Janet Portman

QI'm having rent hassles with my landlord. When he refused to replace a cracked window, claiming that I broke it, I had it fixed and deducted the cost from the...

Q. Last month, you answered a question by a rental property owner who bought his property from a foreclosing bank. The resident tenants hadn't paid the rent while the bank...

Q. I live in an apartment building that I thought would be zealous in protecting me from secondhand smoke. My lease has a clause in which I acknowledge that secondhand...

Q. I live in an apartment building that I thought would be zealous in protecting me from secondhand smoke. My lease has a clause in which I acknowledge that secondhand...

Q. We've owned a midsize apartment building in a great area of town for many years. We have long-term, steady tenants, and our resident manager has been there for a...

Q. We've owned a midsize apartment building in a great area of town for many years. We have long-term, steady tenants, and our resident manager has been there for a...

Q. I've heard that landlords are starting to report on-time rent payments to credit reporting agencies, which will use this information in their credit reports and FICO scores. Is this...

Q. I have filed an unlawful detainer for nonpayment of rent against my tenants. Today, when I went to the property, I discovered graffiti on the exterior walls and broken...

Q. I have filed an unlawful detainer for nonpayment of rent against my tenants. Today, when I went to the property, I discovered graffiti on the exterior walls and broken...