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| [NY] I am a landlord and my tenant is purposefully flooding my apartment. Posted: 10 Jan 2018 05:53 AM PST I have a two family home in long island NY with a tenant upstairs and downstairs, the tenant downstairs told me about flooding coming from upstairs. This tenant upstairs is late 3 months on rent and is in the process of being evicted. The tenant upstairs(the one who is purposefully flooding the apartment) did not answer her phone until I called from a blocked number, and told me she is not home and that I cannot come into the house unless I break in. This all just happened now and I'm worried she is completely destroying my property(which I just had spent a fortune on before she moved in). Is it legal for me to have a locksmith get me into the upstairs apartment, and bring a plumber in to fix the issue? I've never experienced a problem like this before. Thank you in advance and sorry for grammar/spelling as this just popped up. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2018 08:50 AM PST Employer already expressed verbally on concerns that he feels employees are not worth the new minimum wage. Job duties require frequent computer work and physical labour (cleaning etc). Employer now demands workers to be visibly active at all times on the floor. Changes rolling out on ban of all personal cell phones and now removal of chairs to keep us on our feet. More changes are likely to come. Employer also known to have been rounding down wages to nearest 30 minutes despite employees expectation to stay late due to nature of the job. An employee also has known health problems that can be aggravated with extensive physical output. Any advice or what things to brace themself for? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2018 03:33 AM PST I live with two other people in a home rented on a month-by-month basis. My roommates have asked me to leave in 30 days because they feel I "will be happier elsewhere". I've paid all rent and utilities and haven't caused any issues (at least none that they've told me about). I've heard nothing from the landlord, he's not involved at all. What do I do? Request a formal eviction from the landlord? The lease is pretty generic and doesn't include what my landlord would need to do to evict me. I'm not sure where state law ends and a lease he made begins. Location: California [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2018 07:25 AM PST 'Sarah' is my roommate Kyle's friend. She fell on hard times (her husband died, and he was one of Kyle's best friends) and she needed a place to stay. My roommates (Kyle, Steven and Chris) and I all work at a place where there is no parking, and we had been either walking an hour to get there or taking public transportation which takes upwards of an hour. Sarah has a car and her job does not require her to leave the house, so when Kyle asked if she could stay, we all agreed that she wouldn't have to pay rent if she took us to work in the morning and picked us up. Sarah has been sleeping in what was our TV room, so we are not making her crash on the couch, and we have given her complete reign of the downstairs bathroom. For the first 5 months she was here everything was fine but since Christmas she has gotten really hardheaded about not taking us in the morning. We understand if she's got something going on like an appointment, but lately at 6 am when we have to leave, we'll go up to the TV room and find her still sleeping. That's fine, everyone oversleeps, but now it's every day and a couple times we have had to either call work and say we'll be late, or call an Uber. This obviously can't continue. We started trying to wake her up way before we'd need to leave so she can be ready to go in time but then we'll come back up and she will have gone back to bed. Kyle tried to talk to her about it once and she told him she is depressed about her husband dying and can't get out of bed. I feel very sympathetic to her because of the loss she suffered but at the same time I am also of the opinion that us waking her up is already more than we need to be doing, this is a really expensive city to live in and she's here rent-free on one condition, so I would think she'd be rearing to go in the morning. We asked Kyle to talk to her again and this time he was a little more firm and said that there was one condition of her living here, and she wasn't fulfilling it so either she was going to have to start driving us to work again or she would have to leave, and she responded by accusing us of using her and called us all names. We have treated her with nothing but respect and I'm not sure where this is coming from. To top it all off, today is my day off (I normally have Thursdays and Fridays off but I switched with someone this week) and almost immediately after my roommates left, Sarah – thinking I had gone with them – came out of her room and began making herself breakfast, then turned on the TV. Now I wonder if she does this every single day. I'm not saying she isn't depressed about her husband, but now I'm beginning to think that she's the one using us. She signed an agreement written by me that in exchange for being here rent free, she would provide us transportation to work in the morning and afternoon. There is a copy hanging up on the fridge, and I have the original in my possession. I don't know if that constitutes a lease but it's what we have, and I'm getting to the point where I'm ready for her to go if she isn't going to contribute in anyway. Can we begin the eviction process based on that agreement? Thank you in advance. [link] [comments]  |
