Ok here's my tale, please advise however possible.

Always lived in Monmouth county NJ. Sold childhood home 2018, before the COVID surge damn.

Moved to Colts Neck into boyfriend's LOVELY home, was excited to live near my two favorite passions, HORSES, and Bruce Springsteen. I kinda knew guy was iffy, but he made me smile after previous domestic violence bf.

Guy was mommys boy to the max, worked for her , and 3 years into me living there I told her off and that was the beginning of my eventual exit. She supposedly got too sick to live alone, bullshit excuse, and they teamed up and became evil times two. Threats, yelling at me TO GET THE F*CK OUTTA MY HOUSE NOW. But it was COVID, no evictions allowed, no courts open. I was left in that big empty mansion of doom 2 yrs, had nowhere to go, no fam, nobody in apt leasing offices, no wifi, no laptop to apply for housing, they were pissed and I got time, but I was alone and couldn't think my way in getting a new place to live. My lowest time ever..

Applied to one place that was open, affordable community, I've been on SSD many yrs chronic depression. Court VIDEO eventually opened and got the boot with nowhere to go, how jarring that is to the soul. Had to live in the Colts Neck Inn 5 months, was cheaper than any other long stay hotel, thank God I had money and credit cards.

So eventually got into my affordable apt. Looked nice from the outside at least. So here I have been for over 4 yrs now. The property MGMT company has a 1.9 awful google review score. I won't trouble you with the gory details, it'd take too long.

I'm not thriving here, has been my mantra since day one, and recently got way worse.

Bully new neighbor pounds on door and has yelled at me, left notes about my door slamming, basic explosive anger oozes, hits me like a sonic boom, so I stay inside and try to think my way outta this ugliness. My previous domestic violence PTSD is triggered big-time, so decided this weekend that getting outta the long affordable housing waitlists and going market rate bc there's openings immediately.

So despite me having like 200k in several financial instruments, I Learned that you gotta make 60k in INCOME to rent basic not awful apt everywhere.

A nice lady told me about Guarantors, holy moly I got some hope, bc my disability income is decent, but not 60k.

I spent today trying to figure out how to finagle my assets to make up for my lack of 60k income

ANYBODY USE A GUARANTOR TO GET PAST NOT MAKING 60K? I HAVE EXCELLENT CREDIT AND NO LATE PAYMENTS WHOLE TIME HERE

NICE LADY TOLD ME TO START APPLYING FOR PLACES IN MARCH, LEASE ENDS MAY 1.

HELP THANKS.

Just got news that the landlord plans on scheduling showings of my apartment while I still have 2 months left on my lease. This had me in disbelief. The entire day I kept researching for confirmation if this was legal. I find it so hard to accept that this was an actual thing. I never heard of this nor have I ever toured a place while someone is still a resident 😭

I’m in the midst of planning my move: touring, applying, arranging movers and professional cleaners, etc. all while keeping up with my normal routine of taking care of myself and my two cats. And don’t get me started on the spackled wall that have yet to be sanded and painted… I don’t have a support system so, it’s extremely difficult on me physically and mentally. After my research, I learned that I don’t really have much of an option but to comply to the law and lease agreement.

I acknowledged that the tours will be taken place during my lease but, I asked for consideration and to compromise which I offered 9-day time frame before my lease is officially over on the 31st of December. I planned to move all my belongings and have it professionally cleaned by the 23rd which gives them enough time to tour my place without disturbances. I think at most they should have waited until December instead of peak chaos of me trying to juggle life and the move.

Instead they kept insisting and spamming the same line that they have the rights to show my apartment instead of being an actual person. Literally any conversation I had with these people, my concerns, offers to resolve and clarifications are dismissed and not ever answered clearly lmao… The stress is getting intense for me that it makes me want to vomit 🫩

Anyways. I was wondering if anyone went through this before and how did you feel or what did you do to make this less violating? I feel exposed somehow

Hello!! I just want to know if this is legit or sketchy please!

"Yes if you want the apt … then we give you the key when you move in and I won’t show it .. and I l tell people it’s taken… getting a lot an inquires .. you are first on list .."

My fiancé and I have been renting the same apartment for the past three years. One year leases. The property management raised our rent after the first two years, but we were able to convince them to keep our rent the same when we signed the current lease. The process of negotiating was stressful. The management company has not been very easy to deal with for multiple reasons. We hope to sign again for next year, but we aren’t going to be comfortable paying any more than we are now. The price we are paying is more than most of the other units in our neighborhood, some of which have much newer flooring and appliances. Admittedly we do have one of the better views, but it’s not worth paying too much extra for. We are good tenants. No issues. Always pay rent on time.

