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Hey, I am posting here for people's insight on a very serious matter in real life right now that I REALLY need to take care of.
I do not know what to do or if I can even do anything at that so here goes.
About 6 months ago, I started a contract with some landlords for an apartment lease. Real good deal, 300$ per month, all utilities supplied.
I am very good with the landlords here, however, as of recent they've been showing their true face around.
First off started the day they found out I was letting some friends occasionally come here and spend the night on nights they'd play FFXI during the week. They didn't live here they did nothing wrong, typical invite friends over for fun stuff, right?
So happens, I have them coming in the morning twice and my friend is here, then they get real mad at me, and tell me they don't want him here if he is living with me.
I assure them he is not, and is occasionally here to play a game called FFXI with me, and the other time was when he was locked out of his apartment/house. Fully understandable by them, right? Wrong.
Threatened the next time they see him here, or think he is living here, they will kick me out. Ok, thats understandable, no one else supposed to live here...but what is there wrong or against the law to allow someone into my own home to chat/talk/have fun with?
Next thing. Landlords when they knock, they only knock once, don't even ask if I am here.
If I do not immediatly get up as fast as lightning, to open the door for them...they automatically unlock the door to come in.
Well, I have one of those chain locks...well...HAD...one of those chain locks that no one could get into the apartment less they had the person inside unlock it for them. This was a lock there PLACED by them alone.
The one day they couldnt get in, they automatically came over the next day, and fed me some bullshit story that the previous people that lived here before(3 people before) used to make crack and put that lock there to prevent them from getting in/see what he/she was doing. Pure bullshit story and I knew it.
If they had a problem with that lock, they'd of removed it beforehand, instead of 2-3yrs later.
Now that they can get into the apartment anytime they want, they come in as they please with or without me knowing about it. I've purposely set up my door to see if anyone has opened it while I been away or asleep in bed and they've came in here.
I've caught them just walking in to without permission as well. VERY big form of invasion of privacy.
I have never once not opened the door for them have they knocked and asked if I was here, never ignored them, nor have had any reason for them to walk in due to wondering if I had something done to me.
By law on a contract, a landlord is not allowed into your place unless a requirement has been met such as: COntact with the apartment renter has ceased/have reason to believe they are hurt or dead, something wrong with appliances in the apartment etc you get my drift.
You are considered the owner of that apartment under a contract renting under said person/from said person for said period of months. They have no valid right to randomyl walk in.
To validate this further: They came here today, I was asleep, they found out I was jobless, to an extent, in this town jobs are hard to come by all the factory jobs and the sort lay people off like its in style too.
He was ticked off, surprisingly this time he did not/nor did I give him time to walk in as freely as he could. Its 10 A.M, I just went to sleep at 7 A.M...he asks why I was asleep.
Told him I was up all night downloading stuff and updates unto my PC. While "Bazaaring a character on a game" Explained to him what that was when he asked about it.
He starts lecturing me about not wanting people ot be here again asking if anyone living here, he was pissed off/telling me he was mad that I had the air conditioner on when its humid and muggy as hell here...
He gets even more pissed off when he sees I have a T.V. And a PS2. Which are not on currently.
He sees the computer on and automatically tells me he doesn't want it in the kitchen. It's not hurting anything, I got a nice thick cloth on the table in here won't scratch the table. It's in no one's walkway when they come in here, its not effecting my way to live.
He wants it moved into the living room, now this is getting kind of extreme.
He gets mad that this computer is running up the electric bill. Its a storage buld PC with real low power usage while on standby mode. Very conveniant PC I got here. This comes that they rented this to me with all utilities paid.
Not saying "I paying for it I can do it when I want" 300$ a month is godly in this town for such a nice apartment. I don't abuse the fact I get free utilities, I keep the palce clean and swept. But this is just getting out of hand.
Ok. I got a mat that my friend sleeps on when he is here, maybe 2 nights out of the week when he comes to play FFXI. I can not really stick it anywhere else, and I told them what it was used for and why it was there.
They think he is living here now, well they just constantly saying they see him living here/here again when they come over they are kicking me out.
He wants me to move the Computer, to the living room, being the small apartment this is there is no wya in hell that is moving there let alone going to fit there with the TV and PS2 and Chair/TV Stand/Mediacom stuff setting there. Starting to piss me off.
Microwave, its in my Bedroom. On a twirly chair. I never use it. Its never used, ever nothing ever cooked in it. I thought I'd be nice and set it in there instead of on top of the refridgerator so that it doesn't scratch up the top of it for him. He flips out, he wants my pile of paper on top of fridge(all Bills in a box) off there and the microwave on top.
What the fuck is this?
