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July 27, 2006
Escalation
My landlord came by yesterday and handed me a letter threatening eviction if I didn't remove the A/C unit from the window within three days. The rationale had changed, too; nothing about the wiring was mentioned in the letter. Instead, it relied on a clause in my contract forbidding "alterations."
It never occurred to me that opening the window and putting something on the sill counted as such. Regardless, I called some good friends who were willing to come by on short notice, and we lifted the thing out of there. It's not worth fighting, and I can't really afford to move.
Still looking for a second job though. Anybody got anything?
Posted by LYT at July 27, 2006 4:23 PM [Message Board]
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i'm looking for a second job too. or just one job. we need to start a business, luke. but what?! [major chord progression hammered out on an outdated piano, the tension, man, the tension, fade to brown]
Posted by: justin stone's creekbed at July 27, 2006 9:37 PM
it may feel like not worth fighting but I am curious..
does LA have laws like the UK re tenancy and rights? - because here an unfurnished flat/house is your home in law and to be evicted you have to do some pretty amazingly bad things like not pay the rent for a year or more...the landlord wouldn't stand a chance on this issue.
Posted by: offpat at July 28, 2006 5:14 AM
Man, that sucks. I remember being dicked over by our old landlord... what can you do, though? Rarely woth time/effort of fighting it...
Posted by: David N. Scott at July 28, 2006 10:51 AM
What a default picture! Did you and the landlord get into a scuffle over this?
Posted by: Edwin A. Santos at July 28, 2006 5:24 PM