I have been having problems with my landlord. He seems to be holding a feeling of resentment against me for making him make some repairs he did not feel were necessary. The last time I went to the office to make a request for a work order we got into an argument and we both got very loud (loud voices only no bad words or violence).
Yesterday I got a letter from a law firm stating that I need to be out of my apartment with in 5 days of the date marked on the letter. The letter was sent regular snail mail with no form of delivery confirmation, and was dated Oct 14th. So it essentially says I need to be out on 2 days notice. I have a one year lease, and as far as I am concerned I have done nothing to violate it is this legal?
2007-10-18 06:04:18 · 6 answers · asked by NJ570 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
I have never been late on rent in fact I am always at least two moths ahead on my rent. Since I travel a lot for business I like to make sure I am covered.
I contacted the law firm and they said I am being asked to leave because the landlord fears for his well being when around me. Yet 40 minutes after this argument we had he came to fix my dishwasher. So I don’t see why he would have done this if he was so scared, I would also like to point out that the only threat that was made in out argument was by him when he told me I would be out of here if I kept complaining about things in my apartment.
2007-10-18 08:45:59 · update #1
Thats insane..seeing what you wrote, i see you did nothing wrong...I am not sure on how this situation works, but for him to all of a sudden make a mountain out of a mole hill is strange...
Definately get in touch with the lawyer and find yourself one too...just for his acts, I would get out to another place...I wouldn't want to deal with his agrivation...let somebody else deal with him...
I hope it all works out for you good luck!
2007-10-18 06:14:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to contact a lawyer because your landlord is trying to tank advantage of you. Try contacting the lawyer/law firm that sent you the letter and ask on what circumstances you are being evicted. Do NOT under any circumstances contact the landlord because since his lawyer made contact with you, you now must go through the lawyer. Also, letters like that usually require delivery confirmation- it sounds suspicious to me. The letters are supposed to have a delivery confirmation and the date of enviction goes by that date since that is when you received it and were notified that you have however many days to move.
NO landlord can evict you in 5 days (especially when you have done nothing wrong). What state do you live in?
Your "tenant rights" protect you from landlord retaliation (including eviction and raising rent).
Go to this website: http://www.landlord.com/legalmain.htm
and click the state you live in and it will tell your state's eviction laws. Also, contact your local housing authority and tell them the situation and they will tell you your rights.
EDIT: If you did not miss paying your rent then most states require the landlord give a tenant 3 months to find a place and move out. However, if you missed paying rent then the landlord can evict you much sooner. So your landlord is most likely evicting you illegally since you did not mention missing a monthly payment.
2007-10-18 13:10:47 · answer #2 · answered by Madison 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The landlord MAY be able to terminate your lease if you violated ANY of the terms of the lease, including timely rent payments. As others have said, contact the law firm from whom you received the letter asking upon what grounds the lease is being terminated. I suspect that a decent law firm would not agree to send such a letter unless it was satisfied that the lease had been violated. Proceed with caution.
2007-10-18 14:36:11 · answer #3 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he can not just send you a letter like that and expect you to get out. I would call the attorney on that letterhead and ask him why exactly you are being asked to leave, and that you want it in writing. I wouldn't even call the landlord. Call the attorney so that the LL can pay the attorney for 15 mins worth of his time. They can not just kick you out in 2 days. Go online and look up "tenant rights" along with whatever state you are in.
2007-10-18 13:11:00 · answer #4 · answered by HEATHER 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There has to be more to this story. Are you late with rent? Do you owe back rent or late fees? Have you been a nuisance to other tenants? Did you get a pet without telling them? Come on...I can't imagine why he would get a lawyer involved if there wasn't some type of violation.
2007-10-18 14:46:40 · answer #5 · answered by LILL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmm...
There are housing authorities in all counties. You should look up your county's housing authority and contact them.
If you have the money, sure the lawyer can be your best defense but I would definitely contact the authority first.
2007-10-18 13:18:05 · answer #6 · answered by solee1201 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