Angry Landlord not treating me fairly!!

By Tenant

I moved in a rental home on April 1st and on april 2nd I noticed a water leak from the ac I called the landlord and he came over and did what he called fixed the problem and it happened again and again and again for about a month straight .. then the problem got progressivly worse and eventually he hired a ac person to come who told him that he needed a whole new unit .. he and his wife claimed I BROKE THE AC !!! and that I could either pay half to get a new one , get several window units and pay for them or move out , I decided to hire another ac company for a second opinion and they said alls we needed was freon which the landlord paid for . They never apolized for that and since then I have had a water leak problem that was causing a nasty smell in the bathroom which is connected on the other side of the wall with the kitchen sink , when I called the husband told me to call the city ?? and claimed the pipe in the street was clogged about a two week period went by and the problem go worse and long story short he tried to fix it himself and that ended up taking over four days before a plumber was hired to fix the problem ,.. I have since then had financial problems but I have told him I would be able to pay him late and that I could pay it every second wed with a late fee if needed that I had no choice and now I am being told I need to pay 10 percent of the rent as a late fee which I did not do ! I paid them 50 dollars , now I am noticing mold in the hall closet and I have been feeling all clogged up and my son is sneezing etc and I am pretty sure its from the mold .. I tried to call him several times and he has not returned any of my calls !! I feel like since I have paid late twice that he is purposly not calling me back now .. and its not about the rent its about the mold problem .. I want to break the lease now , I am angry and feel that I am not being treated with the respect I deserve I would never rip anyone off but this whole rental situation seems unfair to me < I do not think he has been a very good landlord and has not done his share of what is expected but yet he is mad about a late rent .. do I have any legal rights to get us out of this place ?

Edited on: Thursday, January 6th, 2011 4:47 pm

3 Responses to “Angry Landlord not treating me fairly!!”

My response: (We welcome stories, examples, explanations, answers and a touch of your personality)
 

anonymous

November 30th, 2009 5:00 pm

If you feel that your landlord is being unfair, why not file a complaint? There’s a link at the top of this page. I’m not sure if your landlord problems justify you getting out of your lease early? But its probably worth the $35 filing fee to try. That’s what I’d do.


anoymous

November 30th, 2009 5:02 pm

I just wanted to correct my post… I guess I selected landlord from the drop down. I’m just a renter. Not that it makes much difference. Here’s the link to the complaint center: http://www.rentalprotectionagency.com/complaint_center.php?
Good Luck! You’ll need it :(


Maria

September 13th, 2010 5:10 am

You need to know your renters rights. You can get a copy on the Internet or at your Courthouse. Mold is dangerous. Your Landlord is obligated to fix that problem. Write him a registered letter and state the problem. He has so many days to repy and fix it. If he does not, take hom to court. You being late on your rent has no bearing on that. The only thing he can do if you are late, is take you to court. He has to give you a five day letter first. (Know your renters rights for your state.)


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