happy2beme
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hi there.
I'm happy to have found a place where I may be able to get some answers to a very uncomfortable renting situation that I'm in. In midst of divorce from abusive husband; left him after putting up with abuse, being locked in bedroom, etc, seriously.Rented studio apt. above acquaintance/attorney's office. Agreed on rent; paid in full for 4 months in advance, Dec. 1st, 2009. Got receipt two weeks later. Atty/landlord tells me: 'use anything you need from our offices/break/supply rooms. use washer/dryer downstairs/anytime you need anything, come help yourself'. Me, being naive? believes it.Landlord still has no lease; yells at me for having a cigarette, blowing out my kitchen window while moving in. Landlord's wife says 'blow it out the window', landlord says 'as long as i can't smell it, fine'. Still no lease. No key to interior apt. door, one key for private exterior entrance. Office has full access to my interior door but I have no key. Weeks go by, still no key. landlord says 'your welcome to use any furniture up here on your floor. i use it, he yells. he comes in without calling first; snooping constantly, sniffing. I ask him to leave because he makes me nervous. he tells me 'you're cute'. he gets mad, leaves. I go downstairs to get cleaning supplies as i was told i could, alarm goes off. i panic, call police and landlord. landlord yells at me, even though he never told me alarm was set. police come, no big deal. i came home late at nite one night, lost key. call landlord, he yells at me, 'i'm going to kick you out of there sooner or later!' i ask why? all i've done is try to live here peacefully. I then ask him to give me my money back and he verbally agreed. give me key. a month goes by, finally get key. constantly barging in on me without calling first. strange cars in parking lot all hours of the night; makes me nervous. people sitting in cars in our private lot, waiting, it seems. I'm afraid to sleep; afraid to live here. I send numerous messages, letters, texts, voice mails to landlord/his wife/his secretary, asking for meeting. no response, ever. Finally, left one last letter this morning with his secretary, telling him that i want to terminate my rental and collect the rent that i paid in advance, prorated to the day i move out. I left for the day, came home, and found an official envelope on my steps. Thinking it was my rent money, open it and it is a letter stating that he is evicting me at the end of march, which is when my next rent payment is due! this man is driving me absolutely crazy. I believe there is either illegal drug trafficking going on here at all hours of the night, adultery, who knows? I can't sleep, I'm afraid to even have a visitor over. These people have been playing these games with me for 5 weeks now, and I'm at a loss of what to do! I found a safe, secure home to live in, and just want out. he scares me. I sleep with the lights on every night. Any advice? I'm in Michigan, and need help asap. thanks so much.
I'm happy to have found a place where I may be able to get some answers to a very uncomfortable renting situation that I'm in. In midst of divorce from abusive husband; left him after putting up with abuse, being locked in bedroom, etc, seriously.Rented studio apt. above acquaintance/attorney's office. Agreed on rent; paid in full for 4 months in advance, Dec. 1st, 2009. Got receipt two weeks later. Atty/landlord tells me: 'use anything you need from our offices/break/supply rooms. use washer/dryer downstairs/anytime you need anything, come help yourself'. Me, being naive? believes it.Landlord still has no lease; yells at me for having a cigarette, blowing out my kitchen window while moving in. Landlord's wife says 'blow it out the window', landlord says 'as long as i can't smell it, fine'. Still no lease. No key to interior apt. door, one key for private exterior entrance. Office has full access to my interior door but I have no key. Weeks go by, still no key. landlord says 'your welcome to use any furniture up here on your floor. i use it, he yells. he comes in without calling first; snooping constantly, sniffing. I ask him to leave because he makes me nervous. he tells me 'you're cute'. he gets mad, leaves. I go downstairs to get cleaning supplies as i was told i could, alarm goes off. i panic, call police and landlord. landlord yells at me, even though he never told me alarm was set. police come, no big deal. i came home late at nite one night, lost key. call landlord, he yells at me, 'i'm going to kick you out of there sooner or later!' i ask why? all i've done is try to live here peacefully. I then ask him to give me my money back and he verbally agreed. give me key. a month goes by, finally get key. constantly barging in on me without calling first. strange cars in parking lot all hours of the night; makes me nervous. people sitting in cars in our private lot, waiting, it seems. I'm afraid to sleep; afraid to live here. I send numerous messages, letters, texts, voice mails to landlord/his wife/his secretary, asking for meeting. no response, ever. Finally, left one last letter this morning with his secretary, telling him that i want to terminate my rental and collect the rent that i paid in advance, prorated to the day i move out. I left for the day, came home, and found an official envelope on my steps. Thinking it was my rent money, open it and it is a letter stating that he is evicting me at the end of march, which is when my next rent payment is due! this man is driving me absolutely crazy. I believe there is either illegal drug trafficking going on here at all hours of the night, adultery, who knows? I can't sleep, I'm afraid to even have a visitor over. These people have been playing these games with me for 5 weeks now, and I'm at a loss of what to do! I found a safe, secure home to live in, and just want out. he scares me. I sleep with the lights on every night. Any advice? I'm in Michigan, and need help asap. thanks so much.
