What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
I have lived at my present residence for 6 years. The rent has been cheap and the landlord a slumlord but I had hoped to stay here until I finish school. In 2009 during a dispute with my landlord I had a mold inspection done, it was positive for toxic mold but since I couldnt afford to move we settled and he cover walls with a mold resistant coating. My agreement with the owner allowed me to pay my rent after the third Wednesday of the month, when I got paid.
This past July the building was sold and all the tenants braced themselves because we knew the new owners would want us out because of the low rent we pay. My neighbor has lived here for 25 years and pays only $425 a month, I pay $700 for a one bedroom.
On or about the second week of July the new owners began to rehab the only vacant unit, the one next to mine. The tore out the walls and floors causingg huge clouds of dust. My mold inspection technician told me thaty the building was permeated with mold and gave me an estmate of $5000 for just my unit alone.
I never heard from the new management company and when the workiman continued to cause so much expsure, I notified them in writng asking for the problem to be addrssed.. No response unless you count the three day notices handed out to the entire building on August 4th. When I was handed my notice I told the person handing them out that I didnt pay my rent until after th third Wednesday of the mothans was told ' whetever my dgreement with the former owner was thats how I was to continue to pay my rent
So I disregarded the notice and on August 15th was served with a summons and complaint, to which I demurrered, I had been planning for over a year to go home for my 30 year class reunion and the demurrer gave me the time to do so. I believe it was a proper demurrer, tho I knew it would be denied.
To make a long story shorter, my rent was not due when served with first notice, nor weas it due at time of UD filing. I was denied my demurrer, ordered to answer and in the meantime the new owners made the unit next door beautiful, to look at anyway. It rained last week the ceiling leaked, there is a lot more to come. They just dont know it yet, they arent aware of the huge pplumbing problem that flooded the apt they just rehabed, it was wet for two weeks.My ex owener never called professionals to fix anything, too cheap he would just jerryrig it till the next episode.
Wonder what they will think when they find out that the what looks like a entrance to an attic or crawlspace over my bathtub, is in reality a huge hole in the ceiling, with the wood piece making it look like a crawlspace, The plumbing is leaking up in the ceiling between the apts, they have a big plastic cup catching the leak, I swear on my life they do! Can you imagine that?
I have lived at my present residence for 6 years. The rent has been cheap and the landlord a slumlord but I had hoped to stay here until I finish school. In 2009 during a dispute with my landlord I had a mold inspection done, it was positive for toxic mold but since I couldnt afford to move we settled and he cover walls with a mold resistant coating. My agreement with the owner allowed me to pay my rent after the third Wednesday of the month, when I got paid.
This past July the building was sold and all the tenants braced themselves because we knew the new owners would want us out because of the low rent we pay. My neighbor has lived here for 25 years and pays only $425 a month, I pay $700 for a one bedroom.
On or about the second week of July the new owners began to rehab the only vacant unit, the one next to mine. The tore out the walls and floors causingg huge clouds of dust. My mold inspection technician told me thaty the building was permeated with mold and gave me an estmate of $5000 for just my unit alone.
I never heard from the new management company and when the workiman continued to cause so much expsure, I notified them in writng asking for the problem to be addrssed.. No response unless you count the three day notices handed out to the entire building on August 4th. When I was handed my notice I told the person handing them out that I didnt pay my rent until after th third Wednesday of the mothans was told ' whetever my dgreement with the former owner was thats how I was to continue to pay my rent
So I disregarded the notice and on August 15th was served with a summons and complaint, to which I demurrered, I had been planning for over a year to go home for my 30 year class reunion and the demurrer gave me the time to do so. I believe it was a proper demurrer, tho I knew it would be denied.
To make a long story shorter, my rent was not due when served with first notice, nor weas it due at time of UD filing. I was denied my demurrer, ordered to answer and in the meantime the new owners made the unit next door beautiful, to look at anyway. It rained last week the ceiling leaked, there is a lot more to come. They just dont know it yet, they arent aware of the huge pplumbing problem that flooded the apt they just rehabed, it was wet for two weeks.My ex owener never called professionals to fix anything, too cheap he would just jerryrig it till the next episode.
Wonder what they will think when they find out that the what looks like a entrance to an attic or crawlspace over my bathtub, is in reality a huge hole in the ceiling, with the wood piece making it look like a crawlspace, The plumbing is leaking up in the ceiling between the apts, they have a big plastic cup catching the leak, I swear on my life they do! Can you imagine that?