| CEO's multiple requests to bare my breasts. Posted: 09 Jan 2018 08:05 PM PST Canada Ive been the Sales Manager for the company in question for one Year. Love the gig. CEO is a complete pervert. Uncountable instances of butt and breast "jokes" directed at me. Long story short, the owner has asked me multiple times to bare my breasts. His office is a floor a above mine, and when called up for meetings, his closing remarks were always the same ; "now you have to pay your admission fee(to his office)"...whilst motioning to pull up my shirt. Ive tried my best to laugh it off... But always walked away feeling degraded. Fast forward - Christams is approaching and I am called up to his office. I assumed I was going to receive my promised christmas bonus. We had the regular idle chit chat...and then he told me to show him my breasts if I want my bonus. I quit on the spot. He stood up, pointed at the door, and exclaimed "your fired". So here I am, reeling from this. I am a single mother of two kids. The bills are coming in and i havent landed a new job yet. Should I take legal action? And if so, could i obtain a good lawyer without a retainer? Should I bother with legal aid?? Any and all advice is welcome. [link] [comments]  |
| Grandparents Threatening to Sue for Visitation Posted: 10 Jan 2018 05:55 AM PST I made this post https://redd.it/7mhacy a little while back detailing why my husband and I don't interact with his parents anymore, we also took our son away from them for lack of a better word. TL:DR They are toxic people and they were letting their dog bite our son, hubby stepped in and it caused a great big hullabulloo Now his mother threatened us with legal action stating that PA has grandparent's rights laws that could get them visitation. I've been trying to read up on the PA laws but they're kind of confusing me, the gist I've gotten is grandparents can only sue if: Their child, who is a birth parent of the grandchild, has died When parents are divorced or have been separated for six months or more AND a divorce has been filed When a child has resided with a grandparent for 12 months or more, followed by the child being removed by a parent If this is correct then they do not have a legal leg to stand on and the case would never make it to court. But I just want to make sure I'm understanding this correctly because it doesn't seem like the law websites I'm looking at know how to put things in simple terms for the average person to understand, or I'm just dumb lol [link] [comments]  |
| [WA] - Never ending APS investigation Posted: 10 Jan 2018 07:04 AM PST Background: Relative of my wife that I met once attempted to blackmail us for money, she filed bogus APS complaints regarding real things that happened, while I was on the other side of the world. She knew who actually did it, but didn't know I was on the other side of the country. Its been going on a year. APS was really rude and aggressive, didn't seem to care at all that I wasn't even on this side of the world when it happened, and didn't seem to grasp the idea that I couldn't physically steal things from 1000s of miles away. This investigation can have serious impacts on me, it can cause issue with my work, my volunteer work and my security clearance. My attorney reached out and is telling me he wants to refund the remaining retainer. Nothing seems to be going on. I understand I'm suppose to get a findings letter from APS, it has been over a year since this has started, 6months she dragged me into it (wife was dragged in first). I have not gotten a findings letter. Is there a time limit on APS doing this? Can they really just leave me in limbo? Is it really advisable to not have an attorney on retainer anymore while this is still in limbo? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2018 08:08 AM PST At my high school the secretaries did not allow 18 year old students to sign themselves out of school to attend doctors appointments, college visits, or go home if you weren't feeling well. They required a parent or guardian to fax a note or to show up to the school to sign you out. Is this legal? I do not understand how they can require my parents to sign me out even though I am an adult. Yes I understand the school does it to ensure students graduate and dont skip class but I am asking from a strictly legal standpoint. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2018 12:19 PM PST I am in college and live in an apartment right off of campus. The apartment sent an email to all residents that the water in all sinks and the bathtub should be left running, both hot and cold water, at a pencil lead size stream to keep the pipes from freezing. I turned the tub on to have the smallest continuos stream possible (more hot than cold) and shut the doors to the bathroom and left. When I returned after Christmas break there was mold all over the walls in the bathroom. The mold formed because the water apparently made enough steam to dampen all of the walls. I told management and they told us we could not stay there and they completely gutted the bathroom and are in the process of replacing the Sheetrock and ceiling. The management is now saying they are going to make me pay for everything not covered by their insurance. So. The problem is that it probably would not have happened if I had left the doors open. But that was not specified in the email. And it would definitely not have happened if they had not told us to leave the water on. Do I have any grounds to argue the damages they are trying to make me cover? Edit: Starkville, MS [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2018 04:11 AM PST (LA) So my roomate thought it would be a good idea to let his new gf of a few months move in w us. She's a stripper, and seemed pretty unstable to me so I was cautious whenever she was around. After a while I started noticing that she was always here, and that her stuff was starting to accumulate. I go to check the mail one day, and there's a letter addressed to her from her parole officer to my address. At this point I've put all the pieces together and confront my roomate. He lies and says that she hasn't moved in, so I threaten to move out. We came to an agreement that she wouldn't be in the house when he wasn't there also. That lasted for about a month before he started leaving her here alone. He has basically called my bluff and allowed her to continue living here. He offered to pay me about $1000 in back rent but has ignored me for the past few weeks when I ask for the money. To make matters worse, I walked in yesterday and overheard him scheduling a cancelation appointment with our ISP, which I pay for. I'm trying to contact the ISP to get the account transfered into my name, but not sure they will be able to help without his consent. This makes me think he is planning on moving out without telling me. For now, what options do I have regarding the unwanted third roomate? Can I call police for trespassing or do I try to handle everything w my landlord? [link] [comments]  |
| [New Zealand] Airbnb - damaged art dispute Posted: 10 Jan 2018 06:27 AM PST [EDIT] Slightly changed the wording of the post. It came across like I was trying to get out of paying anything. My cousin booked an Airbnb house for our stay in Wellington. The house had art stuck up all over the hallway stairs and the upstairs kitchen/living room. Masses of it. One of the pieces was really close to the dining room table behind a chair. The art piece had a neon-signed attached to it. Sticks out in front of the canvas. E.g. neoncreations.co.uk One morning, after eating I went to get up and moved the chair gently back, forgetting that this art was there, the edge of the chair back ever so slightly chipped a piece of the neon sign. Obviously being the type of light that it is, if the chemicals get out the light doesn't work. The host has contacted the artist. The artist explained it will cost $2000+ NZD to repair. The host claims to have insurance but his excess is $2000. Wants us to help him out by paying his excess. The artist can literally name any price as a repair quote. A brand new neon light costs in the region of $1000. Please don't take my word for it. Google it. Few things - accept I was partial to blame. Why not fully? See reasons below. I don't like using the artist to repair the light he is too expensive. Why is the excess huge? Looks big to me anyway. I earned about $2000 in 2/3months. Finally - I ask for advice as I can't afford a $2000 lump sum. A few have suggested we agree to installments. Pure accident. It happens. I'm annoyed at my self for being in the situation, I knew I shouldn't be near things I cant afford (the alternative was sleeping outside). The host should have either removed all art or taken actions to protect the art left. The location of the art is highly unsuitable. What is the best way to handle this? [link] [comments]  |
| Cheated on Wife, Kicked Out of House, Child at Home Posted: 10 Jan 2018 05:13 AM PST Wife owns house, never put my name on the deed as promised. We have a toddler together but she won't let me in the house when our child and her are there. She's keeping me from seeing my child. What are my rights? Do I have any? Let me know if you need more details, I'm a mess. [link] [comments]  |
| [MD]Employer discouraging me from filing harassment complaint. Posted: 10 Jan 2018 07:22 AM PST Good morning legal advice. TA for obvious reasons. I started working in this company (Government contractor) a year ago. In August one of the client employees sent an email in which I was copied on making statements which I interpreted as sexual innuendo. I let my employer know and in a meeting with the client I also expressed that such emails made me very uncomfortable and that I did not wanted to be copied on emails that contained sexual terms or innuendos. After that both my employer and the client specifically told me NOT to report anything of such nature anymore. They both told me that this is the culture at the client and even if I complained the only person who would suffer any negative consequences would be me. In November another male client employee approached me in the kitchen to chit-chat. At the begining it was pretty harmless. All of the sudden he started making a lot of statements such as that he has happy with the fact president Trump was letting people in Puerto Rico die because "they are nothing but vermin sucking up the government teat"; he also stated that Neo Nazis and white supremacist in Charlottesville did nothing wrong and that he was a white man and Trump was for him and everyone else was not important in America. I did not report this, but I was very upset. In December the same man approached me in my work area. He tried to talk to me about President Trump and I could see he was very sick with the flu. I asked him to leave but nonetheless I has to take 2 days of sick leave (with a doctor note) because I ended up getting the flu. At this point I told my employer about the interactions with the client employee. I told them I was scared to come to work. They setup a meeting with the EEO director with the client. It was a phone call in which the director was very condescending and dismissive. He did not informed me of any EEO process or really said