Landlord retaliation & withholding repairs

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Old Aug 11th, 2008, 04:25 PM   #1
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Angry Landlord retaliation & withholding repairs

I put this up earlier,with many more details. In the hopes of actually getting a response, here's a much more concise version:

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I'd like to sue for One month of rent, and 4 vacation days surrendered for the promise of a particular project, but the failure to meet "any" of the promises made by the landlord, as well as a reduction of cabinet space (in contrast to landlord's promises).

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3 years...no repairs, just "bait and switch" conversations offering much more than asked for. But which were never provided (including repairs) without a promise to stay beyond the lease.

Landlord, in response to threat to go to authorities, promises to do cabinets, flooring, over 2 separate (stand alone) weekends...says will hire necessary expertise and labor to complete over 2 weekend periods. Takes another two months to actually begin.

We vacate during both weekends, and surrender approx 4 vacation days, to assist him in meeting his construction "promises" on time. But he fails each time.

After a month, cabinets are in, but the wood is exposed and porous. Gaps exist around the cabinets and, in some cased, in the cabinets exposing access into the cabinets from behind their mounting points.

During the month of construction, at various points I was without a serviceable kitchen (owing to counters, incompleted flooring, existence of construction environment), etc. For several weeks, the bathroom flooring was also exposed, and complaints ignored to that context owing to the 'flooring guy's' travel schedule with his rock band.

This was three months ago. The landlord called me (then) and, after a lecture about how he was justified in withholding labor because of what he considered my bad attitude...he stated he wanted to finish the work, and install the dishwasher.

To date, nothing else has been done. I feel like I've wasted my money in accomodating him, and I want that vacation day money back. I feel that he also, maliciously, left us without an adequate living environment out of sheer spite and retaliation, which included threats of eviction. Additionally, I now have less cabinet space in my kitchen than I had before, constituting a reduction in services. And, finally, there are still habitability issues to be addressed, but my fear of potential retaliation or its related stress makes me afraid to contact him again directly.
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Old Aug 11th, 2008, 04:34 PM   #2
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Please note that the flooring was not completed until nearly four weeks after the promised date. This was probably not retaliatory, though it did consume two of the aforementioned vacation days.

I also have almost all of our communication in email, owing to several misrepresentations of the condominium that came to light after moving in. (e.g. landlord described neighborhood as quiet, and cool from ocean breezes...but environment is fraught with crime, gang violence and a palpable hatred of caucasians by the african and latino american population). Some conversation, mostly in the beginning of tenance, and some during the 'get started' phase of the big cabinet and flooring do-it-yourself project having been via telephone).

Can I also ask for termination of my lease without paying any termination fees? I'd be willing to even give a 30-60 day notice, if that were granted to me.
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Old Aug 11th, 2008, 07:41 PM   #3
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This is a duplicate thread. Please refreain from answering here and post answers to the original post.

To the OP, please post only one thread. Multiple threads only take up space and time to read again.
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