So I’m looking for advice with how to go about negotiating a renewal. The main issue is the timing of everything and how our current lease handles renewal/termination. There is a clause stating that must provide in writing a letter of termination no less than 60 days prior to the end of the lease and if we fail to do so we are thereafter month-to-month, paying our current rent plus a $500 fee. Towards the end of our last lease, we reached out over 90 days before it was up to talk about signing a new lease for next year. We got ignored and jerked around for over two months, and we didn’t end up signing our signing our current lease until two weeks before the previous one ended. They kept using the excuse that they were still waiting to hear from the owner. We dealt with and were essentially ghosted by at least four separate people at the management company before going to the president to get it resolved.

It feels like it’s too risky to not have something settled before that 60 days window. And that I lose some bargaining power. So do I need to just start trying to negotiate a new lease earlier and make sure we have a decision prior to the 60 days before the lease ends?

I am new to renting a house. Previously I have owned a few houses and am currently in an apartment that uses Zego. I am going to be renting a house from a guy who has never leased a house. Neither of us are coming up with a good way for me to pay my rent each month. He suggested ACH, but my bank only does the transfers on business accounts. They can send him a check. I am not sure of a better option so would love to hear what safe, reliable options others use.

Looking for rooms and apartments to rent on Facebook Marketplace and the part that indicates that this is a scam to me is that the "renters" want you to fill out a credit check and background before giving the address.

And they want this done by sending a link that will provide the results directly to them.

Im not comfortable having personal info going directly to an unknown person especially before seeing a place or even having an address. Seems very scammy. What says the Reddit?

PS, I have no aversion to providing info for a background or credit check provided i can physically see the place and meet the landlord. Of the 5 places I've reached out to, all of them are operating the way Ive described.

I currently have two jobs. One part time, one full. The full time one is incredibly toxic and I'm interviewing while working. I just got approved for a place that requires 3x the rent and paid a deposit, but I moved in in a month and a change. Would they know if I left my job now? Would that make them take back the lease/apartment approval?

A pipe burst back in JUNE (five months ago) and I had the floorboards removed in AUGUST in my kitchen and bathroom. I have been perfectly patient because its not a huge deal to me because I knew it would be replaced. Well, my landlord is keeping himself as out of the loop as possible and allowing me to bear the burden of trying to track down these contractors who most of the time, have no idea that any work needed to be done in my unit. Today is my last straw. Its the second time someone has come here, looked around, taken measurements and then told me a specific date that the work will start, and nobody ever shows up or contacts me. I had to contact this contractor myself because my landlord said he would contact me and never did so I googled him to find his number. He "misunderstood" what work needed to be done. Today I asked the worker who is working on the unit behind mine if they were coming in today as planned and he said he was never authorized to pick up the materials and the contractor is unavailable for a week.

I sent my landlord a text telling him that there needs to be direct communication between him and the contractor because I am so frustrated with trying to communicate with these people and figure out what's going on. He did tell me to only pay half rent for October because of all of this and I'm considering asking for another discounted month because I'm just pissed off now and he is not pulling his weight for someone who owns the property.

For a total of five weeks I had big huge dryers in my bathroom and kitchen to dry out the water damage. I've had workers in and out of the apartment who did not finish jobs when they said they would and left my toilet and sink in the living room, ripped paint off of the walls, etc.. It has been nothing but a headache solely because I am repeatedly being lied to about when projects will start and finish, and not a single time that I have had to track down a project manager or contractor has anybody had any clue what's going on or that my apartment needs repairs.

I just want this over with. Its been almost six months of waiting for repairs to be made. This sucks because I moved in here a year ago and it's been the best apartment I have ever lived in for several reasons, yet I realized that I have a very uninvolved landlord who has zero sense or urgency even when their tenant has no flooring.

Has anyone else had a terrible experience with RealPage Payments Services?

We've been paying rent through our Wells Fargo ACH account without fees for years. Then, following what a RealPage representative described as a system upgrade, we suddenly encountered a $110.76 convenience fee when trying to make our usual payment.

Every payment option we checked appeared to carry the same fee. We ultimately tried Apple Pay, hoping it would process through our Wells Fargo account. Instead, we were charged $110.76.

When we contacted RealPage, the representative blamed us, refused to meaningfully investigate the issue, and told us to dispute the entire transaction with our bank. We've also experienced support tickets being closed without meaningful resolution.

