord owns both units and only 1 has a garage. The other tenant did not want to pay for it but was allowed by the landlord to use it while the other unit remained vacant. Other unit which is now MY unit. It’s in my lease that I get access to the garage and that I pay extra for it and the landlord has told me that it is not in the other tenants lease. However she does not care and told me she’s been using the garage for months. She will often continue using it and I cannot park my car. If I somehow get it in there, she will often block off the garage and park infront of it on purpose. I have had to take Ubers to work. I also do not know how you guys are calling tow trucks because whenever I call any company they say uhhhhh landlord has to call we can’t come out. When I tell him to call he just says he’ll speak to the tenant. I also don’t want to risk her damaging my car. It has not got to that point. She will often ignore me if I try to knock on her door to ask her to move her car and won’t answer. If i somehow get the space she has like 5 kids and she has them throw the ball at my door and play music extra loud. I can’t say for sure she’s telling them but it ONLY happens on days where I’m in the garage. The landlord is pushing me off but keeps saying he’ll deal with it. She’s being such a pain what the heck can I do? I’m 22, live alone, and very quiet. I don’t wanna deal with this lady. This only started a few days after moving in, at the apartment tour and such it seemed chill and like she understood.

TL;DR: Signed a 12-month apartment lease in TX. Moved in and discovered the unit is ADA/ wheelchair-accessible (lower counters, less cabinet space, etc.) — never disclosed before signing, doesn't match the unit we toured or the marketing. Property blamed a "system error" from construction delays. Offered us $75/month off or a full lease release with no penalty. We accepted the discount and chose to stay, but the promised microwave installation has turned into a mess — unannounced entry into our apartment, a rude call from the property manager, and now they're saying it might not even be possible.
Wondering if we have any legal grounds, whether we could still get more (moving costs, additional compensation), and what others would do at this point.

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We signed a 12-month lease in Texas for a 2 bed/2 bath unit at a “Luxury Apartment”. Before signing, we toured a specific unit and were told repeatedly the one we’d receive would be identical, just with a yard added. Our move-in date also got pushed back several times before we finally moved in on July 10.

On move-in day, we discovered our assigned unit is actually an **ADA/wheelchair-accessible unit** — significantly lower countertops, way less cabinet space, microwave sitting on the counter instead of mounted above the stove. This was never mentioned before we signed. Nothing in our lease or any addendum identifies the unit as ADA-configured. The leasing agent’s reaction when we pointed it out was basically “oh, I assumed you knew.”

The property manager (I’ll call her S.) offered, that same day, to hang the microwave, give us new barstools, and reduce our rent, and said she’d confirm it all in writing by the following Monday. That didn’t happen. What followed was almost two weeks of unanswered calls/emails, vague excuses (“need regional approval,” “taking a personal day,” “meeting my supervisor tomorrow”), and zero written confirmation of anything.

We escalated to corporate/regional management. The regional manager was actually great — she looked into it, and explained that the ADA units were originally supposed to be in a different building, but due to construction delays they ended up in ours, and it was never updated in their leasing system, so we were leased into it without anyone catching the error. She apologized and said the intended discount for ADA units has always been $75/month and also offered to release us from our lease entirely, with no penalty if we wanted to just leave.

We decided to accept the $75/month discount and stay, mainly because we didn’t want to deal with moving twice.

Since then, though, the microwave situation has spiraled:

- After not hearing anything about them hanging it, I finally called again about the microwave specifically and was told last Friday it’d be hung “this Monday.” Didn’t happen.

- Called multiple times Tuesday, no answer.

- Finally got through to the property manager today, who was extremely rude and defensive on the phone, making excuses (claimed “wifi was down” for why nobody answered the day before).

- She mentioned a maintenance person had been in our apartment *that day* to check on it — we had no idea anyone had entered until we noticed things had been moved around when we got home. No notice was given beforehand.

- Now she’s saying they might not even be able to hang the microwave because there may be a vent in the spot where it’s supposed to go.

Questions for the sub:
1 - Do we have any real legal grounds here (misrepresentation, DTPA, etc.), or is this really just a “landlord screwed up, apologized, offered a discount” situation with no further recourse?

