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Life Update: 4/6/2011
14 years ago
What if you were livin' yours,
Instead of hatin' mine?
Just a quick update.
A few days ago we left a note for our landlord giving him our 30 day notice, that we would be moving out by May 1st.
Tonight, he gave us a note (or what looks more like a form) saying that we have to pay the 650$ rent, and be moved out by April 13th.
And that it is apparently illegal to skip out on rent.
But if I'm not mistaken, it's also illegal to violate a contract (that all three of us signed.)
We are moving out BECAUSE he violated that contract.
It clearly stated on that contract (and in the ad we responded to), that heating/water/electric was included in our rent. And we pay 650$/mo (for a 1 bedroom upstairs of a house.)
But April 1st, he gave us a notice stating that he was going to tack and extra 200$ onto our rent, because of the heating/water/electric bill.
Instead of just TELLING us that we use too much, he is just going to try and force us to pay extra.
He goes on to say that we are not allowed to park in the parking lot (even though it was agreed when we signed the contract that we would always have a one car parking space.)
And that we have to park in the street.
He then mentions in that same note, that the road is being torn up and worked on during the summer, starting every day at 7am.
So basically, we can't park in the driveway, we can't park in the street.
He is just TRYING to chase us off.
For no reason.
We are awesome tenants. We always pay our full rent on time every month, we barely make any noise. We never bother him for anything, ever.
We keep the house tidy and clean. (Though, since I work nights, I am usually up until 3am every night. Sometimes I don't get off of work till Midnight on some nights.)
So HERE'S THE PLAN:
-Move out ASAP. Not paying rent.
-Going to go stay at my mom's boyfriend, Perry's, place for a month. Gonna save my money up.
-Going to move out of Perry's by June 1st, moving from Oconomowoc to Madison.
-Going to find a place to stay with my little brother (18 years) and maybe his girlfriend (also 18 years), because they'll be going to college in that town.
This could be a very hard, long, and draining process for me.
So please forgive me if I cannot find the time to work on commissions.
But I'll bet my money it's fake, and he's just trying to chase us out of here.
(We moved in Dec 1st last year.)
Its a government organization that protects both tenants and landlords (mostly tenants) from such acts.
Also, depending on the situation, landlords can be forced by ol' Johnny Law to pay for the movers and, sometimes, to reimburse the tenants for damages (of both the emotional & material varieties).
You should probably find out if you have something like that in your area.
Another option is to threaten to take him to court.
Most landlords (especially ones who clearly breach contract) will do anything to avoid a legal battle.
Also, if you play your cards right, you might not even have to go to court!
The threat alone (backed by a bunch of evidence) might scare him into not being a dick till you move out on May 1st!
that leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.