brttnyparks
New Member
I lived in an apartment building up until a month ago. there was a fire in the building burning it and three other buildings with it. All of the buildings are being torn down and I was not able to recover any of my belongings. After the fire I did not hear from my landlord at all, I was told by a neigbor in the building to call and ask for my secuirty deposit back. I called and asked about my secuirty and I was asked if I had payed the current months rent. The fire was October 25, rent is due the 1st week of ever month. I did not pay the rent at the 1st of the month as was due and i left a note the week of the fire stating that rent would be paid when the needed repairs to the apartment where made (broken front window without a screen, hot water not working). Also in the note I noted that I would be down to bring rent after I was feeling better, I had contracted the swine flu. I was feeling better the saturday night, before the fire so I took the rent to the office of the landlord and no one was present so I left the money in an envelope under the door, with a note stating that all repairs need to be made by the end of the week or i would contact the local inspection department. I paid with cash, I always do and they leave a recipt at the front door of my apartment. early sunday morning the fire alarms went off in the hall of my building, i called 911 and exited, the building was burned badly and none of my things could be recoverd, all I had with me at the time was my 3 month old daughter and her diaper bag. The landlord is saying she has no record of my paying rent so she will not return my deposit, when i called she said she would talk her building manager and get back to me about the deposit and i did not hear from her for 3 weeks, a local lawyer offer to help free of charge and i was told to send her a certified letter requesting the deposit and she had 30 days to return if i do not recieve the deposit back we will be taking this to small claims court.
I want to know if i have a case. being as though everything has burned to the ground it seems like a he said she said type of case. the onyl proof i have is a bank statement showing that on october 9th i withdrew the exact amount of the rent money, which is the money i put into the envelope. the rent was not paid the 1st of the month because the repairs to the apartment where not fixed, and I had let it be known to the building manager before.
I want to know if i have a case. being as though everything has burned to the ground it seems like a he said she said type of case. the onyl proof i have is a bank statement showing that on october 9th i withdrew the exact amount of the rent money, which is the money i put into the envelope. the rent was not paid the 1st of the month because the repairs to the apartment where not fixed, and I had let it be known to the building manager before.
