sd_beachbum
Junior Member
What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?
California, San Diego to be exact.
I'm trying to resolve an issue with my landlord involving some renovations to my apartment. I have lived in my apartment for nearly 6 years and the rent has never gone up. It had its minor problems, but the price was real good, *much* lower than average for this area (one of the highest cost-of-living in the USA). It was sold last September, and I was notified that my same month-to-month lease would remain in effect. One morning late last October I woke up to find 2 workers in my apartment busting out two of the windows. Other units had their windows replaced, so I suspected mine would as well, but I was not notified in advance. Long story short, there are 10 windows, of which not all have been replaced yet. All of the window blinds in the whole apartment have been removed for several months now. The work is ongoing and I am never notified when it will restart or end, and they never leave a notice beforehand, or note when they leave. Some days my furniture and belongings are moved while I am gone at work and school, and they never move it back or clean up afterwards, leaving plaster and dirt all over the walls and carpet, and a big pile of debris outside my entryway. I have had several insignificant items such as plants and decorations damaged or missing due to the work being done. And recently my computer, TV, and CD player, which were near the windows have stopped working, I suspect due to the fine white plaster dust that got all over inside. I returned from an out of town trip in January to find that five window frames were not finished and were surrounded with mold covered sheet rock along the frames. The mold was black and covered about 50% of the surface around the window frames. I took some pictures and notified my landlord Jan. 31st. He responded the next day, saying repairs could not be finished because he did not have a key, but that as soon as I gave him one, the job would be finished and my concerns addressed. I made a copy of the key for him, and one week later, the mold was covered over with a thick layer of plaster that is now cracking off and leaking water. I have been spending several nights a week away from home because of this. I called home from a friend’s house tonight and couldn’t get my answering machine to pick up. Went home to find that my power was shut off, my outdoor entryway was torn up, and my front door was *unlocked* and *partially open*!!!. This was at midnight on a main boulevard, in a pouring thunderstorm! I called and left a stern message for the landlord and am wondering what I should do now. Basically this has been going on for around four months now. Any ideas? Thanks, and sorry for such the long post. Hopefully everyone will find it entertaining at least and worth the read.
-SD Beachbum
California, San Diego to be exact.
I'm trying to resolve an issue with my landlord involving some renovations to my apartment. I have lived in my apartment for nearly 6 years and the rent has never gone up. It had its minor problems, but the price was real good, *much* lower than average for this area (one of the highest cost-of-living in the USA). It was sold last September, and I was notified that my same month-to-month lease would remain in effect. One morning late last October I woke up to find 2 workers in my apartment busting out two of the windows. Other units had their windows replaced, so I suspected mine would as well, but I was not notified in advance. Long story short, there are 10 windows, of which not all have been replaced yet. All of the window blinds in the whole apartment have been removed for several months now. The work is ongoing and I am never notified when it will restart or end, and they never leave a notice beforehand, or note when they leave. Some days my furniture and belongings are moved while I am gone at work and school, and they never move it back or clean up afterwards, leaving plaster and dirt all over the walls and carpet, and a big pile of debris outside my entryway. I have had several insignificant items such as plants and decorations damaged or missing due to the work being done. And recently my computer, TV, and CD player, which were near the windows have stopped working, I suspect due to the fine white plaster dust that got all over inside. I returned from an out of town trip in January to find that five window frames were not finished and were surrounded with mold covered sheet rock along the frames. The mold was black and covered about 50% of the surface around the window frames. I took some pictures and notified my landlord Jan. 31st. He responded the next day, saying repairs could not be finished because he did not have a key, but that as soon as I gave him one, the job would be finished and my concerns addressed. I made a copy of the key for him, and one week later, the mold was covered over with a thick layer of plaster that is now cracking off and leaking water. I have been spending several nights a week away from home because of this. I called home from a friend’s house tonight and couldn’t get my answering machine to pick up. Went home to find that my power was shut off, my outdoor entryway was torn up, and my front door was *unlocked* and *partially open*!!!. This was at midnight on a main boulevard, in a pouring thunderstorm! I called and left a stern message for the landlord and am wondering what I should do now. Basically this has been going on for around four months now. Any ideas? Thanks, and sorry for such the long post. Hopefully everyone will find it entertaining at least and worth the read.
-SD Beachbum
