guitarcoco
New Member
Hello,
I rent a room in a month-to-month shared house: there is another housemate plus the landlord who lives upstairs.
The landlord is a recluse and rarely leaves his suite. His house is a mess: the carpets are musty and smelly, the basement has odors, and there are windows in the dining room that have probably never been dusted and now have perma-dust on them. There is also some mold -- not black -- in areas. Overall, it's not kept up well and has odors. It's not what I'd call a slum, but it's not "clean". Good enough to convince me to move in, but after 9 months I'm tired of dealing with it.
The other housemate also spends seemingly all his time in his room.
The landlord is not very socially adept, and on a couple of occasions we met in the kitchen and he wound up having hurt feelings for no reason: I simply couldn't accommodate his pedantic desires to harp on about mundane topics and my lack of interest was off-putting to him. Plus he physically can smell ripe too. This is not the crux of my story: both house mates have taken to disturbing behavior.
When I've come home, I'll put my things away, and I noticed conspicuous call-and-response tapping or knocking on walls and floors in response to noises I'd make. I've even heard talking. I play guitar -- quietly and essentially literally never through an amp; though it's a Jazz guitar and you could hear it if you /listened/ for it. And they will actually sing back. They'll do this on and on obviously trying to "make it unlivable" for me.
The other night unbelievably I was frying something on the stove and the landlord was washing his dishes and I saw him just reach over and flick dishwater into the pan. He said "gee leave me alone it was an accident" but unfortunately I was right there and saw him do it: he's got some strange sociopathic issue and wants to erase me.
Overall, I'm dismayed because I just want to move because I want a change and the place is sub-par, but I can tell they are essentially literally trying to push me out by making an uncomfortable situation for me.
Thanks for reading this far. My question is: do I have a right to actually post my opinions -- as in, just what I wrote above -- in a public forum where the landlord & housemate in question would be known? Could I actually share my thoughts with people thinking about moving in and point-blank tell them what I said above? Or would the landlord have a right to say I'm interfering and it's just hearsay?
It's more drama than I have a name for. I grew up in a small house: 2 in a room and 6 of us in a space smaller than just the first floor of this house. I know how to live in close quarters and respect people's privacy. These two seem to be alpha-weirdos and just break down if there is any unknown thrown at them; and they are apparently also reactionary. I'm basically trying to add that I wouldn't care and I'd tolerate plenty of honest ineptness, but it's obvious it's intentional. And I'd honestly tell anyone I saw looking to move in just what I've experienced.
I'd like to know what the law says is the line I can't cross...
Thanks in advance.
Peace,
Steve
I rent a room in a month-to-month shared house: there is another housemate plus the landlord who lives upstairs.
The landlord is a recluse and rarely leaves his suite. His house is a mess: the carpets are musty and smelly, the basement has odors, and there are windows in the dining room that have probably never been dusted and now have perma-dust on them. There is also some mold -- not black -- in areas. Overall, it's not kept up well and has odors. It's not what I'd call a slum, but it's not "clean". Good enough to convince me to move in, but after 9 months I'm tired of dealing with it.
The other housemate also spends seemingly all his time in his room.
The landlord is not very socially adept, and on a couple of occasions we met in the kitchen and he wound up having hurt feelings for no reason: I simply couldn't accommodate his pedantic desires to harp on about mundane topics and my lack of interest was off-putting to him. Plus he physically can smell ripe too. This is not the crux of my story: both house mates have taken to disturbing behavior.
When I've come home, I'll put my things away, and I noticed conspicuous call-and-response tapping or knocking on walls and floors in response to noises I'd make. I've even heard talking. I play guitar -- quietly and essentially literally never through an amp; though it's a Jazz guitar and you could hear it if you /listened/ for it. And they will actually sing back. They'll do this on and on obviously trying to "make it unlivable" for me.
The other night unbelievably I was frying something on the stove and the landlord was washing his dishes and I saw him just reach over and flick dishwater into the pan. He said "gee leave me alone it was an accident" but unfortunately I was right there and saw him do it: he's got some strange sociopathic issue and wants to erase me.
Overall, I'm dismayed because I just want to move because I want a change and the place is sub-par, but I can tell they are essentially literally trying to push me out by making an uncomfortable situation for me.
Thanks for reading this far. My question is: do I have a right to actually post my opinions -- as in, just what I wrote above -- in a public forum where the landlord & housemate in question would be known? Could I actually share my thoughts with people thinking about moving in and point-blank tell them what I said above? Or would the landlord have a right to say I'm interfering and it's just hearsay?
It's more drama than I have a name for. I grew up in a small house: 2 in a room and 6 of us in a space smaller than just the first floor of this house. I know how to live in close quarters and respect people's privacy. These two seem to be alpha-weirdos and just break down if there is any unknown thrown at them; and they are apparently also reactionary. I'm basically trying to add that I wouldn't care and I'd tolerate plenty of honest ineptness, but it's obvious it's intentional. And I'd honestly tell anyone I saw looking to move in just what I've experienced.
I'd like to know what the law says is the line I can't cross...
Thanks in advance.
Peace,
Steve
