My stupid landlord...
An e-mail transcript of dealings with my landlord follows, but first some background. Back on 26 January, I arrived home to discover a letter addressed to: 'The Tennants' stuffed in my door. In the letter were three separate pieces of paper, one for each tennant, telling us that our rent is going up $10/week effective 26 February. Blah, Blah, Blah, signed (unintelligible scribble), per my landlord. So, she hadn't actually signed it, it was delivered by a mystery person and scribbled on by that person. Another problem is that the rental amount to which I was being increased was what I already pay. Things just aren't making sense...I e-mailed my landlord about two weeks later, because frankly I'm losing my capacity for niceness with this spineless, vacant, ignorant, twiddling cow (it's been more than this one problem) and mentioned that the rent increase notice wasn't valid because I hadn't got the legislated 60 days notice, nor did the letter contain a numer of bits of information that also are required to make the notice enforceable. I'd have told her this earlier, but as I said above, I'm rapidly losing my niceness for this ... woman.
She evaded the problem, as she always does when she hasn't done something right in this tenancy, so I let it slide. I'm not going to try help her get this right because she refuses to learn. I've tried before and she flat out refuses, so the onus is on her now.
Fast forward to Wednesday last week, which is the rent-pay-day when the increase is to be effective. I pay what I've always been paying and e-mail her telling her why: no valid notice to increase rent, two conflicting amounts - one in the letter, and one I'd got in an e-mail from her, none of them valid, confusion reigns. I ask for her to follow the law and just give me the proper form (available for free from and real estate agent) about the rental increase and life's good.
Some more information: my unit has a much smaller yard and an open carport, unlike the 'other unit' she mentions, which has a fully enclosed garage and a big yard. And, it is common practice to get a lower rental rate if you are a long term tennant.
Her reply (names of the unimplicated changed):
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'Kyle
First headache was Jim, I was happy that he left, next was Jerry (although Jerry became friendly and nicer later) and he left. And now you. I didn't know you can also be a headache and can be that thorough and detail.
We have evicted Max because he is a troublemaker and we don't like him. I just want you to know that that room that is similar to yours is now $160 per week (new current rate).
If I will have to give you the proper form as you would want, I would put in there $160 per week to be fair to the other unit. I thought I am giving you a nice favor with the rate you are getting, but to the contrary it's funny that you're still not contented with that favor and it looks like you are ready to spend time to argue about it.
Kyle, to be honest I have no time to go through all those details with you that you have emailed.
Ray White sent that letters to you tenants.
If you don't want to pay, do as you wish. I can wait until you are one year.
And when that time comes I would rather not renew your contract as I don't have time to deal with people like you.
Regards
C. Ow'
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(Ray White is a Real Estate Agent who owns the property and from whom my landlord sublets the house to us.)
So because I'd like to follow the law, she threatens me with even more rent, calls me a troublemaker, and compares me to an evicted 18 year-old unemployed high-school dropout (Max). Heh...
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(Ray White is a Real Estate Agent who owns the property and from whom my landlord sublets the house to us.)
So because I'd like to follow the law, she threatens me with even more rent, calls me a troublemaker, and compares me to an evicted 18 year-old unemployed high-school dropout (Max). Heh...
Anyway, looking for a new place because mean people suck.
posted by Kyle @ 14:39
4 Comments:
Kyle: Take her down, if she thinks you are causeing trouble NOW, Just take her to the tennents board, make her do everything by the law, then she will know what a pain really is!! If you let her slide she wins, and stupid people need to learn the hard way!
Have fun, and when in doubt of what to do ask yourself " what would Quinn do to this ignorant C. Ow.
Loave you!
Quinn
Ray says "I told you, you were a pain in the a$$"
Keep in mind Ray is currently paper mache-ing a box of his coworkers business cards as a gag - not a great judge of "a pain".
I agree with Quinn hehe take her to the cleaners. Stir the pot. I know it's my favorite past time.
Cheers, Bender
we're still trying to get a grand back from an apartment we didn't even rent... I WANT TO BUY MY OWN HOUSE SO BAD I CAN TASTE IT
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