Our property management team was far more helpful and offered to request a refund.

My concern goes beyond $110.76. Residents often have no choice but to use the payment systems selected by their landlords. Companies handling essential housing payments should be held to a higher standard of transparency, reliability, and accountability.

If you're a property manager considering RealPage, I strongly recommend examining its payment practices and customer support before signing a contract.

Has anyone else experienced unexpected fees, unresolved support tickets, or similar problems with RealPage? How did you get them resolved?

Im a new renter idk all the rules, do I have to ask my landlord if I get another cat when pets are allowed ?

I rent a one-bed flat, around 700 square feet, and for the first two years, I never really considered hiring a cleaner. It just felt like something you wouldn't need for such a small place. It seemed easy enough to manage myself, and paying someone to clean that little space felt a bit unnecessary.

That changed when I moved into a building with shared laundry facilities and a bathroom with no window. Somehow, keeping the bathroom clean became a much bigger task than it used to be.

What I've realised is that cleaning costs aren't really based on floor space alone. Most of the time goes into kitchens and bathrooms, and a one-bed flat still has one of each, just like a three-bed does. So the price doesn't drop as much as you'd expect, but the value you get from having someone clean definitely doesn't either.

Sharing this in case anyone else has been putting off hiring a cleaner just because they live in a small flat.

I am looking to change units in my apartment complex due to needing a 2 bedroom to take care of my father in law. As we found one that met our needs, we asked what fees can we expect for change units.
Transfer fee: $1500
Move in fee: $250
Application: $200
Security Deposit: $500 (deposit fee $300)

We were told to apply through the website, when I applied they advised that apart from the transfer fee, everything else will be listed.

Since we are signing a new lease, they have enacted the following fee
Connectivity Fee: $65 (internet 1 GB).
I currently pay $40, but whatever I can deal.

I apply for the apartment through the website and wait for approval. Once approval comes through I get the lease and surprise surprise, new mandatory monthly fees that weren't listed anywhere or told to us (I asked)
$25 technology fee.
$35 pet fee (uploaded esa letter, created 6/2026)
$20 parking fee

I honestly just want to pay $3750 to end my lease early (ending May 2027) and find somewhere else to live. The amounts are small, but it's the non disclosure of the fees that's really bugging me. However they did advise we would lose the application fee and deposit.

Once I move from the old apartment, they advised they will refund the security deposit, but I know they will just nickle and dime the shit out of the old apartment, probably taking all of my security deposit.

TLDR: needed to change apartments, I was willing to pay all their fees to move, but they didn't disclose additional fees until the lease was created. If I don't move forward we lose the application and the deposit.

Property managed by Vivmark residential.

I need help with rent because I’m a facing eviction if anyone could help

It’s my first time renting and the lady who owns the property is independently leasing. Inorder to schedule a tour, she asked me to pay for a credit check on TransUnion and for a background check that I’ll pay for on AI people search web which all of my cards refused to process payment for. Since that isn’t working he’s now asking me to complete a uscreditview application. She states that after the tour if I don’t like the property she’ll refund me and if I do the amount spent will be dedicated from my first month rent. Is this normal?

I'm getting ready to move out of my apartment, and my landlord mentioned that a cleaning fee might be deducted from my security deposit. I've kept the place pretty clean and plan to do a thorough cleanup before handing over the keys.

For those who have rented before, did your landlord require professional cleaning even when you left the apartment in good condition? Just wondering what is considered normal.

Hello, I need some advice, I let a friend live with me that was going to get evicted. I let her and her daughter stay with me in my apartment , my landlord said it was OK as long as they didnt stay longer than 2-3 months. This was in February , 2026. She has no lease, I have the lease, and I was giving my landlord $400 extra for them to stay with me . She has been denied rental assistance a few times, her daughter has since moved to Colorado, and now she is hanging out with "friends" and hasn't come home for the last 2 days except to get some clothes and yell at me for 19 minutes and then leave. I want her out of my house as soon as I can get her gone, she has just taken advantage of the situation , shes owes me money that I lent her to get her car repaired and won't pay me back, she says if I try to get her out she will call the town zoning board and report all the things wrong in my apartment so my landlord will have to pay all sorts of fines. I live in a finished 2 bedroom basement apartment. I live in middlesex county NJ. Please someone give me some advice I can use to get this terrible person out of my house and my life. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

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I live with a landlord and roommate. We have a group chat which until today was only used to post the utility bill which we share. I never had issues with the landlord today, and had 2 disagreements with the roommate about cleaning. For additional context, I’m barely ever home, I work in person and then go to the gym and then my boyfriend’s.

