My landlord filed a judgment against me for rent. I paid rent owed before the court date but still owed late fees. I didnt think I needed to go to court and I had called the landlords attorney on 3 seperate occasions without a response. I didnt go to court and later received a notice of a judgment against me. My fault for not going to court anyway. Fast forward about 40 days and I got home 2 days ago after work(6pm) and there was a notice from the Sherriff that I was being evicted the next day at 11am. I called my landord with no response. I called her again the following morning with no answer/no response. I had a meeting first thing and when I got out of my meeting at 10am I had 2 messages from the sherriff thay they were removing my property and thay I needed to get out there with a moving truck. I got there 2 hours later and everyone was gone as were most of my property. Most of the property left was damaged or destoryed. Do I have any rights here? Or is this just how it works?
Author Archive: Travis Eller
Crazy tenants – please advise!!?
This is my third post about this matter and I really appreciate everyones advise. As you may or may not know, we made the mistake of locking in a tenant into a 3 year lease that has been horrible from day one – that are aggressive, vicious, constantly causing trouble and are very clearly trying to get money out of us. We recently had a situation with the heating of the house that we fixed within 24 hours. Since then, we have sent them TWO certified letters in the mail, none of which they have signed for.
The most recent is an important letter stating that they are in breach of contract. Per the advise of people on this board, we sent them a letter after they REFUSED to confirm the names and number of people living in our house. We have the original names from when they first moved in on the lease but our township recently sent us a form that they wanted filled out w this info (and we are suspicious that someone else is living there anyway). They refused to give us this info and we sent them a letter stating they have a week to get back to us with the name and until then they are in breach of contract. The next step I am assuming would be to send them an eviction notice but at this point, knowing how vicious they are, I’m scared. Every time someone goes to the house, they scream and yell and intimidate them. If they aren’t accepting our letters, what can we do? Essentially they won’t let us communicate with them (despite the fact that they constantly send US letters).
What should we do? They are very much so after us and since they are pretty poor, I wouldn’t be surprised if they have played this game before to bring someone to court. What does one do when they don’t sign for letters? If we evict them, do they have to move out? How can they refuse to give us this basic information?
Please advise on what we should do next:( Thanks so much!
Can crooked landlord come after me legally?
I was injured on a slippery walkway at my apartment building. As a result I had a broken tailbone. Since the landlord was not agreeable to cover the medical expenses I had to hire a personal injury attorney. Shortly after receiving a letter that my landlord was being sued to cover the costs, he sent me a letter (dated 2/11/2011)demanding I move out by 4/30/11 and if I did not return keys by this date an eviction may be instituted against me. Since living here has been such a horrible experience I had no problem following that letter and made all the necessary plans to move by the end of April. I paid April rent and am ready to go. My lease was due to expire May 31 but I had no problem following his order to move by April 30. His first letter broke the lease but I was fine with that.
Than a few days ago he sends me another letter (duplicate dated 3/31/2011) ordering I move out by 5/31/2011 and say I’m responsible for May rent. There is no way in hell I’m paying another month of rent to live here when he ordered me out April 30 in his first letter.
So I’m worried he can/will try to sue me for May rent. He says the first letter sent on Feb 11th was with the date of April 30 move out was an “error”! So I make plans to move and put money for a new place and turn my life upside down so am I right to say I’m not responsible for May rent since he ordered me out April 30 in his first letter? I still have the first letter.
Is this a discrimination situation?
We moved into a mobile home park in october 07. In January of 07 a rule was passed that no dogs over 40 pounds are to reside in the park. However, they let us move in with a 75 pound dog which is very well mannered 1/2 golden/1/2 Australian Shepherd. He is our sons dog and once our son moved to the country he took him. We were wanting another puppy and was blessed with a 6 week Golden Retriever. Now their saying we can’t keep him because he will be over 40 pounds. A Doberman, Grey Hound, Chocolate Lab and other over 40 pound dogs reside here and they say its because their Grandfathered in. We are facing eviction if we do not get rid of our puppy. I see no fairness in this situation and I am home with this puppy most of the time. Other rules are being broken in the park as well like motorcycles (rules state no motorcycles) & people living with family members who are not registered and back ground checked. I don’t care what everyone else is doing it is their business. I am just wondering if this is a form of discrimination. Help! Our neighbors all disagree with the parks decision too. They are witness to us keeping very good control of our pet. Please I need input! Meanwhile we are looking for a place as I am not getting rid of our Golden!
The rulel went into effect in Jan. 07 and they let us move in on Oct. 07 with our 75 pound dog. How could this be grandfathered legally?
I want to file a criminal complaint against my landlord?
