Thursday, December 15, 2011

Can my apartment charge a monthly service fee when it was never mentioned in the lease agreement?

My apartment sent me my rent payment notice and it has a 5.00 service fee on it . Can they charge me the 5.00 plus their rent when it doesn't mention it in the lease.|||re read lease carefully . file class action lawsuit .|||Nope. If it's not in the lease, they can't charge it. But, if you are taking advantage of an amenity that is not in the lease, like dropping off your rent check in the office instead of mailing it to a P.O. Box, then the charge would be permitted for that service. But they would have to give you the option of paying only the amounts and charges specified in the lease.





So, the answer depends on what you are consuming at the property and if everything you use or do is covered in the lease as well.





Good Luck!|||They can only charge what was specified in the lease and any lease addendums that you agreed to. So, for instance, if they're charging a $5 service fee because you pay in cash, or by check, or because they provide you a paper invoice, or whatever--if it's specified in the lease, you owe it. If the charge is not mentioned anywhere in the lease, they shouldn't be charging that.|||NOPE, if it's not in lease. READ lease very carefully, then call and find out what this is about. Some management charge a fee for two checks, for late payment, whatever, but fees must be disclosed IN ADVANCE, in writing.|||Unless your lease provides for it, no they can not. PERIOD.





However if your lease has run its initial term and is now month-to-month then they can charge the fee once they've given you 30 days notice.|||They must give you 30 days notice for new fees or rent increases unless local ordinances specify otherwise.|||the service fee in some large complexes could be for water as the whole complex must pay per unit|||No, illegal|||What is the service fee for. Late payment?|||it cant do that that would be illegal

Does time warner cable phone service charge for incoming long distance calls?

my boyfriend has been calling; yesterday we talked for about 2 hours and i didn't think about it until later on. im a little concerned about getting charged.|||Only if he called collect and you accepted the charges.














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How much do gender selection service charge?

If possible, please provide websites.|||IUI--%26gt; 6,000


IVF--%26gt; 12, 400





IUI you have a 60% chance of getting the chosen gender. IVF 99% chance.


I'd go with IVF but the catch is you are more likely to get more than one baby (twins, triplets) if you do that. So do you want to chance paying 6k for IUI and getting the wrong gender?|||If you go to a service your looking at thousands out of pocket as insurance companies will not cover this. What you could do is try to conceive the gender naturally. It's not 100% but some of these natural methods swear it works. here is this website for natural gender selection http://www.in-gender.com/|||If I chose to have a girl instead of having a boy naturally, that means I wouldn't have my son. I can't imagine my life without my son.


I wouldn't dare force to change destiny.


You'll have the baby you are meant to have.





If you choose to select your baby's gender, get ready to fork over a lot of money. Those services are very expensive since they include in-vitro fertilization.|||Whats wrong with what you are given - your child is special, no matter what gender.|||Shouldn't you be happy with whatever you are given. This goes to far into playing god.|||I have no idea, but I know it's a lot!|||Are you trying to play God?|||if you really want to know, why don't you google it yourself?

When a venue says that the tax is added to the entire bill, does that include the 21% service charge?

What I mean by this is, is there tax on the service charge, also?|||Is that a 21% service charge or a 21% gratuity charge? They are distinctly different animals. The venue cannot tax gratuities, but service charges may be taxable depending upon the state in which the venue is located.|||Is it tax or are they adding grat to the bill. Tax they have to. If they grat the bill that is the tip.|||Yes taxes are charged on the total amount including service charge if any.|||Tax is sales tax. Service charge is gratuity. Only goods are taxed, not services.

How much do I charge for Australian Cattle dog stud service?

I have a 3-year-old Australian Cattle Dog (blue heeler). He just contributed to the first and only littler with my other blue heeler. When I was selling the puppies, a man asked me how much I would charge for stud service. I had never considered doing that before. What is the average stud service price for Australian Cattle Dogs?|||You seem to really love both of your dogs, so I am urging you to reconsider what you are thinking of doing. First, your accidental litter was caused by you not getting your dogs fixed when you got them. Pets really don't need to remain intact, and if you have a male and female, it is the best thing to do.


Australian Cattle dogs are one of the hardest breeds to raise and train. They can be very aggressive and are not usually good with children. Because of this, many ACDs are dying in kill shelters every year. People turn them in because they cannot control them and often feel threatened by the dog.


These dogs were bred to do a job, and not allowing them to do this is a sure way to make an unhappy ACD.


ACD rescue groups get tons of calls from owners who can't wait to get these dogs out of their homes. Many have bitten people in the family, or are completely out of control from lack of real training. These groups spend quite a lot of time rehabilitating the dogs, and some of them can't be saved.


I know that ACD puppies are adorable, and the adults are striking-looking, but please consider what might happen to the puppies you help bring into the world.


If you are wondering where I am coming from with this, I am the owner of a beautiful rescued female Blue Heeler who was beaten, abused, starved and let loose on the streets to live before she was a year old. I rescued her from a kill shelter where she had 15 days left to live.


Her rehabilitation has been long and hard, and a different owner may have had her put down for her fear biting and aggression to small children. There just aren't enough people out there who really understand this breed.


