tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18652393.post6542936036859517027..comments2023-07-03T02:42:00.086-06:00Comments on The Motley Crew: renting advicePapa Dochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03337270060077559317noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18652393.post-79031178718344119402013-07-05T18:01:38.116-06:002013-07-05T18:01:38.116-06:00Gillian,
I unfortunately know a lot about this ki...Gillian,<br /><br />I unfortunately know a lot about this kind of issue. Send me a copy of your contract (via email) and I'll look at it and help you know what you can do. You have a lot of law on your side and My guess a little leaning and leverage in the right direction will get this taken care of in a hurry. Between city ordinances, state rental laws, contract law, and more, you can make these guys take notice. Give me a call.<br /><br />Adamadamhclarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09369836671856398310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18652393.post-65735564760041785632013-06-29T07:16:04.481-06:002013-06-29T07:16:04.481-06:00First I would send him a NICE letter telling him a...First I would send him a NICE letter telling him about all these things so you have it in writing, maybe send it certified mail so you have a receipt that he received it. Then state a date you want the stuff fixed by, or you will fix all these things by yourself and send him the receipts so you can deduct the costs off your next month's rent. You can contact Legal Aid (free legal advice) as well to help you. Then if he doesn't respond to your letter by the date you stated to get it all fixed, then I would buy a water filter, smoke detector and change all your locks so they are working, fix whatever else is necessary, keep the receipts, send them in and deduct that amount off your rent. I wouldn't ask about the medical bills because you already had that covered by an outside source.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280368123968990873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18652393.post-16825372498961523772013-06-28T09:30:45.678-06:002013-06-28T09:30:45.678-06:00I agree with Jess. I don't have any great adv...I agree with Jess. I don't have any great advice either. Maybe just wait for a while and see how things go. You can always go the "kill them with kindness" route. Make them cookies with a note that says "thanks for helping us keep our apartment a great place to live" or something and then it might encourage them to want to keep doing things for you guys. Mike and Adriannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00733795436521452366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18652393.post-69235590274253485032013-06-28T08:47:01.545-06:002013-06-28T08:47:01.545-06:00Sounds like a pain in the rear (and finger, appare...Sounds like a pain in the rear (and finger, apparently). I've never really had a dead-beat landlord so I don't have any good suggestions other than what you've already done. <br /><br />I wouldn't worry so much about "burning bridges" in this case, though, because you don't need references for buying a house. I don't know how strict people are with references in rentals -- it seems like the demand for renters is high enough that it wouldn't be an issue.<br /><br />Sorry to hear the paradisaical move hasn't worked out as well as originally hoped.Jess Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06728497675460885755noreply@blogger.com