Frustration help: What do you do about a slum landlord? - Help.com

Make some money and move out. It is called motivation.

Do you live in the US? your state should have a housing authority. There are lots of organizations you can contact

lol ok well i dont know about Canada. But is she/he breaking your lease in anyway? what his he/she doing

no lease… you screwed. I know b.c when i was renting a basement from a “friend” and it flooded. she said that it did every spring, and that I should of asked about that stuff…. needless to say we are no longer friends

In the United States, the laws vary by state. Someone mentioned to check with the local housing authority which is correct.

You may be entitled to rent abatement until a problem is repaired. You may or may not be entitled to move out, however…

Remain “professional” in your conduct toward the landlord and document each attempt and/or request you make for repair and/or improvement of conditions.

Read your lease carefully, it may contain a clause that’s relevant.

Provide the request for repair to the landlord in writing and keep a copy. Also keep a journal as to time/date of phone conversations requesting repair and save any documents left by maintenance people as well.

Even if they fix it you might be able to get back rent you’d payed on the devalued property.

Not fixing up the property. You know if you call me when something is broken it costs me money so I will have to charge you more is what I heard. FU I’m buying my own…

Well sometimes you can get someone in trouble for not making you sign a lease… well at least in the US. B/C even more so if they arent safe living conditions. Why didnt you sign one?

So you had signed one before with the last owners?

hmmmmm was it that bad when you moved in? well then you can move out without giving notice

Are you saying there is no lease? If there’s not a written lease, move out.

halloweenqueen wrote:
Hahahahaha! Thanks for the levity ; )

Not levity reality that really happened to me. MF is dead now but his children own over 300 houses. Oh, but every time he came over he would invite you to his church… HIS church.

halloweenqueen wrote:
Do I still have to give a month’s notice?

no lease you could paint all the walls and do all sorts of craziness technically. You can move out with out notice

You gave a deposit and didnt sign a lease!?!?!??!?! they dont have to give you your money at all…. no record of it if there is no lease

sorry friend. lesson learned I assume.

good nigh and good luck

You are not getting your deposit back… who did you give it to? Not the person you are renting from.

been there done that got the t-shirt wore it out… and am now cleaning my guns with it.

you could always “squat” long enough to break even. lol

Did you also give a deposit to the previous owners?

If the rent is fair and things basically work AND if it seems you’re going to be there for a while, you could ask permission to improve the place yourself for the sake of living there or a lessening of a few months rent.

I see. . . It’s time to find another place. Don’t give any notice. Move is stages, perferrably at night and let bygones begone! There are no serious contracts or lease agreements - and if there are the LL is a slummer. He ain’t gonna do nutin’.

My response to the SLL “Call The Law, MOFO!”

Really. Find another place, better place WITH equal or lesser rent.

Nothing is impossable in this matter, dear. Don’t circle a dead horse.

All My Best