Then he also mentions, even tho I have been on and off a job, I have NEVER been late on payments or bills etc, he knows jobs in this town are horrible, I pay him his rent and assure him I have plenty of years worth of $$$ saved in my account to pay for rent.
I end up quitting a job because of some major probs that were happening to it. He finds out about it, then comes over and threatens me that he doesn't want me without a job. Thats understandable I told him I'd get another job, I got money to easily pay him rent between then and when I got a job.
But he threatens me he'd remove me if I didnt get a job, because he doesn't want me here during the day running my computer all day or the air conditioning or the lights.
I am gone half the day most the time anyways, and even when I light up the town in my apartment and leave everything all things all lights/water/PS2/Systems/PC/air conditioning on 24hrs a day 7 days a week, they are STILL profiting like a cow from this place. Not that I do that, but they whining that they want me gone least 8hrs a day at a workplace so I Quote "So we can earn more money"
Its purely obvious they removed the locks on the door, its obvious crap is going on, they are harassment from hell, and they are threatening my place to live that I can afford because my computer is on idle...I have air conditioning on in muggy/warm weather...friend coming over to play FFXI with me...my computer being in the kitchen where it touches/hurts NO One and its easily accessable...not like they live here to care rather or not I got 2-3 feet of space between my PC and sink to wash dishes and all that good shit.
How can I go about proving what they are doing, filing for something or whatnot, because this is absolutly pissing me off and I want to just stab them in the eye. But I am holding back, but today just was the last straw after they just threatened to kick me out cause they didnt like how I had the place organized with PC in Kitchen and how I was jobless(I can still see here, but I even showed them how much in my account so no problems even close there).
And they went off on my friend to threatening him if he was gonna be here he better be renting a 1-room.
If it comes down to it, I am going to take these people to court, but I need to know how to do this and what I should do.
Oh, just a FYI, they tried to lecture me about the placement of things. So they told me to come downstairs, and they said "Dont tell this guy I showed you"
But we went to the apartments they owned next door, the guy was at work, they unlocked his door and walked straight in. And told me to come in as well.
Are they doing this while I am gone too? I don't want random fucking people in my house, could steal my shit when landlords not looking!
Fuck that, please help me out or I'd like some legal advise if any can supply it. Sorry for my choice of words in here, but man you can only imagine how mad I am right now and cant say or do nothing about it.
Thanks.
I do not know what to do or if I can even do anything at that so here goes.
About 6 months ago, I started a contract with some landlords for an apartment lease. Real good deal, 300$ per month, all utilities supplied.
I am very good with the landlords here, however, as of recent they've been showing their true face around.
First off started the day they found out I was letting some friends occasionally come here and spend the night on nights they'd play FFXI during the week. They didn't live here they did nothing wrong, typical invite friends over for fun stuff, right?
So happens, I have them coming in the morning twice and my friend is here, then they get real mad at me, and tell me they don't want him here if he is living with me.
I assure them he is not, and is occasionally here to play a game called FFXI with me, and the other time was when he was locked out of his apartment/house. Fully understandable by them, right? Wrong.
Threatened the next time they see him here, or think he is living here, they will kick me out. Ok, thats understandable, no one else supposed to live here...but what is there wrong or against the law to allow someone into my own home to chat/talk/have fun with?
Next thing. Landlords when they knock, they only knock once, don't even ask if I am here.
If I do not immediatly get up as fast as lightning, to open the door for them...they automatically unlock the door to come in.
Well, I have one of those chain locks...well...HAD...one of those chain locks that no one could get into the apartment less they had the person inside unlock it for them. This was a lock there PLACED by them alone.
The one day they couldnt get in, they automatically came over the next day, and fed me some bullshit story that the previous people that lived here before(3 people before) used to make crack and put that lock there to prevent them from getting in/see what he/she was doing. Pure bullshit story and I knew it.
If they had a problem with that lock, they'd of removed it beforehand, instead of 2-3yrs later.
Now that they can get into the apartment anytime they want, they come in as they please with or without me knowing about it. I've purposely set up my door to see if anyone has opened it while I been away or asleep in bed and they've came in here.
I've caught them just walking in to without permission as well. VERY big form of invasion of privacy.
I have never once not opened the door for them have they knocked and asked if I was here, never ignored them, nor have had any reason for them to walk in due to wondering if I had something done to me.
By law on a contract, a landlord is not allowed into your place unless a requirement has been met such as: COntact with the apartment renter has ceased/have reason to believe they are hurt or dead, something wrong with appliances in the apartment etc you get my drift.
You are considered the owner of that apartment under a contract renting under said person/from said person for said period of months. They have no valid right to randomyl walk in.
