landlord rents garage as an apartment. building and saftey told him to dismantel the apartment so now he is trying to make me pay the rent on my house and on the dismanteled garage apartment, he says I rented the garage apartment out without his permission and is using this to evict me. He rented the garage apartment out not me, he rented it out long before I was a tennant. He says I have to pay my rent and the rent for the garage apartment starting now. What can I do. The garage apartment was never legal according to the department of building and saftey.
2007-11-29 15:44:52 · 4 answers · asked by valerieme2005 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
If what you are saying is all true then....
Wow, your landlord sounds like a slimy snake in the grass. Do you have a lease? I would start looking for a new place asap. A landlord can evict you when he wants if you are on a month to month. The problem is he is lying about why he is evicting you. If he is evicting you before the lease is up, you can sue him. If you are on a month to month lease, he has to give you 30 days notice.
Sounds to me that he is trying to pin this misfortune with the department on you. I would contact a lawyer so this guy does not try to pull any more lies on you. By now you know this guy is capable of anything, he was fined heavily probably. Make sure you contact legal council, and have a written copy that your last month's rent was "paid in full". Write that on the check if you must. Leave the place in good condition no matter how this jerk pisses you off. *******Make sure you take pictures when you leave!
Good Luck
2007-11-29 16:12:31 · answer #1 · answered by _nicole_ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time for you to find a new place to live, with a different landlord. This guy sounds bonkers. If you are a month-to-month tenant (no written lease) he can raise your rents with a thirty day notice, and it sounds like he's looking to do that to recoup his loss on the garage unit. If you have a lease in writing, he cannot raise the rents until the lease expires.
2007-11-29 23:51:37 · answer #2 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
move
I see nothing in your discussion about having a written lease. If you had one, its terms would bind both of you.
since you don't, you have a month to month agreement and landlord can change the rent or other terms at any time -- giving you only the amount of notice your state law requires.
2007-11-29 23:50:32 · answer #3 · answered by Spock (rhp) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's time to get out of there. Why would you want to continue to deal with a slumlord like this??
2007-11-30 00:29:45 · answer #4 · answered by mardix27 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