Sorry to hear about what's happening with the landlord and other stuff.

LANDLADY????? YOU LIVE WITH THE LANDLADY???????????????

Not my intention, when we moved in the Landlord/lady lived elsewhere, but within a few months they sold the property (thanks for letting us know you were going to do that, assholes) and a new landlady moved in. She is the most annoying piece of work ever. Refuses to give us a key to her car so we can move it, and refuses to take a copy of our key "oh it's not that big deal" - but bangs on our fucking door at 8am every morning to get out. And god help us if we don't answer right away, she'll just unlock our door and yell down the stairs.

there are many tales I could tell. however, it's like 3am. lol, I didn't realize it was so late I was just like "buh, why am I so tired?"

Putytats are nucternal, so...

That situation sucks! Didn't you take the former owner to court??

In Ontario, a landowner can sell their house with tenants inside, it's just that the new owner must honor the terms of the rental contract until it ends, at which time they must either sign a new contract or give an eviction notice.

Lucky for us we spoke with her several times and agreed to extend the original rental contract for as long as we wanted. She's been very understanding about rent, though (that is, paycheques enjoy coming on the 2nd or 3rd of the month so she lets us pay partial on the first, the rest within a few days), so the 8am wakeups are a small price to pay.

Still, no heat in the winter and no AC in the summer is very wearing, on top of this being a basement apartment, so no sunlight really gets in, so it's artificial lighting all day (not to mention the ceiling is only about 7 feet off the ground). It's really no wonder my depression hit an all time freakfest in here.

So yes, I really need to move. XP We're looking at a few places, just waiting for my fiance's tax return to come in first.

I wouldn't live with a landlord/lady even if it were my last resort!! Property sold or not, as long as the owner decides to live there, you better start looking elsewhere.

I had to experience this situation only because I went to study in another country (at 19 years of age), and I had a row with my parents (and not only!) about living on my own, or at least with other students; they had the illusion that I wasn't ready to take care of myself. They were wrong, and in fact I did spend a few months as a tenant (with a family, gah) and it was one of the worst experiences of my life! The fact that I didn't "keep up with the Jones'" had a significant contribution to this mess...

While you are still there, you could use a fan if you feel hot (there should be some nice slim and cheap ones), and maybe you could leave the main entrance key outside (or under) your door at night.

Oh trust me, I've lived with a landlord before. The guy was renting out his condo to three students including me, but was a neurotic neat freak with a violent temper. And by neurotic, I mean if someone left CRUMBS on the impeccably clean counter he would scream at the top of his lungs, smash his fists against the walls and counters, storm upstairs and yell at anyone at home asking who's crumbs were on the counter. That's not, not, not, over emphasizing. (he also had the audacity to tell me that it was NOT him who I heard screaming and yelling and smashing things before he came upstairs to yell at us)

But the rent was supercheap, and I had no where else to go. When I left, he locked my door before I had the room clean TWICE. He was so angry I was possibly going to dent the walls with my furniture, he hung around like a non-helpful vulture, complaining about everything - I was so nervous about getting the hell out and fast that I left behind my microwave. >>;; I was too scared to come back up a third time, especially by myself.

So yes, after THAT nonsense, I was not really enthused about living with another landlord.

> But the rent was supercheap, and I had no where else to go.
You could have bought a used caravan with the amount of your annual rent!