Can I report my landlord?

Question

I am currently living as a MA at-will tenant (no lease, only verbal agreement). I have this arangement because I like the month to month rent. I think that my landlord does this because he thinks he has more control over me and my roommates that way. He has threatened to throw us out before, without a good reason. He also is quite rude and so controlling that my roommates and i fear that if we upset him, for any small reason, it will give him incentive to throw us out. Not having a lease, I've been told that my landlord could be resposible for paying the utilities. He also has made no mention of the interest bearing security deposit account. How it works is, when you move in, you pay your security deposit to the person vacating the bedroom and your first month's rent to the landlord. When you move out you collect your security deposit from the person, that you found, not your landlord. Shouldn't the landlord be paying me 5% on my security deposit after living in my place for 1 year?

Answer 1

If you don't have a lease, and you are choosing to live there, then I don't really see how you can complain about your situation.

Your landlord does not have to pay your utilities unless they are shared by more than one unit.

If you didn't give the landlord a security deposit, then he doesn't owe you any interest. IF you really want to go to court over the $.40 he may or may not owe you, enjoy spending WAY more than you're going to get.

Answer 2

You need to get a copy of the 'Landlord/Tenant' laws for the place you live, and READ IT CAREFULLY. There is no 'law' that says a landlord must pay 'utilities' or any other thing, UNLESS IT IS WRITTEN INTO A CONTRACT. Even if you are on a 'month to month rental' you should have signed a 'contract' with 'the landlord' and the 'principal tenant' if you are 'sharing and are not the 'principal tenant' of your apartment/house/domicile BEFORE you 'moved in' ... I have a feeling that you paid a 'security deposit' to the 'principal tenant' and you may only 'think' that it is in an 'interest bearing account' ... but even if it is, you are not going to ever 'see' any of that interest, and while it MAY pay the interest 'back' after you 'move out' that depends on who you paid it to and whether there was a CONTRACT SIGNED stating exactly what you would get back and 'how' you would be paid, or if you 'default' how much of that money can be used to 'pay your default' ... so if I were you, I would simply 'chalk up' your 'one year tenancy' and if you want to 'continue living' in the same place you should get a 'contract signed' that will cover 'the future' and your tenancy there. If you 'can't get' a contract, then you had better think about 'moving out' and finding yourself a 'propler place' to live, because as it is, your landlord may try to 'throw you out' for NO REASON and the best you'll 'get' is a 30 day 'eviction notice' ...

Answer 3

Actually, you did not pay a security deposit to the landlord. You basically refunded the prior tenants deposit to them. I hope there was no damage to the unit or unpaid rent when you moved in because now it's your problem.
And, since you can't prove you paid a deposit, the landlord doesn't have to refund it to you when you move out.
You should never, never, never rent without some sort of written agreement and you should never give a prior tenant their deposit, it should be paid directly to the owner and you should get a receipt.
The landlord can give you a 30 day notice to vacate anytime he pleases.
You have put yourself in a very weak position. All you can do is learn from it.

Answer 4

Check with the local authorities. In most states, even with a month to month rent, the landlord still has to give sufficient notice for you to move out, unless you do something like tear up the place, set a fire, excessive noise, etc. Generally, at least 30 days notice.

As to the interest, talk to a lawyer or see if there is a Legal Aid office in your area.

Answer 5

Well, you would have to go to court on a civil matter to win your claim if you are right. However, your system makes it sound like the landlord is not involved in the S.D. process, you tenants are. He collected the initial S.D. from an initial set of people that may or may not include you.

Answer 6

i'm guessing which you're a continual complainer and he or she has merely tuned you out. Get your self a plunger and use it to unclog the lavatory. After 5 years, you could be utilized to the way the prop supervisor does issues. the two stop complaining or circulate out. you could not rfile it to every physique, merely circulate out.