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yvonne r
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Hello, I live in Bethel/Berks County, Pennsylvania...
My lease is up on March 15 2001, my landlord wants us to sign a new one Feb. 19, 2001... not a problem there, however, there are a few issues I need legal halp with...
1. My landlord told me that he will be bringing vehicles back to the house (we rent) to parts them out... he would be there with his friends while doing this. He did this last year as well, showing up on Saturday mornings at 7am and sometimes in the evenings as well. I feel I am losing my privacy when he does this. Do I have any rights at all? When I discussed this with him, I was informed that I am only renting the house and not the land it's on (7 acres).
I pay $600 a month for a little house that isn't in very good condition to begin with. The only reason we want to stay is because it's very secluded and we don't have to deal with neighbors and city drug problems.
2. There is a shed, next to the house, not on a permanent foundation... he has informed us that when the lease is up he will sell the shed, taking away our much-needed storage space.
3. We point out things that should be fixed and he tells us we can fix it... paying money out of our pockets. Like installing washer/dryer hookup, taking care of the ant problem in Spring and Summer. The house is so drafty in winter that we are spending on average $240 a month to heat the place. There are cracks where you can see daylight at the fireplace and both doors.
We are afraid that if we bring these issues up at the lease signing time, he's just going to tell us to get out... we'd never be able to find a suitable home in such little time. I feel like we're being walked all over and we can't do anything about it.
Please help!
My lease is up on March 15 2001, my landlord wants us to sign a new one Feb. 19, 2001... not a problem there, however, there are a few issues I need legal halp with...
1. My landlord told me that he will be bringing vehicles back to the house (we rent) to parts them out... he would be there with his friends while doing this. He did this last year as well, showing up on Saturday mornings at 7am and sometimes in the evenings as well. I feel I am losing my privacy when he does this. Do I have any rights at all? When I discussed this with him, I was informed that I am only renting the house and not the land it's on (7 acres).
I pay $600 a month for a little house that isn't in very good condition to begin with. The only reason we want to stay is because it's very secluded and we don't have to deal with neighbors and city drug problems.
2. There is a shed, next to the house, not on a permanent foundation... he has informed us that when the lease is up he will sell the shed, taking away our much-needed storage space.
3. We point out things that should be fixed and he tells us we can fix it... paying money out of our pockets. Like installing washer/dryer hookup, taking care of the ant problem in Spring and Summer. The house is so drafty in winter that we are spending on average $240 a month to heat the place. There are cracks where you can see daylight at the fireplace and both doors.
We are afraid that if we bring these issues up at the lease signing time, he's just going to tell us to get out... we'd never be able to find a suitable home in such little time. I feel like we're being walked all over and we can't do anything about it.
Please help!