Please reconsider what you are thinking of here, and don't bring any of these dogs into the world without being able to give them a home where they can do what they were bred for.|||You don't have a clue about breeding lady. You are obviously a backyard breeder.





Just to let you know, people like you (BYB's) are the biggest contributor to the overpopulation of dogs.





I know you don't know (probably don't care) about all the dogs being put down because of too many dogs and not enough homes. Yet you have the nerve to bring another litter of ill-bred dogs into the world. Why don't you just stop, get your dogs spayed/neutered and let your dog be a pet.





Stop using her and him as money making machines.





The only reason to breed is for the betterment of the breed and I'm SURE your not doing that.|||Depends what shows ahs he done%26gt; What are his parents, greandparents, g grand parents ects back ground? What s his OFA scores?











ADD: So then answer my questions. What OFA tests have you done? What dog shows have you done?

How much should I charge for computer service?

I have less time for doing favors for family and friends, so I want to charge them for the computer repair/services I'm often bombarded with.





The usual routine includes a fresh install of operating system, installation of anti-virus protection software, office software, cd/dvd burning software any personal software they have and making sure the system is up to date with all service packs, etc.





What is this worth in today's market?|||I located a huge directory of repair shops. http://www.findcomputerrepair.com/Hawaii-Computer-Repair.html I'd try visting a few of them and see if they can assist you.|||My cost for basic PC repair is $30 flat rate, plus parts. This assumes they bring it to my workshop. My shop doesn't charge very much because most of my techs can work on numerous PCs at once without any trouble and the average repair only takes a few minutes of actual work.





I charge $200 an hour for onsite network or server installations and configurations.





Penetration testing is handled on a per case basis.








The general exception to this is warranty service, which is done at no cost to the customer. HP, Samsung, Lexmark, etc all have contract rates for my shop.








EDIT: If you can't fix something in less than an hour without reinstalling Windows, you're not very good.|||If it's your friends and family and a cash job then remember you have to do it cheaper than the pros :-(





Definition of a professional is the person that gets paid and even tho you can do the same job you are doing it for cash :-)





Have a set price don't do the hourly rate. Fresh install 30-50 bucks|||30-40$ (depending on where you live and who the person is)


I wouldn't charge my family though, Thats kind of...not cool.


I would charge everyone, but good friends and family though.





Good friends you can ask for a solid in return. Like "hey just hook me up with dinner tonight and we will call it even" kind of thing.





I say its a good idea, go for it. My dad is a computer person and has the same problem. EVERYONE asks him to fix there computer and such which normally needs a fresh install.





Anyhow,


hope this helps, good luck|||It is always free to family. Friends I trade beer for services rendered.


If you have time to do it for money, then you have time to do it...|||Charge them, but give them a discount. This is your family we're talking about.|||I am willing to do this for free, but the usual price is $50, cheaper than Geek Squad!

When paying service charge where does the money go to?

Is it included in the company till or is it for the waiter / waitress to keep?


Also is it optional whether you want to pay it or no? (in the UK)





Thanks|||In the UK you have the legal right to reduce your bill by the amount of the service charge if you feel that the service you have been given was not adequate and did not warrant paying extra for.





I strongly disagree with a service charge being included. When I go out for a meal I will decide whether or not the service warrants a tip - and I will decide how much to give.





Things are probably different in the US, where tipping is practically compulsory. Fortunately we haven't reached that stage yet in the UK.





Why is it so important to tip a waiter that gives good service yet you would never consider tipping the shop assistant that bends over backwards to help?|||Ok the service charge you see on your receipt is NOT optional, you can't refuse to pay it if the service was bad - it is TOTALLY COMPULSORY. Unlike America where you are forced to tip the waiters and if you don't they will never serve you again - here in the UK service charges are compulsory.





Restaurants want to increase prices on their menus all the time but are afraid that their items will look too expensive if they do and that their customers will desert them for cheaper restaurants. So what they tend to do in the UK is to introduce a compulsory service charge at the end of your bill. Effectively they are charging you for the so called service - the waiter or waitress bringing you food to your table. The money goes to the restaurant owner. It does NOT go to the individual waiter or waitress who served you. It is just another way of jacking up the price of food without you complaining too much.





So if you were not satisfied with the service, you would be expected to go to the manager at the end of your meal to complain. The manager would then hear your complaint and if and only IF he agreed with you, he would deduct something from your bill - NOT NECESSARILY the full service charge on your receipt. The waiter or waitress would have had to have made some major mistakes in serving you for him to do that.





Lets be honest here, if you can afford to eat out regularly in this recession, you can afford to pay the service charge so why bother about it? Just enjoy your life of luxury eating out and be thankful that you are not part of the masses suffering at home who are forced to buy take aways because they can't afford to eat out in restaurants anymore.|||Usually the service charge is shared out amongst all the staff, not just the waiter who served you.





In theory it's optional, but you wouldn't normally decline to pay it unless the service was truly awful.|||If the service charge is listed on the menu, then it is a condition of service that you pay it. If you don't like it, you go elsewhere.