nothing. He just said he was going to investigate. I am very stressed over this situation. I feel like both the client and my employer have not addressed these complaints properly and they are not taking this seriously. I expressed this to them yesterday and I have the feeling I am going to be fired. Any advice is deeply appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2018 08:13 AM PST My SO works for a private school in Ohio. Our daughter is in Kindergarten at the same school. My SO tells me nearly every day how the janitor didn't do his responsibilities (vacuuming, mopping the floor, disinfecting the in-class bathroom, etc). Additionally, this school at the day's end, has all of the kids preschool and up stand outside and wait for up to 15-20 mins for their parents to pick them up in negative temps/negative wind chill temps. Some kids were crying they were so cold. I was there for a kids concert and thankfully got there late. The bleachers were full to the point I didn't want to move anyone to get to a middle seat. So I stood next to the edge of one and watched. I noticed, while standing there, that the hand rails that are supposed to help keep you on the bleachers and keep you from falling off the edge are held on my zip ties. My middle child accidentally touched one and it fell on to the person sitting next to the walk way. Another guy saw the sign that said: "Do not lean on. Not weight bearing" and started fiddling around. He barely pulled on it and the zip ties holding it to the bleachers snapped like a twig! If someone were to lose their footing, they would easily fall over the edge. Today, my SO was holding on to our daughter walking her into school with her and my daughter slipped. Luckly she was holding on to her mom. The teacher behind them wasn't so lucky. Just found out it's a torn miniscus. They apparently don't salt the sidewalks and we've had a layer of ice under the melting snow. To top it all off: the janitor (the only person employees to clean and maintain) is the principles husband. My question: how can I report this with out repercussion to my SO or my daughter? How can I prove the lack of work done on the janitors side of things? I don't want my daughter to break bones. I don't want my daughter to get sick with illnesses that run rampent in that building. Pre-emptively: Thank you! (PS: Sorry for spelling/formatting. I'm on mobile) EDIT: Some spelling [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2018 09:32 AM PST The post title about sums this up. The employee was not terminated, and we do not know her discipline but this was the head of WV managed care (medicare) who accessed a chart without permission to verify whereabouts and then shared with this an individual who was stalking my girlfriend. The stalker then egged her car numerous times and was arrested. Neither have seen a day in court for this. The employee is still in her position. Link to letter from WVDHHR http://imgur.com/u56Ax3s What are our options to elevate this to a level that this will be taken serious? [link] [comments]  |
| Mechanic broke my engine and wants to buy the car instead of paying for the fix Posted: 10 Jan 2018 12:29 AM PST EDIT: Thank you for all of the responses. Did not expect this thread to blow up, really appreciate all of the help and insight on the situation. I am now heavily leaning toward selling the car and getting a "new" used car. [San Francisco, CA] A couple weeks ago, my car (Honda Civic 2013, 33K miles) engine broke in the middle of the road. After towing the car to Honda, the main cause of the problem was diagnosed as a loose drain plug which eventually came off and spilled all of the oil out of the tank. The Honda service technician sent me a quote of what it would cost to rebuild the broken parts of the engine: Diagnoses $189.95 Total $9683.62 plus tax I went back to the last mechanic who changed my oil and told the mechanic about the issue. Despite admitting blame and apologizing, the mechanic believes that Honda is significantly overcharging me for the work required. He offered me 2 options: 1) He could put a used motor into the car I would love any insight somebody could provide in this situation as I'm now stuck here with a few burning questions which I don't have the expertise to answer: 1) I am hesitant to get the car fixed by the same mechanic who broke my car in the first place and would therefore rather Honda fix my car, even if they are charging more money. Am I entitled to ask the mechanic pay Honda the full asking price to fix the engine? TL;DR Mechanic broke car engine, doesn't want to pay the car manufacturer to fix the issue and would rather fix himself or buy the car off me. What options do I have in this situation? [link] [comments]  |
| [OH] Neighbor moved property markers post-survey to extend horse fence. What are my options? Posted: 10 Jan 2018 08:40 AM PST I live in a very rural area, so both my neighbor and I have reasonable large areas of land that are not constantly within vision from our house due to tree lines. He had recently had a survey done before expanding and renovating a fence for large animals (previously cows and pigs, currently horses). Upon walking my dogs along some back trails, I noticed that he had moved the property stakes a whole (estimated) 35 feet (to the opposite side of a trail) thereby taking a large strip of land. There have been problems with him and his mother doing this in the past when i first purchased the house nearly 30 years ago, but no legal action was taken since, at the time, he had only moved the marker 10 feet and the surveyor promptly told him that the markers (that he had