My landlord wants me to pay him legal fees for when we last went to court.
Him and His sister own the building.
One day I my husband was outside and he held the door for someone who lives in the building. The landlord sister starting questioning him and giving him a hard time.
Sionce shes a lady he called me I went downstiars and asked her what is the problem she starting screamign and yelling and She came up to me in front of her son and a bunch of witnesses and pushed me to the ground.
Many people seen this out their windows people thought i was going to attack her but i held my cool and I didnt
we called the cops but no cops ever sh owed up at all.
Now hes tellng me i have to get out or pay him 3000
Im on public assistance and My lawyer told me before i cannot pay him legal fees because im on welfare.
What can I do to stop this man from harrasming me,
He stops me in front of my neightbors and my guests and asks me for money and screams at me and Hes just a really bad slum lord.
I dont know what to do no more.
I have a handicapped daughter who is wheelchair bound and I live ont he 4th floor with no elevator.
If i could move I would
If i could afford to move I would too,.But i cant and I realyl need advice.
2007-06-02 12:03:26 · 8 answers · asked by mindy m 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Let me add this
MY HUSBAND WORKS!!!!
AND i AM A FREELANCE WEB AND GRPAHIC DESIGNER
WELFARE HELPS ME WITH RENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
iM AM NOT LAZY, NEITHER IS MY HUSBAND!!!
WE PAY TAXES AND WORK LIKE EVERYONE ELSE
2007-06-02 12:52:48 · update #1
You don't say what state you live in and your rights may be different depending on where you are.
You said that your landlord is demanding that you pay legal fees for when you last went to court. If you were ordered by the judge to pay them, then you have to do it and the landlord has a right to demand it. However, if the landlord has a judgment against you for those fees and/or other money you owe, the landlord must follow the collection rules that apply to all creditors. Your landlord cannot call you in the middle of the night, or a hundred times a day, and the landlord certainly is not allowed to assault you.
If there was no court order for you to pay and you never agreed to pay legal fees to your landlord, then it sounds like you are being harassed in order to force you to move.
Your handicapped daughter has a federally protected right to fair housing. Your state may provide even greater rights to her.
Please contact your state's department of fair housing, your social worker and your lawyer to help you with this. If you cannot afford a lawyer, please call legal aid or the ACLU for help in protecting your daughter's constitutional rights.
2007-06-10 11:57:16 · answer #1 · answered by raichasays 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How were you placed in a building with no elevator if you have a wheelchair bound dependent? You need to get a letter from a physician insisting that you be given a ground floor apartment due to medical necessity.
2007-06-02 19:16:52 · answer #2 · answered by vegaswoman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not lawyer, but I am almost positive that nobody can force you to pay their legal fees. If they take you to court, the legal fees go on their tab unless they bring it up in court that they want you to pay. In that case, the judge will decide. Tell him to take you to court, that way he'll get even more legal fees put on him, then the judge will tell him you don't have to pay, and he'll have to pay the whole thing.
2007-06-02 19:17:08 · answer #3 · answered by CAUTION:Truth may hurt! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Small Claims Court and sue him for Mental Anguish,
and Back Pain for throwing you to the ground. Check with Fair Housing for more charges.
It is very cheap, and you can sue up to $7500.00.
If you have witnesses to the Assault and Battery, Go to the Police.
Go to "Aid for Disabled Americans"
2007-06-02 19:18:21 · answer #4 · answered by Answers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amicably settle the dispute with your landlord in order that there will be a good relationship. However, if no settlement is is reached, file a case of mandamus in court to prevent the landlord from harassing you.
2007-06-02 19:09:57 · answer #5 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are on welfare, contact your social worker and let her handle it.
Then, you and your husband go find a job. What makes you think that you can sit on your butt and collect welfare. You have a 2 parent household...there is no reason you can't work. Many, many single parents manage to work and look after their children - even handicapped....
2007-06-02 19:44:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Go to Aotearoa if you can find it...It's an unchartered island...not on the map...
2007-06-09 23:20:17 · answer #7 · answered by do ya! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your lawyer.
2007-06-10 16:40:04 · answer #8 · answered by Reed 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