To validate this further: They came here today, I was asleep, they found out I was jobless, to an extent, in this town jobs are hard to come by all the factory jobs and the sort lay people off like its in style too.
He was ticked off, surprisingly this time he did not/nor did I give him time to walk in as freely as he could. Its 10 A.M, I just went to sleep at 7 A.M...he asks why I was asleep.
Told him I was up all night downloading stuff and updates unto my PC. While "Bazaaring a character on a game" Explained to him what that was when he asked about it.
He starts lecturing me about not wanting people ot be here again asking if anyone living here, he was pissed off/telling me he was mad that I had the air conditioner on when its humid and muggy as hell here...
He gets even more pissed off when he sees I have a T.V. And a PS2. Which are not on currently.
He sees the computer on and automatically tells me he doesn't want it in the kitchen. It's not hurting anything, I got a nice thick cloth on the table in here won't scratch the table. It's in no one's walkway when they come in here, its not effecting my way to live.
He wants it moved into the living room, now this is getting kind of extreme.
He gets mad that this computer is running up the electric bill. Its a storage buld PC with real low power usage while on standby mode. Very conveniant PC I got here. This comes that they rented this to me with all utilities paid.
Not saying "I paying for it I can do it when I want" 300$ a month is godly in this town for such a nice apartment. I don't abuse the fact I get free utilities, I keep the palce clean and swept. But this is just getting out of hand.
Ok. I got a mat that my friend sleeps on when he is here, maybe 2 nights out of the week when he comes to play FFXI. I can not really stick it anywhere else, and I told them what it was used for and why it was there.
They think he is living here now, well they just constantly saying they see him living here/here again when they come over they are kicking me out.
He wants me to move the Computer, to the living room, being the small apartment this is there is no wya in hell that is moving there let alone going to fit there with the TV and PS2 and Chair/TV Stand/Mediacom stuff setting there. Starting to piss me off.
Microwave, its in my Bedroom. On a twirly chair. I never use it. Its never used, ever nothing ever cooked in it. I thought I'd be nice and set it in there instead of on top of the refridgerator so that it doesn't scratch up the top of it for him. He flips out, he wants my pile of paper on top of fridge(all Bills in a box) off there and the microwave on top.
What the fuck is this?
Then he also mentions, even tho I have been on and off a job, I have NEVER been late on payments or bills etc, he knows jobs in this town are horrible, I pay him his rent and assure him I have plenty of years worth of $$$ saved in my account to pay for rent.
I end up quitting a job because of some major probs that were happening to it. He finds out about it, then comes over and threatens me that he doesn't want me without a job. Thats understandable I told him I'd get another job, I got money to easily pay him rent between then and when I got a job.
But he threatens me he'd remove me if I didnt get a job, because he doesn't want me here during the day running my computer all day or the air conditioning or the lights.
I am gone half the day most the time anyways, and even when I light up the town in my apartment and leave everything all things all lights/water/PS2/Systems/PC/air conditioning on 24hrs a day 7 days a week, they are STILL profiting like a cow from this place. Not that I do that, but they whining that they want me gone least 8hrs a day at a workplace so I Quote "So we can earn more money"
Its purely obvious they removed the locks on the door, its obvious crap is going on, they are harassment from hell, and they are threatening my place to live that I can afford because my computer is on idle...I have air conditioning on in muggy/warm weather...friend coming over to play FFXI with me...my computer being in the kitchen where it touches/hurts NO One and its easily accessable...not like they live here to care rather or not I got 2-3 feet of space between my PC and sink to wash dishes and all that good shit.
How can I go about proving what they are doing, filing for something or whatnot, because this is absolutly pissing me off and I want to just stab them in the eye. But I am holding back, but today just was the last straw after they just threatened to kick me out cause they didnt like how I had the place organized with PC in Kitchen and how I was jobless(I can still see here, but I even showed them how much in my account so no problems even close there).
And they went off on my friend to threatening him if he was gonna be here he better be renting a 1-room.
If it comes down to it, I am going to take these people to court, but I need to know how to do this and what I should do.
Oh, just a FYI, they tried to lecture me about the placement of things. So they told me to come downstairs, and they said "Dont tell this guy I showed you"
But we went to the apartments they owned next door, the guy was at work, they unlocked his door and walked straight in. And told me to come in as well.
Are they doing this while I am gone too? I don't want random fucking people in my house, could steal my shit when landlords not looking!
Fuck that, please help me out or I'd like some legal advise if any can supply it. Sorry for my choice of words in here, but man you can only imagine how mad I am right now and cant say or do nothing about it.
Thanks.
