So Im getting sued....

[rgramjet]

Went back and forth with property manager/landlord.  I needed 4 months rent to offset my inability to build out my space due to the leaking roof. 

They offered 2.  We settled on 3.  Plus they replaced all the damaged ceiling tiles and replaced the water damaged drywall.

[ducatiz]

i wish you'd have called me or i had seen this before, i would have loved to have shown up for you on this, and i happen to be barred in MD too..

however, it sounds like you got a good outcome, and i think a happier one for everyone involved.. i am sure the LL is happy with no or less atty fees.

[rgramjet]

i wish you'd have called me or i had seen this before, i would have loved to have shown up for you on this, and i happen to be barred in MD too..

however, it sounds like you got a good outcome, and i think a happier one for everyone involved.. i am sure the LL is happy with no or less atty fees.

Im saving that favor for when they try to give me the chair!  Thanks though!   It was a great learning experience.

[ducatiz]

Im saving that favor for when they try to give me the chair!  Thanks though!   It was a great learning experience.

oh f that, i don't do criminal cases.. but a rent dispute?  that's like jerking off..

but the advice about an escrow account if you have a dispute is priceless.  in MOST places with a reasonable issue in a dispute, the tenant will almost always win if they show they have an escrow set up for the rent. 

had a friend in nyc with a dispute, this was a somewhat leaky radiator.  no big deal, it worked ok in winter, but leaked about half a gallon/month.  not much.  landlord kept delaying on it.  technically, i wouldn't even think this was enough water to matter -- it would probably evaporate.

anyhow, friend stopped paying rent and set up an escrow -- and sent notice to the LL.  after 3 months, got a notice she was being sued and evicted "per the lease"..  she had a 2 year lease with 14 months left, big pain.  she went to court with the photos, the escrow, and copies of the letter.  judge awarded her the back rent (she didn't have to pay it) and ordered the LL to repair and that she would not have to pay rent until it was repaired and that she could not be evicted for this..  AND he left the case open until the end of her lease..  which means he could have put further penalties on the LL if he didn't comply without a further case being filed.    her rent was 2 grand, so it was a nice windfall. 

LL got the radiator fixed that week.

[rgramjet]

oh f that, i don't do criminal cases.. but a rent dispute?  that's like jerking off..

Dude you would have owned that courtroom....