Landlord is threatening to sue us for December's rent. We have no legal ground to stand on but it's bullshit because he's the one breaking the lease at the beginning of the year. We had to jump on the place we found because they go fast around here. Now we're gonna have to pay $700 for an empty apartment. Going to spend the month flushing babywipes down the toilet. Merry Christmas Mr. Scrooge!
Most areas of the country have free legal services for tenants. If not, there are plenty of resources online. I wouldn't be so quick to assume you have no legal leg to stand on. Most landlords will operate under the assumption that the tenant won't take the time to pushback. Push.
Thanks man. We might go that route. If it were just me I'd tell him to piss up a rope but Kate wants it over with. I'm not too worried about it. Our new place is awesome!
That sucks. Hopefully thenewgreen's advice helps, if it doesn't maybe you could let some homeless person live there temporarily so they have an opportunity to get back on their feet?
I like this. I like this a lot. We're downtown and I get hit up for help at every corner. Just take one guy I feel I can trust aside and give him the key. Leave my air matress and some blankets. "Have a month out of the cold, friend."
A better (?) -- more feasible -- step might be to post around on your location's reddit, craigslist, whatever stuff like that you have access to, looking for someone who's in desperate straits for whatever reason and really just needs a roof for a couple weeks. Grabbing the nearest homeless guy might accomplish the same thing, but it might not work well. If you can at least get a friend of a friend or some slight personal connection, it'd be safer and easier. Just a thought.