pissed off and doing something about it
May. 22nd, 2009 01:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
My right foot is insanely itchy. To relieve this itch would require me to take off my runner and sock, and I don't want to do that right now, so I'm sitting here hoping it will just go away. Gragh.
So, I had a conversation with my roommate last night that has gotten my hackles up quite a bit. I can't remember how it started, but essentially, I asked him if he had decided whether to work towards moving out on June 30th or July 31st, since those are the two obvious options at this point. He asked if I had a preference. I said no, that it was basically a "six of one, half-dozen of the other" type situation for me, because the end of May was too soon, the end of June was better for me in the sense of Ian spending time at my house etc., but that the end of July was better for my budget. Well, he then turned around and said something like "well remember, the rules say that I can just give you 10 days notice at any time and move out, and you still have to pay me one month's rent".
I was like... "uh, WHAT?" So I went and looked at the documents on the Residential Tenancy website. I gave him an official "Notice to Vacate for Landlord's Use of Property" at the end of April with July 31st as the last day I want him gone, but told him verbally at that time that anytime before that was fine as well. But I only gave him that formal document because he insisted on it. He's not on the lease. My name is the only one on the lease. He is living there out of the goodness of my heart, and nothing else.
When I get home tonight, I am going to let him know that having thought about our conversation yesterday some more, I would like him to work towards moving for the end of June. I have absolutely HAD IT with being treated like I am his child and being held to HIS standards of everything, and having my boyfriend being treated like he is not welcome inside my house. He'll get his damage deposit back provided his room is left in a clean state, but he is not getting one month's rent.
If need be, I will re-serve him with a One Month Notice to End Tenancy on the grounds that he has been endangering my safety by leaving our gas stove running all the freaking time.
And if all else fails... I have a boyfriend who's built like a linebacker and lots of fighter-type SCA friends.
So, I had a conversation with my roommate last night that has gotten my hackles up quite a bit. I can't remember how it started, but essentially, I asked him if he had decided whether to work towards moving out on June 30th or July 31st, since those are the two obvious options at this point. He asked if I had a preference. I said no, that it was basically a "six of one, half-dozen of the other" type situation for me, because the end of May was too soon, the end of June was better for me in the sense of Ian spending time at my house etc., but that the end of July was better for my budget. Well, he then turned around and said something like "well remember, the rules say that I can just give you 10 days notice at any time and move out, and you still have to pay me one month's rent".
I was like... "uh, WHAT?" So I went and looked at the documents on the Residential Tenancy website. I gave him an official "Notice to Vacate for Landlord's Use of Property" at the end of April with July 31st as the last day I want him gone, but told him verbally at that time that anytime before that was fine as well. But I only gave him that formal document because he insisted on it. He's not on the lease. My name is the only one on the lease. He is living there out of the goodness of my heart, and nothing else.
When I get home tonight, I am going to let him know that having thought about our conversation yesterday some more, I would like him to work towards moving for the end of June. I have absolutely HAD IT with being treated like I am his child and being held to HIS standards of everything, and having my boyfriend being treated like he is not welcome inside my house. He'll get his damage deposit back provided his room is left in a clean state, but he is not getting one month's rent.
If need be, I will re-serve him with a One Month Notice to End Tenancy on the grounds that he has been endangering my safety by leaving our gas stove running all the freaking time.
And if all else fails... I have a boyfriend who's built like a linebacker and lots of fighter-type SCA friends.
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Date: 2009-05-22 09:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-22 09:35 pm (UTC)But he's left the gas stove running I don't know HOW many times since he's been living here, and as far as I'm concerned, that is endangering both me and the property. And when I say "left running", I mean he will put something on the stove in his double boiler, put it on low and leave it for HOURS, and then the flame will blow out and it's left pumping gas into the air until I notice it. Or he'll leave the burner on low even once he takes his pot off of it, and then the same thing happens. Or he'll cook things in the oven at 200C, for HOURS, or even overnight, and then forget to turn the oven off.
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Date: 2009-05-22 10:00 pm (UTC)You don't own the property. You are not the landlord, and that paper isn't worth the ink...
You were merely collecting the rent from him, and paying it to the owners, who are the legal landlords, as would most room-mate situations.
Be careful. I suspect his is going to pull some dirty shit and try and collect a month's rent from you that he isn't entitled to, because he's a jerk. THAT'S why he wanted the paper from you, because he KNOWS he then can strangle the money our of you though it isn't his in the first place... He's a wily one he is...
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Date: 2009-05-23 12:15 am (UTC)I have forms for 1 Month's Notice to End Tenancy for Cause forms printed up and ready to go, based on the stove thing, and I'm not afraid to use them.
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Date: 2009-05-22 09:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-22 10:25 pm (UTC)And then in the first week of his last month, if he doesn't buck up his attitude... get your boyfriend and his mates round as often as you can. 'Who says we can't party? Sorry... oh... oh... you can move out if you don't like them here you know' ;p