I appreciate your advice Michelle. It's been hard to come by out here! LOL. LL has sent a crew to remove rubbish from basement but the contractor said I must first pay him $2,000 of the money I owe LL before he starts. I refused, I'm withholding rent pending remediation of several health, fire, & bldg code violations. LL left a threatening message today saying she'll make the next move. I beat her to that, assuming her next move is eviction. I called the city and filed 9 complaints against her with 3 different city offices. Well something actually works in this crazy city, she's already heard from the city about repairing the problems. She's left a very threatening voice mails that it's her turn to have "fun". whatever that means. I feel very vulnerable and miserable. Have a couple apts to see later this week. This is pretty insane. If I end up in court at least I can show the judge that she wants me evicted rather than fix my legitimate complaints. I'm not afraid if she follows the course of legal actions. But I'm very worried that she will do something horrible outside the law. I'm living alone with my daughter and I feel very uncomfortable. I have heard that LL can not legally charge rent for an illegal apt. and that I could sue her to be reimbursed for all rent money paid. I dont' know if that's true. Having a hard time deciphering the complex housing laws. If that is true, I could get back nearly 1/4 mil!!! And someone (not legal advice) said she'd owe 3x that amount to me as penalty. Seems too good to be true, but worth looking into. Meanwhile, I'm off to an environmental disease MD to verify my exposure to toxic mold. In case this ends up in court. Once I'm out of here, I think I will begin to recover so I need to prove I'm sick while I'm still here.
Now...... Why is it i'm on this board again? I've totally forgotten about him. This isn't what anyone means by GAL, I'm pretty sure. Sufficient distraction anyway.
Thx again Michelle. I can't believe my luck in finding a fellow DBer with a history in housing court! Too bad you didn't do your stint in NY! But yes, I've done lab tests, photos, certified mail, and now bldg dept complaints. What fun. I could use the luck house hunting. Maybe I'll find it this week...