I am going through an eviction process due to the lies that my landlord filed against me. I am appealing this evection but my attorney is not representing me in any way shape or form. at the inital hearing the lawyer told the judge that she didnt think that there was anything she could say to keep the land lord from evicting me and she said she didnt understand the charges that the landlord claimed I owed her so the judge granted possesion of the apartment and the money that she was suing me for. I have had continus harrassment from the landlord that has been directed at both myself and my 8 year old son. just recently I was given a notice that the apartments were going to be inspected on 03/09 it did not give a time. While I was in the shower they were pounding onmy door and then they let themselvs in. Once I heard their voices I told them to get the hell out of the apartment that I was in the shower. They contuined with their inspection as well as sending the repair man in to the bathroom while I was in the shower to see if the faucet was leaking. I repeadtly told her to get out of the apartment and she said that it was not my apartment and contuined with the inspection. When I got out of the shower I called the police and told them I wanted to press charges. They took my statement and said they were going to talk to her. She told them I was not in the shower I was in my bedroom screaming for her to get out and that I threatned to kick her ass if Ishe didnt. I opene the door and I asked her how she could straight out lie like that. At this time there was a third cop there who had not taken my statment and he told me he was not going to let me pres charges and that if I wanted somthing done to call my attorney which is what I did and she told me she couldnt do anthing. I called back to speak to the attorneys supervisor and I was told she was in charge and there was no one above her. I dont know what to do she lies about everything and everyone believes her because she tells them I am trying to get back at her for evicting me. If that was the case I would be making complaints to the police all the time for what she dose but I dont I just sit back and take it because no body believes me and I just dont know what to do. I have tried calling her boss but they wont take my calls my attorney wont represent me and I dont know where to go to file a complaint if the police wont let me file one.
after an incident can you be evicted?
o.k. we are renting to own from my father, on christmas morning we were watching my sisters dog “who lives with him” and the dog bit my husband making him go to the hospital for infection and a tetnis shot. My father finds out about the bite and get’s mad at us and tell us to get out of HIS house and says he’s going to have us put in prison “nonsense” and have our children taken from us, Yes this really stemmed from a dog bite. So now he’s served us with an eviction notice and to me it seems stupid because we’re paying his mortgage payment to the lady he’s financing this place through and we have homeowners insurance on the place that he wanted us to carry on the house because WE were buying it from him. So this just baffles me because it doesn’t seem legal because it’s a form of retaliation??????? please help cause I’m looking into getting a good lawyer
just so you know we didn’t harm the dog what so ever
also we have tried to finance but he kept telling us to wait on it, also we stay because everything we have has gone into this house in remodeling it, not to mention the labor, why should we have done it all for free if he was never gonna sell it to us?
LANDLORD FROM HELL issue. ???????????
I was injured on a slippery walkway at my apartment building. As a result I had a broken tailbone. Since the landlord was not agreeable to cover the medical expenses I had to hire a personal injury attorney. Shortly after receiving a letter that my landlord was being sued to cover the costs, he sent me a letter (dated 2/11/2011)demanding I move out by 4/30/11 and if I did not return keys by this date an eviction may be instituted against me. Since living here has been such a horrible experience I had no problem following that letter and made all the necessary plans to move by the end of April. I paid April rent and am ready to go. My lease was due to expire May 31 but I had no problem following his order to move by April 30. His first letter broke the lease but I was fine with that.
Than a few days ago he sends me another letter (duplicate dated 3/31/2011) ordering I move out by 5/31/2011 and say I’m responsible for May rent. There is no way in hell I’m paying another month of rent to live here when he ordered me out April 30 in his first letter.
So I’m worried he can/will try to sue me for May rent. Am I right to say I’m not responsible since he ordered me out April 30 in his first letter? I have copies of both letters
Spousal visa to go to Britain?! HELP!?
My husband is from the U.K. and he moved over to the U.S. almost four years ago and we’ve been here ever since. We have two children now as well and life is not going very well over here. In fact we were given our second eviction notice and we need to go back to the U.K.
We are currently trying to figure out the spousal visa process to get myself (I’m a U.S. citizen) and our two children to the U.K to live permanently. We have read that if we don’t have any physical money that we will need someone to support us over there.
How does this work? Can we move over to Britain without having the form signed to have someone support us? We will be staying with my husband’s grandparent’s till my husband gets a job which he will start looking for immediately upon landing and then getting our own house, but of course we need support in that meantime.
Any advice would be BRILLIANT right now. We are panicking right now. We literally have one try at this right now. We are waiting for my two son’s passports to come back and our Federal income tax return to pay for flights, visas and baggage. . . . thank you so much!
We do live in the poorest part of the country. We live to the south and live in Oklahoma and my husband is having a hard time getting a job here. Not because he’s not qualified. He has an associate and bachelors in I.T. and no one will employ him. Not even Mcdonalds. We have no choice right now. We are being evicted and we have no where to go. No where and my family is not there to support us here. My husband is skilled and in Britain they will recognize his degrees unlike here.
Problem with landlord in MA?
I had a problem with my ex-landlord. Now I am looking for free professional advice. Actually I am looking for free public attorney.
Thank you
LEGAL HOME WORK QUESTION…I need all the help I can get. Thank you?
alicia. beth and cindy are 19.18 and 17 years old respectively. all are students at sju. the sign a lease for a 3 bedroom hous together with their parents from zonal rental inc. the lease requires maintenance by the renters alicia washes her car on a cold night in the driveway. beth as she leaves for school slips on the ice that formed overnight, falls through a stair railing ,is severely injured and with draws from school. she threatens suit for her injuries and lost rent. the landlord threatens countersuit eviction and cross suits against the parents and students. discuss the nrights liabilites and defenses of all involved. be complete
Any help I can get on this would be greatly appreciated thank you.