HeaT
11-27-2006, 08:11 PM
i typed some shit up quickly so you can see what the issue is. was wondering if yall think i stand a chance or if anyone has ever been to small claims over this or over anything and any tips...read might be long...
Sunday October 15th 2006, I wake up in the morning 10:00am to find that my bath tub had "back fired" black junk and a minimal amount of black water that would not drain. Immediately I contact the apartment manager to explain the situation. The manager had worked on fixing the problem but could not fix it. He tried different tools and also used Drain O. Before he left he used a whole bottle of Drain O and told me to let it sit over night and hopefully by tomorrow morning it will have done its job. In the mean time he said he would call a plumer to come on Monday to inspect this incident regardless. Sunday I did not have a place to shower. The manager made no offer of another apartment unit or hotel.
Monday October 16th 2006, I wake up to find that my bath tub is half filled with black water that smells bad, like sweage water. I call Dana the manager once again and let him know that the issue is not solved and that the plumber should come immediately. Dana says the manager will come and fix the problem today. The day goes by and no plumber comes, so I asked Dana what the deal was. He said the plumber was held up with other jobs and could not make it to my apartment today but DEFINATELY he will come tomorrow. Monday, I did not have a place to shower once again and there started being a bad smell. I went to the campus recreation center to shower.
Tuesday October 17th 2006, I wake up to find that the tub had back spilled and water was leaking into the carpet in my room. I call Dana immediately and tell him the problem has escalated and this needs to be solved NOW. He says the plumber will come out and fix the problem for sure. At this point the smell was making me nausious so I could not stay in my apartment, it was not healthy for me to stay there. I ask Dana if I can be reinbursed for staying at a hotel untill problem is fixed. He said he would check with the landlord Cheryl and tells me that he does not think that she will go for that but he says something about he taking care of my staying at a hotel. To me it sounded like he was going to pay out of his own pocket so I was not comfortable accepting this offer. 7:30pm comes and the plumber does not show. At this point, I start searching for other apartments because I was not given a livable unit for 3 days and I do not know when the problem is going to be fixed. I tell Dana that I want to move out and terminate my lease and that I would like my deposit back in full. He says he will talk to landlord. Tuesday I stayed with a coworker from work Christopher LaClair who knew about my incident and when it started.
Wednesday October 18th 2006 the landlord finially gets in touch with me and says the problem has been fixed and that everything is ok. I tell her that I went to check out the place and it still smells VERY awful from it being in the carpet and it is still not a livable unit. But she still tries to claim that is ok. I tell her that this is unexceptable and that I want my lease terminated and my deposit returned in full because I will be moving out immediately. She does not agree. In the mean time I have already contacted another partment complex and set things in motion for me to move in. I stay with my coworker from work again today. I told them the carpet should be changed as bacteria could have entered the carpet but all they did was "deep clean" it.
Thursday October 19th 2006. I talk to the landlord and still say that I am moving out and that it still smells, the manager tells her that it still smells but she does not believe the both of us. She brings her daughter to apartment to smell it and to smell it herself. Her daughter says and I quote "it smells mildoy". The landlord asks her daughter if she can tell a different bewteen the bathroom and the room and her daughter says "yes". The landlord at this point says that she does not smell anything an it is livable and she thinks that I am just trying to exist my lease for other reasons so she will not refund me the deposit. Additionally she says they did what they could to take care of the problem appropriately which I disagreed with. I stay with my coworker again today.
Friday October 20th 2006. My mother comes to help move me out. She still smells the bad smell. The water had leak into my closet from the bathtub that was on the other side of the wall. Pictures will show how it damage my pants and carpet and what color it left on both. I stay at the new apartment today.
Saturday Ocotber 21st 2006. My friends come to help me move and they still smell the oder. They can account for this as witnesses. I was completely moved out by today. I told them that I still want my deposit back in full and they still would not agree.
