Fight Roaches Without Causing Explosions
Thursday June 25, 2009
In November, I told you about a Georgia tenant who set off as many as 14 fumigators before leaving her apartment for work. She was trying to combat a cockroach ... Read More
More HUD Funding for Housing Counselors Is Good News for Renters
Wednesday June 24, 2009
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced that more than $58 million is available for housing counseling programs this year. This figure is $11 million, or ... Read More
An Unusual Home Invasion Makes a Strong Case for Renter's Insurance
Monday June 22, 2009
Imagine returning home from work and finding your apartment wrecked... by a deer! That's what happened to tenants in Saint John, New Brunswick this past Thursday.
According to the Telegraph-Journal, a ... Read More
Disability Remains Top Basis for Housing Discrimination Complaints
Friday June 19, 2009
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently released its annual report for Congress on the state of housing discrimination. The report reveals that 4,675 (or 44%) of ... Read More
TV Set Fingered for Apartment Blaze
Wednesday June 17, 2009
Since it first became popular over a half-century ago, the television set has been blamed for many things, from fostering laziness and ignorance to spreading propaganda and misinformation. Now, it ... Read More
Looking for Apartments With a Drug or Alcohol Addiction
Monday June 15, 2009
Many apartment hunters who are alcoholics or have a drug addiction are concerned that this will cause them problems in their search. But a landlord can't turn you away simply ... Read More
Digital TV Switch Deadline Is Here
Thursday June 11, 2009
After some postponement and many months of public service advertisements, the government's June 12, 2009 deadline for the switch to digital television is finally upon us. If you have an ... Read More
Pests Drive Tenant to Seek Refuge in Her Car
Tuesday June 9, 2009
A tenant in Oklahoma City is so frightened of what she might find in her apartment that she has been sleeping in her car since last Wednesday, according to The ... Read More
Survey Reveals More Apartment Dwellers Are Prioritizing Pets
Monday June 8, 2009
Today, Apartments.com announced the results of a nationwide survey it conducted of 1,000 apartment renters, asking their views on the importance of renting an apartment with a pet.
Nearly 90% of ... Read More
Even Without Racism, It's a Self-Help Eviction
Saturday June 6, 2009
That's what a federal jury decided in awarding Louisa County, Virginia tenants $250,000 in a suit against their landlord. The couple claimed that the landlord wanted them off the property ... Read More
Need Apartment Advice?
Thursday June 4, 2009
Most renters don't know that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sponsors housing counseling agencies that provide information and tips for renters across the country.
If you're having ... Read More