2 - Should we push for more than $75/month given everything that’s happened (including the unannounced entry)?

3 - Is it worth revisiting the “release with no penalty” offer at this point, given how the microwave situation and the manager’s attitude have played out since we agreed to stay?

4 - If we did want to leave now, is there any way to get them to cover moving costs or give us more time to find a new place, given they already offered a penalty-free release once?

5 - Are we overreacting, or is this as bad as it feels?

Appreciate any input — we’re just trying to figure out if we’re leaving anything on the table.

It’s a long shitty story. But me and my partner just signed a lease to a new apartment. Barely even two days ago. And tonight he blew up on me and it resulted in him spontaneously deciding he no longer wanted to live together and that he will be filing a “lease agreement release” or “lease termination agreement” in the morning.

The only reason I’m even on his current lease or the new one we just signed was to help him pay his rent. I would never live in the place we chose otherwise as I cannot afford it alone. What recourse do I have here legally? I’m nauseous from anxiety and so fucking sad. We don’t have a single piece of furniture or personal property in the place. Can he really just get off the lease so easily? Can I also get off the lease since it’s so early? This was going to be my first “official” apartment as an adult and I have no idea what to do. I understand that a lease is a binding agreement but there’s nothing in it that tells me what repercussions there will be. Thank you for any help at all

I have a cat and I don't have enough to gi to a hotel

I've been renting the same spot for a few years and the whole development just changed owners. The old owners were a bit neglectful and the new owners have been trying to fix some items around the property. We recently received an e-mail to all tenants that they had replaced all broken/missing window screens, and that any broken or missing screens would be charged to tenants going forward. The thing is, I've had the same broken or missing screens since I moved in and they weren't replaced. I tried to reply to this message with photo evidence of the condition of my screens saying they weren't replaced and haven't gotten a reply. Is it possible I'll be charged for screens that were never replaced and never damaged by me? Do I have any further recourse?

Hello!

I posted here recently that our former property manager is trying to take away every dollar of our $600 deposit AND charge us an additional $45. They provided us with an itemized statement of the work that they did and I still have access to the move out inspection photos they provided in our resident portal. However, I requested receipts for all of the work that they did. We turned in the keys on 6/27 and our lease ended on 6/30, so the "21-day Rule" window has now passed and I have yet to be provided with receipts.

HOWEVER, after making the post here, I discovered that there was an addendum added to our lease. We were in this unit for two years and this addendum was only added to our 2nd year lease, not our first (as far as I can tell). This addendum states that paint and cleaning are prorated based on how long we're there, etc. Interior painting charges prorate is 75% for 13 to 24 months. There is an asterisk stating that "pricing is based on most current vendor pricing and are subject to change at any time w/o notice. Labor for paint is $60/hr., plus paint/materials cost." Paint cost = $25.17/gallon, full paint for 1x1 = $130, partial = $80 (again, with the asterisk stating that prices are subject to change)

Addendum pricing: Ceiling paint (per room) for 1x1 = $150; Partial paint for 1x1 = $300; Cleaning, Heavy, 1x1 = $345/Full 1x1 = $310/Light 1x1 = $270; Kitchen/Bathroom cleaning, 1x1 = $50; Windows & Mirrors 1x1 = $50; Vacuum and wipe down 1x1 = $75

What we were charged, according to our statement: Paint damages - ceiling paint prorated = $112.50; Paint damages - partial paint prorated = $217.50; Cleaning needed after move out - medium clean = $299

Medium clean is not listed in the addendum as an option and the dollar amounts on our statement do not quite match the dollar amounts in this addendum, so I still want receipts. If pricing of materials are subject to change, I want to know what the prices actually are.

My questions now are:

1) Does this addendum cover their butts and completely screw us over on our deposit or do I have some good points that I could argue here since the amounts do not quite match and I was never given receipts?

2) They did provide me with the statement within the 21 days, but not my requested receipt(s), so can I get them on the 21-day rule or are they within the rule because they gave me the statement AND they have this addendum?

