Date: 1/12/2005 4:54:00 PM
From Authorid: 35808
What a jerk, I'd move "ASAP" and file some sort of suit sueing him for lost income and any other damages that resulted from his stupidness. Take pictures of your ankle, the drive way, and keep a record of conversations and msgs and use that as evidence, good luck.  |
Date: 1/12/2005 4:59:00 PM
From Authorid: 10245
he's being a negligent landlord. Check in with your local city ordinances. most likely the responsibility for snow removal and prodving a safge walk way falls on the property owner, unless something is stated otherwise in your lease. Once you find out that information, turn him into the city for not following the ordinance.  |
Date: 1/12/2005 5:00:00 PM
From Authorid: 62675
he is a moron. I would get a lawyer to recover the lost wages and pain and suffering. Maybe then he will keep up his property.  |
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Date: 1/12/2005 5:02:00 PM
From Authorid: 10245
in fact... I'd also present him with the doctors bill and a bill for the time lost from work and request reimbursement. I don't know if you'd have any legal recourse without a police report being filed about the injury, but at the very least you could take him to small claims court and try to get it back. |
Date: 1/12/2005 5:02:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 62100
Yeah..my fiance was NOT pleased when I told him what our landlord had to say about everything. I have started looking in the papers for a new place to live and my fiance agrees..he says for what we pay here we could get a whole house somewhere and not have to deal with the types of people that he has been filling the other apartments with either.  |
Date: 1/12/2005 5:07:00 PM
From Authorid: 29262
Wow.. You aren't having fun are ya?  Look for a new place to live.. All of this could turn into a big thing one day and why go through that?  |
Date: 1/12/2005 5:07:00 PM
From Authorid: 49101
I don't know the laws in your area, but I think he is responsible for the medical bill isn't he?  |
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Date: 1/12/2005 5:11:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 62100
I'm not too sure if he is responsible or not..I hadn't even really thought about it. I will have to check into this and find out because at this point I am really NOT impressed with his attitude. He gets his rent on time each month and we rarely call him for anything..and one of the rare times that we have an issue he acts like this.. |
Date: 1/12/2005 5:12:00 PM
From Authorid: 51587
what an idiot landlord....here we have an nice landlord.he dont care if you are late.just as long as you tell him...if something happens to something in your house...like heater, ac or whatever..he will come see if he can fix it..if not call someone to come asap to fix it.lol nice guy..even tho i dont liek bein around him by myself.lol *huggs*  |
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Date: 1/12/2005 5:13:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 62100
Mercury, I will take what you said and check into doing so...that's actually a very good idea. LOL Julie..nope, not a good time at all. |
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Date: 1/12/2005 5:14:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 62100
You are so lucky Butterfly Dee..I wish that we had a good landlord like that...his sister happens to be my fiance's supervisor and she herself said that all he cares about is getting his money and he wants no part of the "hassles". |
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Date: 1/12/2005 5:18:00 PM
From Authorid: 10245
someone needs to make him see that these "hassles" are something that he takes the responsibity for when he has his name on the deed and accepts payment. He sounds like Joe Pesci in The Super. |
Date: 1/12/2005 5:22:00 PM
From Authorid: 58308
I'd do what Merc said and then file suit for the hurt ankle and missed time from work.  |
Date: 1/12/2005 5:23:00 PM
From Authorid: 53284
I don't think that the landlord has any power over the dispute you had with the other tenant. He was right to tell you to call the police. I'm not sure what his responsibility is with regard to the ice on the walkway. It doesn't seem reasonable to me to think that whenever it snows, that the landlord will have to hussle over to shovel your driveway, pathway or whatever. You should look at your lease and or contact the city to see who is responsible for those issues.  |
Date: 1/12/2005 5:25:00 PM
From Authorid: 16845
Strangle the moron LOL every time we've called our landlord about problems he's bent over backwards to try and fix the situation....  |
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Date: 1/12/2005 5:42:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 62100
Wild Bob..I can see what you are saying about the dispute with the other tenant, but I still felt that we had a responsibility to let him know what was happening and that he would at least care a little bit..I mean, had this guy hurt Joe then the landlord would have HAD to get involved you know?? As far as the upkeep..it's not just the steps nor the walkway but the ENTIRE driveway which is actually quite long. Now, he mows the lawn in good weather and such but I have yet to see him ever take care of the ice and snow. I will have to check into it and see..but I know that our driveway doesn't fall under the town's responsibility for sure. |
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Date: 1/12/2005 6:25:00 PM
From Authorid: 10245
he might not be held to ordinance for removing the snow then... I misunderstood initially and thought this was an apartment complex. He shows up to mow because that's usually a ticketable offense after the grass reaches more than 7 inches or something like that, and tall grass is much more visible than deep snow. Also check into rules and regulations that he must comply with with regarding renting his property. |
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Date: 1/12/2005 6:31:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 62100
It is an apartment house, there are 5 apartments in all here. |
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Date: 1/12/2005 6:35:00 PM
From Authorid: 10245
Then I would say the responsibility for snow removal should fall to him. That doesn't mean that he personally has to go out and shovel the stuff. He just has to make sure that it's done in a timely manner. |
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Date: 1/12/2005 6:36:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 62100
EXACTLY my point and the snow and ice has been there for weeks now!! |
Date: 1/12/2005 6:41:00 PM
From Authorid: 10245
you should have a good case... now start taking digital pictures of the walk ways and driveways on a daily basis. Why digital? They're automatically dated  |
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Date: 1/12/2005 6:44:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 62100
Cool, thanks for all the advice Merc..I am going to do just that!! |
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Date: 1/12/2005 6:52:00 PM
From Authorid: 10245
Good Luck Hope everything works out AND you get your lost wages back. |
Date: 1/12/2005 7:17:00 PM
From Authorid: 62880
He seems like a very negligent lanlord. For one it is illegal for the lanlord to not help out. You should call a lawyer and explain it to them and see how it goes. Hope all goes well for you. God Bless. Much Love.  |
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Date: 1/12/2005 7:20:00 PM
From Authorid: 62880
depending on the lease and agreement. I still think the lanlord should at least hire someone to do the walkway. God Bless. |
Date: 1/13/2005 8:42:00 AM
From Authorid: 62917
Good landlords are hard to find in the rental world.  |
Date: 1/14/2005 6:09:00 AM
From Authorid: 62927
I've moved away from better slum lords. This guy is being unreasonable. He should have definately salted the area. And landlords are definately supposed to mediate becuase it buffers humilation. Celtic River  |
Date: 1/14/2005 9:34:00 AM
From Authorid: 62927
oops! I do not mean you live in the slums. I meant to say I've moved away from less slummy type landlords-- those that don't accept their responsibilities...  Apology for any misunderstanding Celtic River |
