Advice about a lease issue?

[Earl]

I'm very sorry to hear about this Stacey. I wish I could help you.

[SecurityStacey]

I'm very sorry to hear about this Stacey. I wish I could help you.

Can I come stay with you if I get kicked out?

[Earl]

Can I come stay with you if I get kicked out?

Of course! I always take care of my peoples.

[SecurityStacey]

Hey all - thanks for all the advice and what not.

I went and talked to them today - I went all prepared with my signed lease, a run down of the tennant law from a building inspector friend and a number to an attorney if need be and well.... I'll just say they backed down in a hurry. She back tracks and says she must have added wrong and got $755 instead of $685 when she added $30 to my last amount... which makes no sense but hey, there was no conflict so I'm happy.

Thanks again for all the help!

[frankykeno]

Glad to hear you handled this right Stacey. It's amazing how fast idiots like that will back down when they are presented with a calm but firm explanation of the facts.

One little thing though. Is this person an employee of some sort of company that owns your rental? I'm hoping that she isn't running any sort of scam where she forwards the agreed amount as per leases and pockets this "extra" that she "added wrong". I hate to be the suspicious sort but a number of years ago I rented in a complex that had that sort of problem with the onsite property managers. There were a lot of tenants that had to go back and prove what they had paid in order to seek compensation (and for some of them even prove that they were not in arrears on their rent which they had been paid but the crooks reported as unpaid).

It's a good lesson to get it all in writing, always get a receipt, and know how to calmly stand up for your rights as a tenant. Glad to know it's worked out well for you because you planned well in advance.

[SecurityStacey]

Glad to hear you handled this right Stacey. It's amazing how fast idiots like that will back down when they are presented with a calm but firm explanation of the facts.

One little thing though. Is this person an employee of some sort of company that owns your rental? I'm hoping that she isn't running any sort of scam where she forwards the agreed amount as per leases and pockets this "extra" that she "added wrong". I hate to be the suspicious sort but a number of years ago I rented in a complex that had that sort of problem with the onsite property managers. There were a lot of tenants that had to go back and prove what they had paid in order to seek compensation (and for some of them even prove that they were not in arrears on their rent which they had been paid but the crooks reported as unpaid).

It's a good lesson to get it all in writing, always get a receipt, and know how to calmly stand up for your rights as a tenant. Glad to know it's worked out well for you because you planned well in advance.

I honestly don't think she would be smart enough to run that kind of scam, but you never know with people these days. I wouldn't put it past her - especially with how quickly she backed down when I didn't just go along.

As for covering my own butt... I pay online through the "parent" company that owns my rental - I never felt comfortable handing the apartment manager a check with no way to make sure it went through to the parent company. I'm more comfortable this way, especially now that you mentioned that kind of scam.

[Earl]

I'm glad it all worked out.

[STORMS]

I'm glad it all worked out.

me too

[SecurityStacey]

I'm glad it all worked out.

me too

You guys are only glad because I was gonna come stay with one of ya if I got kicked out.

[Earl]

You guys are only glad because I was gonna come stay with one of ya if I got kicked out.

You wouldn't want to live with me anyways. My toe nails are green, my teeth are yellow, I have hair on my tongue, I smell my own farts, and if I drop food on the floor I pick it up and eat it!