my landlord talked me out of renting out one of his cheaper apts because the one im living in NOW has a backyard for my dogs...but my neighbor OWNS that piece of property and took down the fence to the backyard...and now i dont have a backyard...and is also taking down the stairs to get down (i live on an upper level of a bulding) so i have to go all the way around and use my neighbor directly side to me...can i sue him for anything. i heard i can sue him to find another place to move but im not sure if thats true...any info is VERY helpful. thank you!
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2007-03-12 14:17:40 · 7 answers · asked by Lacey 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
the backyard was downstairs and had a fence surrounding it
2007-03-12 14:37:18 · update #1
It's seems you have a very good case for a clean break from your lease. As far as suing for moving costs, I don't know. The changes you've describe don't make it sound like the place has been made it unsafe and unfit to live in, so your landlord probably won't be held liable beyond the broken lease for your choice to move.
If you don't want to move, you can ask the landlord to lower the rent, since what you were paying the higher rent for has now been removed. You can't get money back from when you rented while the yard was available, because, well you were paying for it and it was there.
How do you have a back yard on an upper level unit anyway?
2007-03-12 14:26:43 · answer #1 · answered by Χαλαρά 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why sue, just move on. People kick the word "sue" around like its just the fun thing and money making thing to do. Nothing that you have to end up in court over is ever a simple thing and usually only the lawyer is a winner. Why, because win or loose he rakes in the bucks.
2007-03-12 21:44:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you lost things that made the rent of this place higher than the previous place, then you have the right to pay the comparable rent of the previous place you were looking at. I would take money off of what I paid, since you don't have the "perks" that made this place so much more expensive to rent.
Contact a lawyer as to what your rights are.
2007-03-12 21:23:03 · answer #3 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can sue,but most likely an attorney/small claims court will just tell you to move,even if you have the promise in writting,you will still have a difficult time getting anything resolved
2007-03-12 21:27:42 · answer #4 · answered by shawna64801 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call the building department. If removal of the stairs leaves you only one way out in a fire, you can probably have the removal blocked or get the building's occupancy permit revoked. If the occupancy permit is revoked, you don't have to stay there.
2007-03-12 21:45:22 · answer #5 · answered by Engineer-Poet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if it is in writing and the cost of the new place is more than the one without the yard. If it is only verbal...nope. He said, she said.
2007-03-12 21:25:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it's in writing, you have a better chance of winning. if it's not in writing, you have a better chance in losing.
2007-03-12 21:27:04 · answer #7 · answered by Spam 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