moved) were wrong. Not to mention that both of them are not mentally sound and I'd rather not make enemies without good reason. Presently, he has moved part of his fence onto my property and has now made a grab for, what I would consider a significant portion of land. Legally, what are my options? I know that, if I sent out a surveyor, I would likely be footing a $500 bill to simply move back the stakes that he would likely move back at his convenience. I don't have a lot of money, not in general or compared to him, so I'm nervous about any kind of legal battle that would require extended court fees if he tried to draw things out. Not to mention that, if the result of a lawsuit would be simply getting my property back, that would not be enough to warrant it in my mind since my neighbor is a potentially dangers and unstable person who I wouldn't want to anger to maintain the status quo. Appreciate any advice or input! [link] [comments]  |
| [MD] My (43M) daughter (17) was arrested, please help. Posted: 10 Jan 2018 02:15 PM PST Last thursday I got a call from police station. Officer told me my daughter had been detained and I should come imediatelly. I drove to the police station, where I was allowed to see my daughter. Officer told me that she has refused to answer any questions and demanded a lawyer to be present. He asked if I could convince her to talk and help resolve the situation. I tried but my daughter just repeated that she wants a lawyer. Officer then told us we were free to leave, but he reminded me that this is not the end of it and if my daughter doesn't want to get arrested and charged with assault, she needs to talk to him and explain the situation. He gave us one week to make up our mind if we want to do this the easy way or the hard way. Tommorow, it will be one week. This whole week, I was trying to convince my daughter to talk to him and resolve the situation like a normal human being, but she wouldn't cave. She refuses to talk to me and would't even tell me what did she do in the first place. I'm really mad and really scared. We can't afford a lawyer and I'd like to resolve whatever my daughter has done without some charges and lawyers involved. I have several questions: How much did my daughter fuck up with her attitude? Can she receive more severe punishment? Did I do something wrong? And most importantly, what should be my next step? Is there anyting I can do to prevent the officer from filling the charges? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2018 08:52 AM PST My now ex-employer received my two week notice but immediately reset my email password to go in and reset some other passwords for accounts that I manage the operations for in the company such as our insurance provider, our HRIS system (3rd party), etc. What is the legality of this? Should and who do I report this to if it illegal? ETA: he did this before even letting me know that it would just be my last day there. ETA2: my overall concern is he is making changes to employees info under my name. He had mentioned that he received a notification from my account that I did something but I had already been locked out. [link] [comments]  |
| [ME] Family won't return shipped item worth $300 Posted: 10 Jan 2018 07:12 AM PST I was planning to move back with family and bought and shipped a mattress up to them. The plans fell through and the family had a tantrum because they're narcissistic by nature and that was that. Haven't talked to them since. Before closing things off I told them to return the mattress because I'd send a shipping label and all they had to do was slap it on and schedule a pickup. I've tried 3 times now, the first two weren't successful thanks to the store and the carrier, and I just found out the third was unsuccessful because they rejected the mailed shipping label and cancelled the pickup date. At this rate I'm not sure if it's considered stolen property if I have proof it was bought with my card and proof that they've refused the return. Or what to do next because they won't return any contact. [link] [comments]  |
| Measures I can take to leave at 17 Posted: 10 Jan 2018 06:59 AM PST I am 17 years old and I live in the state of North Carolina. My parents and I have very very bad relationship and I honestly have thought about running away so often. I have a job but I have school and I cannot just live on my own. Is there any legal way I can be allowed to live with somebody else like a relative or a friend? I do not want to hurt my parents but I also cannot stand being in my house because of how much anxiety it gives me. I never feel okay at home and I also need assistance to pay for my medication and obviously basic needs. I do not know what to do. I'm sorry if this is a really stupid post I just don't know a lot about the legality of things. Thank you [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 10 Jan 2018 09:36 AM PST I was ordered to pay several years of alimony three years ago. It was calculated using a formula for the state of New York and ended up being close to 40% of my income (my $40k at the time vs my wife's $0). Well, now at the end of this year I'll have made $180k. When they see my taxes for the year will alimony be changed? I was never making more than $40k during the marriage - but I've heard it will increase if my income goes up yet stay the same if my income goes down? This can't be true, can it? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 09 Jan 2018 03:59 PM PST Hi, sorry if this is pettier than you're used too, but it bugs my mom to no end so I'd like to help her. My mom has 20 fruit trees in her front yard and people keep taking her fruit, damaging her trees, damaging the irrigation, and leaving messes. Some will rip branches off or break branches to to make harvesting easier. Others will rip the fruit off in such a way that the plant will not grow fruit at that node in the future. People also leave behind waste like orange peels, cherry seeds, and apple cores which makes her yard look like shit and attracts vermin. There are multiple people who fill up grocery bags every day on their walks despite requests to stop. We have heard them bragging to each other about how much they save on groceries (almost all homes in the neighborhood are $1M +). There are a couple walkers who almost every day will eat fruit and then leaves the trash on her lawn, again despite request to stop. She has tried placing a trash can out there but only dog walkers used it. She has also caught several street merchants harvesting massive amounts of fruit to clearly sell. The sheriff and his deputies have also been caught taking fruit several times (the neighborhood pays them to patrol it 4 times a day). A few details on yard layout. The house is on a corner, recessed 30' from the side walk. The trees form a perimeter around the front of the house 15' from the side walk. They are trimmed so that none of the branches are within 5' of the sidewalk. There is a 2' retaining wall at the side walk so people have to step up onto the lawn to get fruit. Per local ordinances we cannot build a fence within 20' of the sidewalk. She has cameras, flood lights, and no tress-passing, no harvesting, and no climbing signs up. Finally, an old man recently sprained his wrist when he tripped over an irrigation line. He told my mom he could sue her and that she needs to bury her irrigation to prevent future injuries. He has implied if she doesn't bury it, he will sue her. She has caught people, mostly kids, climbing trees to harvest fruit. She is terrified about the liability if people hurt themselves taking her fruit and is talking about potentially cutting her trees down. Should she be concerned about the liability of someone injuring themselves while trespassing and stealing? How can she protect herself short of cutting down her trees? My mom is retired and her orchard is her passion. She has a little farmers market stand where she donates all profits and unsold fruit to a local food bank/homeless shelter. Is there anything I can do to help her? PS - My little brother wants to shoot repeat offenders who have been asked not to with his paintball market and air soft gun. What kind of trouble would this land him in? Edit: would sprinklers on motion detector be considered booby trapping? Could she be liable for someone's electronic that got ruined because of a drenching? Edit 2: would putting up posts along the perimeter with 2 chains connecting each one be considered a fence? At what point does adding bricks to the retaining wall turn it into a fence? [link] [comments]  |
| Landlords ignoring lease contract? Posted: 10 Jan 2018 04:26 AM PST When I first moved into the apartment complex I live in, it was still being built and they hadn't installed a gate yet. My lease contract at the time stated that all residents would receive a remote for the gate, as well as a gate access card, whenever the gates were built, free of charge. The gates were put up this week and I went to get my gate remote, and was informed that actually they're only giving the access cards for free, and if I want a remote, I have to pay $50. The issue being, only one gate can be opened via access card due to the way the gate works, and it's the gate on the opposite side of the complex from my apartment, adding 2-3 minutes to my daily commute each way. Now, 2-3 minutes isn't the end of the world. And $50 isn't going to break the bank. But I feel like if they're willing to break the lease contract once, they're willing to break it over and over. And I really feel like I'm being taken advantage of here. Is there anything I can do to force them to comply with the lease contract? I live in Tennessee, if it matters. EDIT: Some people have asked for the specific wording on the lease agreement. I asked my roommate for a picture but it's blurry so I'll just quote it here for ease of reading: "Residents: [Roommate's name], [my name] Remote control for gate access: Each person who is listed as a resident on the lease will be given a remote control at no cost to use during his or her residency. Each additional remote for you or other occupants will require a $50 non-refundable fee." Below this paragraph is a second paragraph, exactly identical in wording except "remote" is exchanged for "card." Both paragraphs have boxes that are marked next to them. Additional information from my roommate that may be important: He received his remote free of charge. When he was there, he was informed that remotes were given out on a by-apartment basis, not on a by-resident basis, in spite of what the agreement says. So, they're charging me because he already got one for free, despite us both being classified as residents. He also informed me that they required him to sign an updated lease agreement when he received his remote, which he did not read, but skimmed and believes the remote control subparagraph was in tact. I was never offered an updated lease agreement and never signed one, so I can't verify the contents of the updated agreement either way. Hope those additional details help. My current plan is to make copies of the agreement and go speak with them again in the next few days. What should my next steps be? [link] [comments]  |
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