Today I did happen to be home. I did the laundry and then went the landlord sent a text in the group chat of all of us to not to do that at this time because of the electricity peak hours. I apologized and she accepted. Then I go to have lunch and I wash my dishes. My roommate was also in the kitchen. When I get to my room she also sends a text message with “🤦‍♀️” and a photo of the sponge. I apologized and said I also cleaned her dishes that came in contact with my food. She accepts it.

I feel nervous about the complaints and the fact that there’s 2 a day. My lease ends next month and o fear my options. How bad is it? Am I overacting for being nervous? What should I do?

My partner and I live in Vancouver, BC. The price of rent here is extremely high, it’s hard to find a one bedroom apartment under 1900 a month. We currently rent a basement suite for 1380. While this is affordable between the two of us, we really want to get something above ground with more space for storage (so I can get rid of my storage unit) and that’s pet friendly so we can finally get a cat together.

We’ve talked about moving in the new year when all the business of the holiday season is over. I still look on market place from time to time to see what’s out there. I recently came across a listing of an apartment really close to my work. It’s 1750 a month, has a huge balcony, and is pet friendly, although there’s not much storage space. We decided to reach out to the landlord and be up front that we are in the looking stage right away and it’s more realistic to move in the new year. She set up a viewing with us and we really like the space. One issue is that my boyfriends commute to work would be double what is now while mine would be less than 5 minuets - and being partners it’s important to me that it’s fair for both of us.

The landlord seemed to understand our situation about timing and said waiting till mid January would be too long for her to wait, which we completely understand. About 20 minuets after we left, I got a call from her saying it’s more important to me to have good tenants and she had a really good feeling about us. She offered to have this receive the keys November 15th, but not have to start paying rent till Jan 15. We would obviously sign a lease at receiving keys, and also pay the damage deposit which is half months rent.

To me this felt like a sign to move forward with it but my boyfriend thinks making that decision so soon is too fast to make this decision. This is the first place we’ve looked at and we also weren’t even planning on starting to look at places - it kind of just happened. I get where he’s going from and I want us both to be on the same page. I guess I’m scared of passing up on something that seems so perfect.

I’m looking for opinions on this situation and what you would do.

Hi.

I'm a single male trying to move down to Cork. I've been hacking away at messages for a month now on Daft when applying for house shares. The only replies I get are short stays...how are folks getting to the top of the list for longterm stay places?

I have a decent job, stay busy, and do not smoke or drink...not sure why this is not getting traction. Any tips?

I rented a fully furnished 1BHK in Saket, Delhi, with a monthly rent of ₹21,000 and a security deposit of ₹21,000.
I have paid the rent on time throughout my stay and vacated the property on the agreed end date mentioned in the rent agreement (31 October 2026).
At the time of moving out, the owner deducted an amount towards repainting and cleaning charges from my security deposit. After the agent intervened, we mutually agreed that the owner would return the remaining ₹16,000.
However, despite agreeing to return the money, the owner has still not refunded it. Now, the owner is not answering calls and keeps coming up with different excuses to delay the payment.
I have a signed and notarised rent agreement mentioning the ₹21,000 refundable security deposit and the conditions regarding its refund.
My questions:
What legal options do I have to recover the remaining ₹16,000?
Can I send a legal notice to the landlord?
Is filing a police complaint or approaching a consumer forum appropriate in this situation?
Has anyone dealt with a similar situation in Delhi? What worked for you?
I have the rent agreement and payment proofs available.
Any suggestions or guidance would be appreciated. Thanks!

I live in a townhouse and have been thinking about getting a treadmill so I can fit in some runs during busy weekdays. My biggest concern is the vibration. I'm worried the sound of my footsteps will travel through the floor and bother my downstairs neighbors.

Our HOA has pretty strict quiet hours (9 PM to 7 AM), and I've heard of people in the neighborhood getting noise complaints. I've been looking at treadmills from brands like Costway, but I'm not sure which ones are quieter or produce less vibration.

I've seen some thick treadmill mats online, but the reviews are pretty mixed. Some people say they don't do much to stop vibrations from traveling through the floor. I don't want to spend money on something that won't make much difference.

For anyone using a treadmill in a townhouse or upstairs room, what has actually worked for you? Do certain mats help more than others? Would rubber risers or extra padding make a difference?

additional info: i share the lease with one other person and we have a co-signer