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3 Things To Do If You’re Having Issues With Your Landlord

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When you’re a renter, having a good landlord and a good relationship with that landlord can make a big difference in your life. Especially if you’ve had a negative relationship with a landlord before, you know how much better it is to either work through this and get to a good place. So if you’re having problems with your current landlord but you don’t want to have to move, here are three things that you can do to deal with these issues in a positive way.

Check Your Lease

For many people who are having issues with the landlord, one of the biggest problems can come because their landlord isn’t doing what they say they will or what they should do.

If this is the situation that you’re finding yourself in, one of the first things that you should do is take a look at your lease. Within your lease, it should outline both what you are responsible for and what your landlord is responsible for. And just like how you sometimes forget what’s stated in this document, your landlord can forget, too. So if you notice that it clearly states something like that your landlord will take care of maintenance or other items, reminding them of this by showing them in the lease can be a good way to get the ball rolling.

Get Your Requests In Writing

When you do make requests of your landlord about anything, something that can be helpful to you is to get all of these requests in writing. Within these requests, make sure you reference in your lease where it states that your landlord should be taking care of this action.

By keeping a record of the requests that you make, you’ll be able to prove to a lawyer or others that you’ve done everything that you can to get this matter taken care of. Then, if you take further action like withholding rent or deducting the cost from your rent when you take care of things on your own, you can have something tangible to justify your actions.

Learn What Your Rights Are

Before you take any more drastic measures, something that can be helpful to you is to learn what your rights are as a renter. While you may not be able to do much, you still do have rights to live in a safe place.

If you’re unsure about what your rights are, you should do some research specific to the state that you live in, as these rights and procedures will vary based on where you live. But once you know what cards you have to play as a tenant, you can better maneuver the situation.

If you’re someone who’s having issues with the landlord, consider using the tips mentioned above to help you know what some of your options are.

3 Ways To Prepare Your Home For The Arrival Of A Moving Service

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While you can take on all the responsibility with packing up your house and moving all of your belongings when the time comes for you to move to a new home, with all the other stress you’ll be dealing with at this same time, one way you can save yourself from this trouble is by hiring a moving service to take care of all of this for you. However, just because you’re not having to do all of the manual labor yourself doesn’t mean that you won’t have any prep work to take care of. [Read more…]

5 Stunning Seasonal Homes Of The Stars

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When the fall/winter seasons get cold, we all let our minds wander to warmer places. Just because we may not have the financial fundage to own a home for every season, does not mean we cannot live vicariously through the stars.

Celebrities often own a home for almost every occasion, and their lavish tastes are just what our dreams seek. Seasonal homes are the stuff of dreams for most middle-class Americans. Let your mind indulge itself in the dream for a moment, and check out these five stunning seasonal homes of the stars. [Read more…]

Fox is planning to rock all week long

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Don’t you just love it when networks do theme-weeks or nights? (Yes, that was sarcasm.) Like that night years ago when NBC had all of their Thursday night programs involved in a New York City blackout storyline?

Fox has something similar up its sleeve. Inspired by the success of Glee, a full week of programming on Fox will find nearly every show on the network engaging in song-and-dance numbers. From Thursday April 29th through Wednesday May 5th, shows like Bones, Fringe, House, The Simpsons, and more will feature musical performances woven into their episodes.

This sounds like a horribly cheesy idea on the surface. No doubt about that. But on the other hand, maybe Fox’s shows will take this as an opportunity to really challenge themselves creatively and come up with some clever ways of incorporating music into their eps.

We can only hope.

“Kumar” Dying to Work at the White House: He Got his Wish!

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note_ctActor Kal Penn, best known for his role Kumar in “Harold and Kumar” movies is movie from House to White House. The TV series had to find a way to say goodbye Kal Penn’s character Kutner fast when he decided to accept the offer to work in the White House. The writer and producers of House figured out a pretty memorable way to do it by having Kutner commit suicide.

Kutners suicide was a shock to his House co-workers although Dr House, being who he is, tried hard to not be , or at least show that, he was affected by the whole event. Kutner’s body was found early in the episode with the whole show focusing not on drama, which remains unknown, but on the reality of suicide. Though a very sensitive topic that is very hard to portray House managed to show the real pain suicide brings, both to the one who commits is (at least before he actually dies) and the people left behind, no matter how little or much they seem to care for you while you still lived.

In real life though Kal Penn is very happy and does not plan on inflicting such pain to loved ones and is in fact looking forward to his career shift in government. According to Penn his official position would be associate director in the White House office of public liaison. His decision does not reflect his sentiments for the show because as he says, “I’m having an incredible time, but there’s something aching in me to do something completely different and take a break from the acting thing for a while.” So he hasn’t said good bye to acting for good and with the salary he be getting for his new job hopefully we’ll see him back a few years down the road for a stint or two when he decides he needs to fatten up his bank account again.