renters

Man and woman giving back apartment keys

My landlord is selling the house I rent, and the new owner wants me out immediately. Don’t I have rights?

Just when you’ve gotten comfortable, your landlord plants a big “For Sale” sign in the yard and suddenly your living situation feels a lot less secure. It’s easy to assume that means you’re about to be pushed out—but that’s not automatically how it works. Selling a property doesn’t erase your rights as a tenant overnight.
April 9, 2026 J. Clarke
Cold Int

My heat is broken and my landlord wouldn’t fix it, so I paid out of pocket for a repairman to come. Can I get reimbursed?

There’s a special kind of rage that comes from paying rent on time while your apartment feels like a walk-in freezer. When the heat goes out and your landlord drags their feet, renters often end up making a hard call—freeze, or pay out of pocket to fix the problem themselves. Space heaters get bought, technicians get called, and credit cards get swiped.
January 16, 2026 J. Clarke