Landlord has had regular rent for twelve years and now prefers to listen to one of my neighbours scandalous comments about me from others not part of the contract?
2006-07-05 02:45:45 · 13 answers · asked by Niddy the best 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
I would look into the rental laws for my area, and then possibly contact an attorney. If you feel you are being mistreated, you do have rights, and should do all that you can to protect them.
2006-07-05 02:50:05 · answer #1 · answered by evil_kandykid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Side with the landlord in a sort of "the neighbour's a bit mental and has taken an irrational dislike to me, I don't know why' kind of way. Don't give the whole thing any more lip service than that. The more you get defensive - the more you try and make a case - the more guilty you appear. Just continue to pay your rent and ignore all attempts by either your landlord or your neighbour to goad you into doing or saying anything you might regret.
2006-07-05 02:54:14 · answer #2 · answered by Bapboy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Landlords can be extremely selfish, greedy, tight-fisted and money obsessed. So, I would advise just paying the rent on time and trying not to run up arrears. This enables you to see them as little as possible. Otherwise they just want to run your life for you and make sarcastic, self-obsessed, miserable comments about other things concerning your life, which have nothing to do with them at all. My old landlord was an awful man and was hypocritical, swearing crudely all the time, whilst pertaining to be a professional businessman! I'm so glad to have gotten away from him once and for all.
2006-07-05 12:24:44 · answer #3 · answered by jasont22 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignore it. Chances are the landlord isn't paying any mind to what he was told/heard. Landlords tend to stay out of the mix unless it directly involves them. In this case, the only thing directly involving him would be you paying your rent and keeping the rental in it's proper condition. Otherwise he could give two shits less. Good luck. If you are bothered by it that much, find a new place to live.
2006-07-05 05:24:25 · answer #4 · answered by purpleama456 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem with an old landlord. I tried to move out and he told the prospective landlord that I was a drug-dealer and that the apartment was infested with roaches (neither of which was true) based on hearsay from my a**hole neighbor.
Really the only thing you can do is get out of there, and find a new landlord who is willing to ignore what your current landlord says. That's what I did. Hopefully your credit is good; that helps your credibility in this case.
2006-07-05 02:50:04 · answer #5 · answered by I Know Nuttin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paying rent for 12 years!! You've half bought that house for him! You are a landlord's dream - 12 years of income! Don't let him forget that!!!
Could you not buy your own place?
2006-07-06 04:55:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you were that landlord and he was you, the tennant, what would you do or think if you heard the comments? chances are he'll think the same as you do. dont worry about it. he's been your landlord for 12 years, he'll have his own opinions of you already mate.
2006-07-05 02:50:55 · answer #7 · answered by iloveF1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what should I do with a a scumbag tenant who own rent for eight months and does not want to move out nor pay the rent
2014-10-13 20:24:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have an idea - cook him a meal to say you want to be friends with him again and that you don't want all this unplesantness. Cook a lasagne or something like that, but include something nasty in it of your choice (dog poo, a sneeze, hairs etc) and give him it saying you've cooked too much. Lol, good luck!
2006-07-05 02:53:09 · answer #9 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just dont get involved and make sure you rent is on time ..as long as you pay on time he cannot evict you..If he makes comments to you ask him to put his concerns on paper ..keep a diary of events in case you need them later..
2006-07-05 02:48:56 · answer #10 · answered by kathy_madwoman_bates 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