What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA
A few weeks back I sought advice, and I thank those who read and responded maturely.
Here is the current data as its stands:
Effective 10/1/08 became a month to month tenant due to Lack of co-operation from Property manager to resolve Lease document terminolgy and rights of both sides.
On 10/1/08 rent increased. How much? Who knows! Property manager wouldn't put it in writing for clarification. Paid though based on the office staff and her book of standard rates for my apartment type. 5 days later comes a quit/pay notice. The rent amount was wrong. By how much- no one could say! They just nailed us for 30$ per day late fees....Never stating what the true amount was to have been. Paid immediately but...
On Oct 7th on advice of counsel a formal letter was presented requesting the month to month rate for my apartment type along with park fee/pet fees, NO response.
On Oct 16th a Letter of Intent to Vacate was issued- certified mail, Signed for and tentatively rejected ( see earlier post on that matter). Got resolved and accepted after lawyer wrote the property manager and asked for the verbatium steps required based on lease provision. Seems my notice was correct under lease term
On November 1st, once again I walk over to rental office-specifically request the correct rental amount to issue check for. Suddenly office member can't seem to bring my file up on her computer ( how convenient) Wonder where her regulation rate book went that she used before? We agree to pay an additional 25$ more just to cover any mishap in rental pay. I get a receipt and on my way I go. Last evening a neighbor of mine found a quit pay notice in a corner of the hallway ( crumpled) and went to toss out the paper and realized it was for my apartment. It was dated November 7th. Telling me I had til the tenth to pay up or vacate. This document was never attached to my door so how was I to know...thank goodness the neighbor saw it!
Today at the meeting that I requested, the property manager had a sudden medical matter to take care of and couldn't be seen, so she left notes on what to say if I showed up. 1: Property Manager"We are confused by the letter in which you want a final tabulation of how the rent is being accessed per month."My response: Example: Base rate for my apartment type is 1k, plus 30$ for pet, plus 20$ parking fee. Making amount due that month 1050. Yet each time I try to get a precise answer of what is due, it changes!
Somehow they cant grasp the idea that I want it itemized out so we have the correct mathematical amount for correct distribution of funds!
Instead I can look forward as a tenant WHO WANTS TO PAY ACCORDINGLY, a quit pay because the Property manager just hasnt figured out how much more she can bleed me for before I finally take this matter to a court of law.
Next I ask to have the name of the Division property manager or the corporate address so I can persue this on another level. Staff response: Sorry its against our policy to give out. But we'll have someone call you! (Like who? The sherriffs department?).
My lawyer is staying out of this until I vacate as he thinks a smooth transistion in which I passively do whatever the landlord demands should give me a break when I try to find a new place. FAT chance of that since the property manager has already logged two late pays on the ledger despite not giving true data of what amount is due. All she keeps reciting is Fair market value plus $50 markup plus your pet fee plus parking fee. How is that considered a final amount on a check???
Any suggestions folks on what action I can take on getting this cleared up? I seriously just want to bite my tongue, PAY the outragous and non-sensical fees this person drums up and move on. But this constant non responsiveness when issues are addressed and wanting resolution is perturbing! Seriously I know ALOT of you posters are PRO LANDLORD but sometimes us tenants just simply want what any consumer or adult would require an accurate account of what is due and how it was tabulated. My 2007 lease doesnt have what the FMV is for the rental place so please dont ask that I refer to that for guidance, its from another Property management that was here last year.
Thanks for suggestions or objective feedback.!
A few weeks back I sought advice, and I thank those who read and responded maturely.
Here is the current data as its stands:
Effective 10/1/08 became a month to month tenant due to Lack of co-operation from Property manager to resolve Lease document terminolgy and rights of both sides.
On 10/1/08 rent increased. How much? Who knows! Property manager wouldn't put it in writing for clarification. Paid though based on the office staff and her book of standard rates for my apartment type. 5 days later comes a quit/pay notice. The rent amount was wrong. By how much- no one could say! They just nailed us for 30$ per day late fees....Never stating what the true amount was to have been. Paid immediately but...
On Oct 7th on advice of counsel a formal letter was presented requesting the month to month rate for my apartment type along with park fee/pet fees, NO response.
On Oct 16th a Letter of Intent to Vacate was issued- certified mail, Signed for and tentatively rejected ( see earlier post on that matter). Got resolved and accepted after lawyer wrote the property manager and asked for the verbatium steps required based on lease provision. Seems my notice was correct under lease term
On November 1st, once again I walk over to rental office-specifically request the correct rental amount to issue check for. Suddenly office member can't seem to bring my file up on her computer ( how convenient) Wonder where her regulation rate book went that she used before? We agree to pay an additional 25$ more just to cover any mishap in rental pay. I get a receipt and on my way I go. Last evening a neighbor of mine found a quit pay notice in a corner of the hallway ( crumpled) and went to toss out the paper and realized it was for my apartment. It was dated November 7th. Telling me I had til the tenth to pay up or vacate. This document was never attached to my door so how was I to know...thank goodness the neighbor saw it!
Today at the meeting that I requested, the property manager had a sudden medical matter to take care of and couldn't be seen, so she left notes on what to say if I showed up. 1: Property Manager"We are confused by the letter in which you want a final tabulation of how the rent is being accessed per month."My response: Example: Base rate for my apartment type is 1k, plus 30$ for pet, plus 20$ parking fee. Making amount due that month 1050. Yet each time I try to get a precise answer of what is due, it changes!
Somehow they cant grasp the idea that I want it itemized out so we have the correct mathematical amount for correct distribution of funds!
Instead I can look forward as a tenant WHO WANTS TO PAY ACCORDINGLY, a quit pay because the Property manager just hasnt figured out how much more she can bleed me for before I finally take this matter to a court of law.
Next I ask to have the name of the Division property manager or the corporate address so I can persue this on another level. Staff response: Sorry its against our policy to give out. But we'll have someone call you! (Like who? The sherriffs department?).
My lawyer is staying out of this until I vacate as he thinks a smooth transistion in which I passively do whatever the landlord demands should give me a break when I try to find a new place. FAT chance of that since the property manager has already logged two late pays on the ledger despite not giving true data of what amount is due. All she keeps reciting is Fair market value plus $50 markup plus your pet fee plus parking fee. How is that considered a final amount on a check???
Any suggestions folks on what action I can take on getting this cleared up? I seriously just want to bite my tongue, PAY the outragous and non-sensical fees this person drums up and move on. But this constant non responsiveness when issues are addressed and wanting resolution is perturbing! Seriously I know ALOT of you posters are PRO LANDLORD but sometimes us tenants just simply want what any consumer or adult would require an accurate account of what is due and how it was tabulated. My 2007 lease doesnt have what the FMV is for the rental place so please dont ask that I refer to that for guidance, its from another Property management that was here last year.
Thanks for suggestions or objective feedback.!
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