When i landed from ASE last week, i had my roommate Amy pick me up at the airport and she was crying.
She said that one hour earlier (11pm), she was sleeping and the landlord was pounding on her bedroom window. she opened the door and the landlord was demanding thatour rent checkbounced and telling her to go to the ATM and get $$ out to pay the rent. Amy said "aden is in miami, the rent didnt bounce" and she even showed her on the computer that the check was cleared on our end and that we had thousands of dollars in the acct so there was no way it could bounce.
I was so pissed that i called her up screaming that she never show up to the house again, never knock on our door again and if she does, we will leave.
The next day we found out that the landlord is a wackjob coke head. I knew something was wrong with her from day 1, but our apartment is pretty fuckin awesome so we took it. We have been saving our $$ to move out of state ASAP and buy a house somewhere we do not know yet.
The next day, the landlords fuckhead wacko daughter called my roommate at work saying that we owe her mom an apology for calling so late and for me shouting in her voiucemail and that she has heard nothing but bad about us blah blah.
So i snapped and called the daughter.. and of course i got her voicemail,because they are scared of me and know they can get to my roommate but not to me so they always call her. I told the daughter that i think her entire family are wackos, the cease and desist from calling Amy ever again or we will get restraining orders and that i am going to take them to court for harassment, etc.
Heres the story:
We moved in here during Jan. We paid for a full month of Jan up front $1350.. but she made us wait to the 18th to move in and never prorated the month. Then she made us pay $1350 security, $1350 last, $400 pet fee and then $1350 for Feb..
ALL up front and we paid. Then in april, my roomates and her friends got drunk in the hot tub and spilled some water and it cracked the ceiling in the tenant below us kitchen. She said it cost 1500 to repair, i said no way..then she said 1200 and i paid. When the tenants moved out, i broke in and took pictured of the damage and it is in the photo below. My dad is a contractor and said that the damage is a $100 - $200 repair job and that we were screwed. To top it off, she had her boyfriend fix the damage, not a private contractor.
So i told her that we would move out on Aug 1st, provided that we get $1350 last back (after finding out it was illegal for her to charge first last AND security in the state of RI). So since we have not used the $1350 for last, and it was illegal, we asked for it back and are waiting. Ive had the police come to document everything that is going on, and even the cops said that she is always causing problems with her tenants, etc.
So heres what i want to do. Take her to court, sue her for security back $1350 (because i know she will try to rip us off on it after the 20 days she has by law to give it back). I want the non refundable pet fee back of $400 (it says in the lease '$400 pet fee for cleaning of carpets' and we have NO carpets in the house,lol. Then i want to get partial rent back for Jan as she made us wait until the 18th to move in and we paid a full month. Additionally, i would like 90% of the money back for the ceiling damage.
Problem is, small claims court in RI max is $2500 you can receive. What else could i do legally to get my $ back and maybe even damages for the shit she put us through (90% of which i have not even listed here).
Aside from the legal bullshit, i found out with the tax assessor for my city, that she is claiming the apartment to be a 3 family rental unit when in reality she is renting out 4 units in the house.. (TAX EVASION)... Secondly, the zoning code has not been met in my apartment as it is a 2 floor loft and the staircase going to the second floor where i sleep does not meet code and neither does the banister surrounding the opening. Third, she charges us for first, last and security... VERY against the law in RI.
So i need to make sure she gets everything she deserves and am looking for suggestions/legal advice from anyone else who has had to deal with this sort of bullshit. Ideas?
She said that one hour earlier (11pm), she was sleeping and the landlord was pounding on her bedroom window. she opened the door and the landlord was demanding thatour rent checkbounced and telling her to go to the ATM and get $$ out to pay the rent. Amy said "aden is in miami, the rent didnt bounce" and she even showed her on the computer that the check was cleared on our end and that we had thousands of dollars in the acct so there was no way it could bounce.
I was so pissed that i called her up screaming that she never show up to the house again, never knock on our door again and if she does, we will leave.
The next day we found out that the landlord is a wackjob coke head. I knew something was wrong with her from day 1, but our apartment is pretty fuckin awesome so we took it. We have been saving our $$ to move out of state ASAP and buy a house somewhere we do not know yet.
The next day, the landlords fuckhead wacko daughter called my roommate at work saying that we owe her mom an apology for calling so late and for me shouting in her voiucemail and that she has heard nothing but bad about us blah blah.
So i snapped and called the daughter.. and of course i got her voicemail,because they are scared of me and know they can get to my roommate but not to me so they always call her. I told the daughter that i think her entire family are wackos, the cease and desist from calling Amy ever again or we will get restraining orders and that i am going to take them to court for harassment, etc.
Heres the story:
We moved in here during Jan. We paid for a full month of Jan up front $1350.. but she made us wait to the 18th to move in and never prorated the month. Then she made us pay $1350 security, $1350 last, $400 pet fee and then $1350 for Feb..
ALL up front and we paid. Then in april, my roomates and her friends got drunk in the hot tub and spilled some water and it cracked the ceiling in the tenant below us kitchen. She said it cost 1500 to repair, i said no way..then she said 1200 and i paid. When the tenants moved out, i broke in and took pictured of the damage and it is in the photo below. My dad is a contractor and said that the damage is a $100 - $200 repair job and that we were screwed. To top it off, she had her boyfriend fix the damage, not a private contractor.
So i told her that we would move out on Aug 1st, provided that we get $1350 last back (after finding out it was illegal for her to charge first last AND security in the state of RI). So since we have not used the $1350 for last, and it was illegal, we asked for it back and are waiting. Ive had the police come to document everything that is going on, and even the cops said that she is always causing problems with her tenants, etc.
So heres what i want to do. Take her to court, sue her for security back $1350 (because i know she will try to rip us off on it after the 20 days she has by law to give it back). I want the non refundable pet fee back of $400 (it says in the lease '$400 pet fee for cleaning of carpets' and we have NO carpets in the house,lol. Then i want to get partial rent back for Jan as she made us wait until the 18th to move in and we paid a full month. Additionally, i would like 90% of the money back for the ceiling damage.
Problem is, small claims court in RI max is $2500 you can receive. What else could i do legally to get my $ back and maybe even damages for the shit she put us through (90% of which i have not even listed here).
Aside from the legal bullshit, i found out with the tax assessor for my city, that she is claiming the apartment to be a 3 family rental unit when in reality she is renting out 4 units in the house.. (TAX EVASION)... Secondly, the zoning code has not been met in my apartment as it is a 2 floor loft and the staircase going to the second floor where i sleep does not meet code and neither does the banister surrounding the opening. Third, she charges us for first, last and security... VERY against the law in RI.
So i need to make sure she gets everything she deserves and am looking for suggestions/legal advice from anyone else who has had to deal with this sort of bullshit. Ideas?
