There are NO violations to the lease, nor have I been informed of any. Nor are there any morality clauses or "lifestyle" clauses. I was unemployed when I moved in, which they're fully aware of, and I didn't lie on the lease application. Of course the rents fully paid. In fact the lease stipulates that the leasing office wants to maximize our enjoyment of the apartments, and that "our team will be happy to help you". This is from item 1 of Addendum B fo the lease, which lists about 20 other items.
The only other time I saw this woman (described as woman B below) was the day I moved in, when Woman A was conducting the signing of documents. I've never actually spoken to Woman B, until a few days ago.
About 2 weeks ago I had typed up a list of about 8 reasons why I believe the rent should be lowered by about $100, including an item where I described how none of the doors in the apartment closed and I had to plane down the side of one of them. You know how the painters whitewash everything, even the sides of doors and doorways, which builds up over time and makes the doors no longer close or open easily. I did mention this problem several times at move in but the problem wasn't addressed. It's not as if I caused damage. This act of "self-reliance" on my part can't possibly be used as a reason to evict me, since many landlords PREFER someone who's a handyman. And it's not as if there was a downside to my remedy to the doors.
I gave the list to woman A who faxed it to woman B, who has higher authority. I went into the office a few days later, middle of the day, to get a response. Woman B was in the office, I asked her if she got the fax (I presumed she was the recipient of the fax) and she said "the rent won't be lowered". I proceeded to ask about it, and she immediately boomed "get out of the office". Mind you I wasn't in the office 15 seconds when she boomed "get out". Naturally I was interested in discussing it a bit, why not, I mean it was regular business hours. She then said she'd call the police. This struck me as being very unnecessary. I mean, I didn't really know the woman, but I've dealt with many leasing offices and I've NEVER been treated with such disrespect. So she called the police. I sat there, of course. I didnt' do anything illegal, or disrspectful, and I had to make sure she didn't give a "false report". The police arrived and she told them I cursed at her, which of course I didn't. So I accused her of slander, and told her slander was a crime. I left after a few minutes, thinking, god, what a psychotic bitch. I had never met one before, and they really do exist. About 10 days later I get the Notice to Quit and the other warning in the mail, to never enter the leasing office "for any reason", both signed by the woman who called the police, of course. The Notice to Quit didn't include the reasons, which are required by Pa state law, and seemed to have other admin errors, plus it wasn't the official form. The purpose of a Notice to Quit is to give an opportuity to the tenant the chance to correct some problem, after all. (Interestingly, the lease includes a waiver to a Notice to Quit. But they did issue one - the title of the document is "Notice to Quit" in big letters. While disregarding the conventions of the Notice to Quit. So odd. Kinda crazy?) I wrote a letter to the head office in NJ, with no response so far, although there's been enough time, and my voice mails go unanswered. Classy.
Listen, I'm a great tenant. Previous landlords have told me I'm the best tenant they've ever had.
Hopefully they'll employ the standard process for eviction, in which case I'll have a chance to defend myself before a judge.
It's clear woman B has a serious mental problem, a bug up her a**. I hope the judge agrees, because I'm certainly not moving out without a hearing.
