first there is this case. i lost my keys in atlanta. actually i left them at my parent's house. the i ask my apartment which is in tuscaloosa, al if i can get a copy since it's a 3 hour drive to ATL. they said no. pay 30 dollars for key copies. and i asked to borrow a set to go get one made myself they said no "they have to change all the locks this and that" WHATEVER!
NOW i have a Car and a motorcycle. and they said i can't have two cars on the premisis. and they can only issue one parking permit PER resident.
She said this was in the lease. but it clearly is not. since everything i signed in the lease has my signature.
they is nothing stating that i can't have more then 1 car.
please help i'm about to hire a lawyer and sue the living crap outta my apartment
2007-08-28 09:39:14 · 6 answers · asked by vettez06drvr 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Instead of making a lawyer rich, why don't you ask the landlord to point out where it states that in the lease? Talking tough only makes you look bad. So calm down and use your head instead of your mouth. You will get further ahead.
2007-08-28 09:47:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, if you lose the keys, the apartment is pretty much required to replace the locks. There are unaccounted for keys out there. That means that someone could use those keys to get into your place. If someone did that and hurt you or stole your stuff and the apartment knew that the keys were missing at one point, then the apartment can be sued for allowing this to happen. You left the keys. It is your fault, not the apartments. Pay the bill and get over it.
Next up. Is there anything in the lease that says that you can have more than one car? I bet there is not. You have to have a parking permit? I bet that is in the lease. If the apartment does not want to give you another permit then that is up to them. I bet the way they are looking at it is that you have someone living with you. If that were the case, then most apartments require that person to be on the lease.
Even if both of these were not the case, your chances of winning the case against the apartment is small. Even if you win, the chances of getting any money out of the apartment people greater than what you spend for attorney, court costs, and time is even smaller.
Just wait for the lease to be up and go to another apartment. This time, make sure you present that you have more than one vehicle and do not lose or forget your keys.
2007-08-28 09:48:45 · answer #2 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Loss of keys equates to the potential for having a break-in.
Most lease agreements have a clause for what happens in the event of requiring a new set of keys to be made (for example, you took your set with you at the end of the lease and the landlord was then required to replace the locks). It doesn't matter if you've lost the keys in the middle of your lease or not ... or simply left them somewhere (relatively) inaccessible. The landlord has the right to charge you for both the new set of keys AND the replacement locks.
Most leases specifically state the number of parking spaces per address ... which often means per tenant. Most folks who have multiple vehicles (including families with more than one) have to ASK for a separate parking space at the time of leasing. Even if the one written by the landlord does not specifically state it, I'm willing to lay a bet that the document refers to either a municipal or state tenant-landlord act or agreement. That document WILL have such a stipulation in it ... to the effect that if it is not specifically stated otherwise in the written agreement, here are the criteria for the lease and how to handle disputes.
My guess is that you're out of luck trying to get further ahead by suing your landlord. The cost (to you) for getting legal help - and from the sound of things, you're going to need it - will outweight anything awarded to you in a court. And if you lose ... well, you're on the hook for the landlord's legal costs as well.
2007-08-28 10:20:16 · answer #3 · answered by CanTexan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What exactly are your damages that you want to "sue the living crap outta of"??? You lost the keys and the landlord needs to replace your lock so you won't get robbed....it's not the landlords fault you lost your keys and you should be responsible for paying for your irresponsibility. As far as the car and cycle go...most apartment complexes issue 1 space per person. It doesn't have to be in the lease...just a complex policy. Why not ask if you can pay a little extra for another space?
2007-08-29 07:54:59 · answer #4 · answered by LILL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, good luck with that. I bet you that there is a line in the lease that addresses another sheet with the rules of the property. You need to read your lease again line for line and see what may allow their position. If you find that they clearly can not support the position they have taken (such as your lease specifically allows for more parking permits) then you need to organize your story so it does not sound like a rant and address the issue with them in writing. The letter needs to stick to the business at hand (the parking) and not come off as a rant. If that does not work, then you should discuss the case with a lawyer.
2007-08-28 09:45:03 · answer #5 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha, They'll kick your butt out of the apartment, I hope you're ready for that.
2007-08-28 10:06:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