All the tenant/landlord law pages I am finding are mentioning that they should provide us with a statement and receipts, but none of them mention anything about a "move out addendum," so I cannot get a clear explanation or guide on the legality of this addendum.

If we're screwed because of this addendum and statement, that's fine. I'll give them their $45. I just don't won't be doing it until I have exhausted all options.

Thanks, y'all!

So I moved out of my apartment complex over a month ago (35 days). The day of my move out the complex changed management companies. I had also found out abt this the day before or possibly day of. After I had moved out I received no communication from this new management regarding my move out (fees, damages, etc). Two weeks after this date I signed up for their new portal system where it said I had a balance (this included prorated rent I had already paid). When attempting to contact my old complex I found out their previous phone numbers were disconnected, they office staff were given a new email, and the new company had only had a contact number to for their customer move out department.

When I called I was told no charges were final and to just wait as bc of the management change, everything was taking longer. So then 2 weeks later (30 days after move out) I had heard nothing, so I contacted management again thru their website. Only then did they send me a finalized invoice (which did not match their portal). Also, I had issues with “damages” that I was told was considered normal “wear and tear” by the previous company. After writing an email detailing improper charges for damages and requesting the final balance be waived, they finally got back to me almost a week later saying there’s nothing they can do.

So given all this, improper handling of my move out, poor communication, and essentially putting me on hold for an indefinite period of time, is there anything j can do to avoid paying the final balance (a mix of complex fees and over $350 in damages). I have accepted not getting the full security deposit ($500) back but paying over $700 for complex fees and “damages” cannot be right.

It appears that the landlord had someone paint over a pretty large crack in the shower tile, and I’m not sure if this should be something I should be concerned about and document? Or if it’s just a cosmetic issue that won’t have any structural implications. My main concern is mold, obviously, but I don’t want to raise any alarms unnecessarily.

7/22/2026: hundreds of cars are crowding onto the streets, parking around Stratford Wood. The roads are getting worked on for the first time ever. Somehow, I'm afraid something's gonna go wrong or it's going to be a crazy few days.

6/22/2026, 9 pm: 18701 building: 3rd floor resident (man) balcony railing gives way and he falls to his death.

Lived here 8 years. In the past year we have experienced sewage in our basement sometimes days at a time. He kept trying to fix it and was told by plumbers it's a $16k job but refused bc he was convinced they were trying to "rip him off". I only know this bc I overheard the conversation over speak with the plumbing company. He tried to have his cousin fix it instead of paying up and of course that didn't do anything whatsoever. Sewage kept coming up. We also have had a bat problem for years which included bat bugs. Bats have also gotten into the house.

Because of the issues listed above we had to move for our health and safety. The rent was cheap but place was a hazard at this point. I paid him at the beginning of the month said we would be out at the end of the month. On the 14th he texts me asking for a walkthrough I said maybe next week? He said they just wanted a quick look and to spray for bats. We say okay whatever there's still boxes but we will be back for it a key is under the mat.

His maintenance guy (who is also his cousin) took it upon himself to rummage through the boxes and loaded up our belongings in his van. He calls me at work saying oh the landlord just told us you aren't actually moved out so we'll bring you your stuff tomorrow. We say no we need it right now. He brought it to our new address and we notice things are missing. Dude kept trying to offer me $100 I said $100 isn't going to cut it this is illegal.

We went back to the duplex, where we are still paying utilities mind you, and flowers from my grandma's funeral were in the yard. Belongings thrown around. They broke our bed frame took the vacuum. My boyfriend's shirts from box lunch were taken as well as an Xbox and controllers and a coin collection.

We told the landlord things are missing and he basically called us liars said everything was returned. We filed a police report and the cop said we told the landlord we were leaving the bed frame which is insane I never said that and have texts where we discussed A QUICK LOOK and he apologized that they weren't authorized to take our stuff and he wants to make it right but says keep in mind the maintenance guy doesn't have a lot of money. The police officer said it's he said she said even though we feel like we were basically robbed and he advised us to seek an attorney.

So now we wanna sue. I have proof of everything I mentioned above. I don't know what to expect but I feel like I have a strong case. This is just crazy though.