Questions About Carpet Repair Tape

Can your Landlord withhold your security deposit if the house is going though foreclosure what are my rights?

a couple of months ago a court notice was taped to our door I read it and found our my landlord wasn’t paying his mortgage.So I called him and told him that I knew about it and how much time did we have to move ..he gave us 3 month which is up next week luckily my husband and I found another rental property.I gave him a thirty day notice he sounded upset that we were moving so quickly.he stopped by the other day and said he was adding another 250.00 dollars to the security deposit for damages so that is a total of 750.00 dollars he gave my husband a list of things that needed repair like repainting the walls,cleaning the carpet he said he needed a new toilet (why I don’t know) any way my husband and I are confused because the house is still in great shape…He just need to detail clean and replace a blind.So he came back today demanding money I said no because we haven’t moved out yet and we need to detail clean for his walk though ..Should we give him the money now? or wait until we move and clean? plus I was reading some where paint and carpet cleaning ( no we do no have any spills on the carpet and no pets) was normal wear and tear ..I really want a receipts of all repairs.

Is anyone having problems with their Stanley Martin built homes?

List of Shoddy Workmanship, Materiels and Warranties in my Stanley Martin Home (built in 2001/2002)

Multiple Virginia and International Building Code violations to include:
improper flashing and weep holes on brick exteriors and chimneys;
improper spacing behind brick veneer;
improper roof, dormer and bay window flashing and kick-outs;
Improper moisture barrier installation
these code violations result in rainwater leaking into the home (ceiling and walls) causing damage to carpets, walls, ceilings and wood trim – including mold ($3,700 in damages/repairs)
clothes dryer dryer exhaust ,mounted in utility room ceiling, exceeds vent distance to exterior of home; all dryer manufacturers recommend less than 8 feet to prevent fire
Water leaks in through roof-mounted gas fireplace vent during wind-blown rain weather conditions (you can hear the water dripping into the top of the fireplace)

Cheap/Improper Building Materiels:
Untreated soft pine or other unsuitable woods used for exterior windows and dormer trim on roof;
cheapest water heater used which failed after only five years old ($650 dollars even though it was still covered by the heater warranty);
cheapest exterior paint was used that required repainting after 5 years ($1,600 to repaint and replace rotted wood);
cheapest air conditioner which fails to properly distribute to upper levels and keep the house comfortably cool during the Summer;
cheapest door hinges used which excrete a black powdery substance that discolors walls and stains carpets;
cheapest exterior door hardware/handles (brass finishes completely failed and rusted after 4 years) – $350 to replace
cheapest plumbing mixing valve installed above water heater; valves is completely corroded and leaking after only 5 years
plumbing backpressure relief valve/tank failed after four years ($260); plumbing pipes “rattle” when water is turned on or off (toilets flushing, washing machine, etc)
cheapest light fixtures were used in bathrooms; plastic domes became “sealed” to the lighting fixture and unable to remove to change bulbs ($250 to replace)

Improper Workmanship:
A Stanley Martin employee fell through my ceiling, into my family room, while climbing around in the attic;
multiple repairs for the same problem (four and five times) without actually fixing the problems;
PVC piping in the home was not primed before glueing which caused the A/C drain line to fail and $2,300 worth of damage to wood floors, ceilings and walls (to include mold);
exteroir wood trim was not properly primed and painted;
exterior wood trim on dormers installed improperly butting directly against the surface of the roof (and the ends/joints were not primed or painted) causing wood rot and repair ($450);
Stanley Martin refused to hire an engineer or architect to properly diagnise and repair the problems the right way (I hired my own $650)
The dryer exhaust pipe was improperly installed in the ceiling (so my flexible dry exhaust pipe runs from behind my dryer up to the ceiling – very unsightly)
Drywall installation extremely poor; drywall tape exposed and peeling away in multiple areas;
Stove fan is not vented to the outside (fan just blows smoke and fumes from stove into the kitchen)
None of the bare drywall walls were primed before painting
Concrete slabs were not properly leveled before installing wood floors (wood flooring has voids)
Upstairs guest bathtub was improperly installed/leveled and has cracked ($650 to replace)

Unsatisfactory Warranty and Customer Care:
The home only came with a 1 year (all inclusive warranty) and a 10 year structural warranty; Stanley Martin should stand by their products and extend the 1 year to a 3 year all inclusive warranty
Warranties are not transferrable to subsequent owners (Stanley Martin should stand by their products and extend the warranties to subsequent owners)
Stanley Martin Warranty group insists that water intrusion is not a structural warranty issue and not covered by the 10 year part of the warranty; a professional will tell you that water causes significant structural damage to wood frames, mold and wood destroying insects (all of which will result in structural failure)
Check out all the other issues with Stanley Martin homes and Belmont Bay community below. You are not alone!

