This may get a little complex, so I sincerely thank you for taking the time to read this! My landlord totally messed me up & am wondering how much of this I can take him to court for:
A. There were 4 of us living in the house, 3 of us were on a lease, the 4th wasn't. The 3 on the lease all moved out on 4/15 & the 4th said he'd move out if the landlord wanted him to. I emailed the landlord that I did not feel comfortable letting the 4th guy stay there since he wasn't on the lease. The landlord let the 4th stay up through about 5/5 & the landlord took out $200 on MY security deposit for the bills the 4th guy (power, utilities, etc) used while everyone else was moved out.
B. I moved out on 4/15, but the landlord wouldn't do a walk-through with me because the 4th guy was still there. The landlord never did a walk-through with me, he kept postponing, but his brother did (around 5/2). His brother said everything looked good. The landlord charged me for a ton of stuff ($500) his brother said not to worry about. He charged me for them hiring people to cut the grass, which happened at least 3 weeks after the 30 day notice was over. Of COURSE the grass is going to be longer 3 weeks after we move out, am I responsible for that?
C. When I moved in, the lease said it was pro-rated, but I lived there over 4 years & had a few roommate switches. The landlord sometimes just gave us one page to sign & sometimes he gave us the packet, but said he needed it back asap & wouldn't give us a copy. The packet was VERY thick. Now he's saying he "never had the rent pro-rated". He could just give the judge any rental agreement he wants & attach my signature to it & say I agreed to it.
D. The way the house was built, from the living room downstairs, you could see into the bathroom in the reflection from the sliding glass door. I had taken a shower & changed in the bathroom, went downstairs to a room full of people watching a movie. Right after that, one of my roommates came home & went to the bathroom & I could TOTALLY SEE HER in the reflection. The tv was right next to the sliding glass door. I was mortified that the group likely saw me up there! To this day I still am mad about that & I am still paranoid about bathrooms & windows. The landlord built the house & I wish there was some type of legal action I could take here. Is there?
E. He did not pay me what he should have, which caused me to have to borrow money from a few people, as well as put things on my credit card. Can I charge him interest?
Thanks so much!
A. There were 4 of us living in the house, 3 of us were on a lease, the 4th wasn't. The 3 on the lease all moved out on 4/15 & the 4th said he'd move out if the landlord wanted him to. I emailed the landlord that I did not feel comfortable letting the 4th guy stay there since he wasn't on the lease. The landlord let the 4th stay up through about 5/5 & the landlord took out $200 on MY security deposit for the bills the 4th guy (power, utilities, etc) used while everyone else was moved out.
B. I moved out on 4/15, but the landlord wouldn't do a walk-through with me because the 4th guy was still there. The landlord never did a walk-through with me, he kept postponing, but his brother did (around 5/2). His brother said everything looked good. The landlord charged me for a ton of stuff ($500) his brother said not to worry about. He charged me for them hiring people to cut the grass, which happened at least 3 weeks after the 30 day notice was over. Of COURSE the grass is going to be longer 3 weeks after we move out, am I responsible for that?
C. When I moved in, the lease said it was pro-rated, but I lived there over 4 years & had a few roommate switches. The landlord sometimes just gave us one page to sign & sometimes he gave us the packet, but said he needed it back asap & wouldn't give us a copy. The packet was VERY thick. Now he's saying he "never had the rent pro-rated". He could just give the judge any rental agreement he wants & attach my signature to it & say I agreed to it.
D. The way the house was built, from the living room downstairs, you could see into the bathroom in the reflection from the sliding glass door. I had taken a shower & changed in the bathroom, went downstairs to a room full of people watching a movie. Right after that, one of my roommates came home & went to the bathroom & I could TOTALLY SEE HER in the reflection. The tv was right next to the sliding glass door. I was mortified that the group likely saw me up there! To this day I still am mad about that & I am still paranoid about bathrooms & windows. The landlord built the house & I wish there was some type of legal action I could take here. Is there?
E. He did not pay me what he should have, which caused me to have to borrow money from a few people, as well as put things on my credit card. Can I charge him interest?
Thanks so much!
