Dear Sars,
Last year, I moved out of state to live with my boyfriend.The move was based on financial necessity; I was recovering from an operation and couldn’t work.The boyfriend (let’s call him Adam) had a …

Hi Sars,
My new downstairs neighbors smoke and I’m very sensitive to it. In addition, the building I live in is VERY dusty. Therefore, I’m interested in purchasing an air purifier of some kind — but …

Dear Sars,
I am looking for tips on how to become tougher. I’ve always found it hard to reconcile myself with the idea that some people don’t like me, or disapprove of some things I do, …

Hello Sars,
I write about the lovely Robert, who is not actually our landlord, but the legal caretaker for our absentee landlord’s buildings and tenants (absentee landlord lives in Europe).I lived with three wonderful roommates in …

Dear Sars,
I don’t ever seem to have great luck with my living situations. I had finally shaken off the curse of the terrible roommates by getting a one-bedroom (and a cat! yay!) and felt like …

Dear Sars,
Four years ago, I moved into an apartment with my cousin, signing a month-to-month agreement.The rent was $1000, $500 each, plus utilities that we also split evenly.
In February 2007, my cousin started dating a …

Sars,
I just stepped out of the shower, and I’m at the end of my soap-on-a-rope. About the shower, that is.
See, my husband, dog, and I live in a beautiful apartment in an 1887 “castle” which …

My husband and I just moved into a new house and our landlords are First-Time Landlords, which means that they are very giddy and excited about it. They have been great, but they are a …

Hiya Sars,
I’m so deeply mired in a squabble with my now-former roommate, I could really use a sane outside voice to tell me who’s right and who’s wrong. The issue is this: when Roomie and …

Sars,
I know you’ve resolved not to care about that slim piece of floor next to your toilet, but I’m not sure I’m ready to give up yet. My idiot DIY-er landlord mismeasured just about everything …