We have had lots of problems with our current landlord. She doesn't speak english well and therefore doesn't seem to understand our rights. She has come up to our SEPERATE apartment without permission before, once she brought a man from the gas company without giving us notice or even mentioning it until we got in a fight with her. She yells at us if we leave a fan on for long or once we went outside and left our tabletop fan on (all utilities are included) We asked a police officer who said she isn' allowed to do any of this and it's harrassment.
We are unsure if the walls being marked up from furniture would constitute normal wear and tear or not. There are no holes.
What is the new landlord allowed to ask her on the phone? What is our current landlord allowed to say? We're worried she is going to mention the fights when they were more her fault than anyone elses.
2007-08-02 00:48:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Thats convienant....language problem.....But it dont make ant difference. She still has to abide by the rules and regulations....................
Go buy a book called Tenants Rights for your state. Easy language, step by step, tells whos responsible for what....both sides.................
2007-08-02 02:45:49 · answer #1 · answered by DennistheMenace 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your story reminds me of what my son went through last year when he moved from Queens to Manhattan. His former landlord was similar to the lady you describe, constantly complaining about oddball things. She also was not fluent in English, apparently having come from a different country a while back.
When he found a different place in Manhattan, he discovered that his NEW landlord didn't speak English very well either, and he was NOT from the same area as was his former landlord. When the new landlord called the former, they could barely communicate, and the new landlord said "Everything good".
To answer your question, a new landlord can ask whatever they desire, as long as they don't infringe on your rights concerning discrimination. How they interpret the answers they get from the former landlord is the choice of the new one.
Best of luck !
2007-08-02 00:59:14 · answer #2 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the olny time she can go in there without giving you 24 hrs notice is if there is a saftey issue.the gas co in there mabey they were checking for a leak.sounds like this insnt the place you want to stay for a long time so make a deal with her to get out of there.she isnt going to change ,you can stay and be miserable and argue with her day in and day out.If she doent want to let you out of your lease then get an air conditioner and run it at full speed with the windows open.leave all the lights on drive her nuts.
2007-08-02 02:45:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on what the lease says. If there isn't a lease, than I would move. No lease means that she can say pretty much anything she wants, and since it is technically her property, she has final say.
2007-08-02 01:01:02 · answer #4 · answered by bikermtn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