We came up with a contract for them to show my apartment to prospective buyers so they can take over my lease and they would pay me the deposit. Out of good faith and guesture and because I was trying to be nice in this situation, I agreed. When they found someone to take it over they wanted me to terminate my lease, not for the new tenant to take over my lease. And they would return the deposit minus the rent I owed them for the month of November. I told them I do not owe them anything because of the situation and that the lease was terminated when they could not provide me with a suitable place to live for almost a week. I told them I am done playing games if they do not return my deposit in full I am going to court (Nov. 20th).
im outi
Roberth
Sunday October 15th 2006, I wake up in the morning 10:00am to find that my bath tub had "back fired" black junk and a minimal amount of black water that would not drain. Immediately I contact the apartment manager to explain the situation. The manager had worked on fixing the problem but could not fix it. He tried different tools and also used Drain O. Before he left he used a whole bottle of Drain O and told me to let it sit over night and hopefully by tomorrow morning it will have done its job. In the mean time he said he would call a plumer to come on Monday to inspect this incident regardless. Sunday I did not have a place to shower. The manager made no offer of another apartment unit or hotel.
Monday October 16th 2006, I wake up to find that my bath tub is half filled with black water that smells bad, like sweage water. I call Dana the manager once again and let him know that the issue is not solved and that the plumber should come immediately. Dana says the manager will come and fix the problem today. The day goes by and no plumber comes, so I asked Dana what the deal was. He said the plumber was held up with other jobs and could not make it to my apartment today but DEFINATELY he will come tomorrow. Monday, I did not have a place to shower once again and there started being a bad smell. I went to the campus recreation center to shower.
Tuesday October 17th 2006, I wake up to find that the tub had back spilled and water was leaking into the carpet in my room. I call Dana immediately and tell him the problem has escalated and this needs to be solved NOW. He says the plumber will come out and fix the problem for sure. At this point the smell was making me nausious so I could not stay in my apartment, it was not healthy for me to stay there. I ask Dana if I can be reinbursed for staying at a hotel untill problem is fixed. He said he would check with the landlord Cheryl and tells me that he does not think that she will go for that but he says something about he taking care of my staying at a hotel. To me it sounded like he was going to pay out of his own pocket so I was not comfortable accepting this offer. 7:30pm comes and the plumber does not show. At this point, I start searching for other apartments because I was not given a livable unit for 3 days and I do not know when the problem is going to be fixed. I tell Dana that I want to move out and terminate my lease and that I would like my deposit back in full. He says he will talk to landlord. Tuesday I stayed with a coworker from work Christopher LaClair who knew about my incident and when it started.
Wednesday October 18th 2006 the landlord finially gets in touch with me and says the problem has been fixed and that everything is ok. I tell her that I went to check out the place and it still smells VERY awful from it being in the carpet and it is still not a livable unit. But she still tries to claim that is ok. I tell her that this is unexceptable and that I want my lease terminated and my deposit returned in full because I will be moving out immediately. She does not agree. In the mean time I have already contacted another partment complex and set things in motion for me to move in. I stay with my coworker from work again today. I told them the carpet should be changed as bacteria could have entered the carpet but all they did was "deep clean" it.
Thursday October 19th 2006. I talk to the landlord and still say that I am moving out and that it still smells, the manager tells her that it still smells but she does not believe the both of us. She brings her daughter to apartment to smell it and to smell it herself. Her daughter says and I quote "it smells mildoy". The landlord asks her daughter if she can tell a different bewteen the bathroom and the room and her daughter says "yes". The landlord at this point says that she does not smell anything an it is livable and she thinks that I am just trying to exist my lease for other reasons so she will not refund me the deposit. Additionally she says they did what they could to take care of the problem appropriately which I disagreed with. I stay with my coworker again today.
Friday October 20th 2006. My mother comes to help move me out. She still smells the bad smell. The water had leak into my closet from the bathtub that was on the other side of the wall. Pictures will show how it damage my pants and carpet and what color it left on both. I stay at the new apartment today.
Saturday Ocotber 21st 2006. My friends come to help me move and they still smell the oder. They can account for this as witnesses. I was completely moved out by today. I told them that I still want my deposit back in full and they still would not agree.
We came up with a contract for them to show my apartment to prospective buyers so they can take over my lease and they would pay me the deposit. Out of good faith and guesture and because I was trying to be nice in this situation, I agreed. When they found someone to take it over they wanted me to terminate my lease, not for the new tenant to take over my lease. And they would return the deposit minus the rent I owed them for the month of November. I told them I do not owe them anything because of the situation and that the lease was terminated when they could not provide me with a suitable place to live for almost a week. I told them I am done playing games if they do not return my deposit in full I am going to court (Nov. 20th).
im outi
Roberth