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080924164344AAxke6E

http://www.brambletonian.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=913&st=0&gopid=187669&#entry187669

http://groups.google.com/group/rwi-consultants?hl=en

http://marviniavecchia.spaces.live.com/blog/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/leakingbelmontbayhomes/

http://www.hobb.org/index.php

How do I file a report against a slumlord who refuses to fix anything?

I have a landlord who refuses to fix leaks and electrical problems in the triplex i’m living in, how would i go about filing a report to make her repair them?

Current problems:
toilet leaks
sink leaks
circuit box looks like a jigsaw puzzle with wires tapedwire nut together in order to bring power to both the 220volt dryer and the 220 volt ac unit.
washer and dryer she provided is out in the rain.
front porch light shorts out when it rains.
carpet is getting soaked because of the leaks and is beginning to smell (and grow)

i carpet clean as often as i can but it’s costing me a small fortune in soap for the carpet cleaner.

Someone please help, Thanks in advance
Earl

What kind of trouble am I getting into? plumbing?

There is a cute little sturdy cinder block house for sale (in a super great neighborhood) for a mere $29,000. I know there MUSt be “something” wrong with it. But what?! We’ve looked all around, inside and outside. It looks great, except for the terrible awful decorating scheme (turquoise and yellow kitchen), big sky blue living room, one pink bedroom, and another room (no door) that looks like a man’s smoking room, completely mismatched from the 1950s theme with a woody cabin feel to it. The realtor is calling this a second bedroom! ANYWay, I can see that a tree limb has actually fallen and ripped out the electric supply (at one time) it is currently held together by black electrical tape! YIKES! There is a brand new hot water heater (not completely hooked up yet? or is it?), a forced air heater that was serviced in ’05 (but does it work?), new plastic pipes under the sink, (but was it EVER “winterized”???) I do not see tape that indicates it was winterized. No signs or anything.

WHat would it cost to replace ALL the electrical wiring? Do I NEED to do that? Who I call? How much does this cost? Can grandpa do it? and have it approved by a technician?

How about the plumbing? How much does it cost to replace the plumbing? maxium? and minimum costs??? Please , please give me some numbers that I can work with! I do NOT know what to do!

This is a very cute house! It says it is 1400 sq ft, but I think that includes the big oversized attached one and a hlf car garage area. the living room is pretty decently “big”, tiny bathroom, tiny kitchen, tiny dining area/hallway, NO laundry room! WHY did they have the laundry next to the kitchen, by the door? How much does it cost to move that to the garage? where it BELONGS? How much does it cost to pipe heat into the garage (so the laundry water pipes do not freeze)? Could I put up a silly thin dry wall? make a little corner room/hallway in my garage? Can I turn the garage into a real bedroom? The den (you can not see the floor plan…) I sorta wish to keep extra room as a den/computer/TV/rec room. I’d like a bedroom for sleeping. I’d like the living room for visiting with visitors, not when… people walk in and the attention is draw n to that big black box, that awful silly stupid TV. what happened to the OLD days? of communication? and FAMILY? We have not turned the TV on in almost a year. (We take the summers off, we do watch some tv in the fall and winter.)

ANyway, can you please help me?

May I offer a mere $9,000? I have $10,000 more to fix the place up. I need hard flooring (vinyl? or some super nice plank wooden floors? ceramic tile? stone?) It has nasty very used old shag carpet currently. I had some trouble getting a “conventional” loan? I did get a regular ordinary loan that requires FHA approval up to $65,000 , but I’m not sure we are comfortable with that price, payments and jobs for the next 30 yrs? (what if I am fired? or laid off? I can’t make the payments?)

What am I getting myself into? Is this house a disaster? It’s looks super nice and perfect outside and inside. The problems are invisible. (Plumbing? elect?) The realtor said “it has problems. It is priced accordingly.” He would not give further details. He (good adivce, yes) says to have it inspected. “I am not a contractor”he says. He even wanted to meet with me again. “why?” I asked. he smoothly said “to make an offer..” Which I am not about to do, until I know what kind of repairs are required!

PS. slab, no basement! (75% of all basements that I have seen have moisture or standing water in them! UGH), City sewer, city water. ugh. I hate the CITY. but it gives the illusion of country living anyway. lots of trees and such.