Hi guys,
6 months ago I moved into my new apartment. Prior to my move in I was assured the the apartment would be in clean fair condition, as per the Residential Tenancy Act for my provice.
When we moved in the floors had not been cleaned, we got the run around from our landlord. Had we known the floors were going to be in such bad shape, we never would have moved in.
Fast forward 3 months into our lease, the landlord sells our unit. The new landlord who's a nice guy promised to have our floors replaced with hardwood as it would incerase the value of his unit. We gave him a 3 month window (Sept 28th - Nov 28th) with which to complete the renovations. My girlfriend has moved out of the apartment for a few months to house sit for her friends and it wasn't a big deal to spend a few nights with her.
At the beginning of November my girlfriend and I got a little bit upset about the lack of progress. My landlord responded that he would get it done by the end of November, and that I would need to be available to move my furniture. Well, since I wouldn't have had to move anything since it should have been cleaned before we moved in, I was a little bit pissed, but ultimately I am willing to do it.
It is now November 25th and the floors aren't finished. He hasn't picked up the 3 phone calls that I have placed to him, and I need to be around to move the stuff around for the flooring guys. I work and go to school, does this jackass not realize that days off don't pop out of thin air?
Anyways, he's got two days.
I'm thinking about witholding or only paying a fraction of my rent next month because of the 8 months we've spent living in this hole. Promise after broken promise we're starting to get pissed.
Suggestions?
Cliffs:
-Floors disgusting when I move into apartment, even though they have to be clean.
-New landlord is given a 3 month window to replace the floors
-3 days left for him to do it
-He hasn't returned my phone calls
-What should I do to get back at him?
6 months ago I moved into my new apartment. Prior to my move in I was assured the the apartment would be in clean fair condition, as per the Residential Tenancy Act for my provice.
When we moved in the floors had not been cleaned, we got the run around from our landlord. Had we known the floors were going to be in such bad shape, we never would have moved in.
Fast forward 3 months into our lease, the landlord sells our unit. The new landlord who's a nice guy promised to have our floors replaced with hardwood as it would incerase the value of his unit. We gave him a 3 month window (Sept 28th - Nov 28th) with which to complete the renovations. My girlfriend has moved out of the apartment for a few months to house sit for her friends and it wasn't a big deal to spend a few nights with her.
At the beginning of November my girlfriend and I got a little bit upset about the lack of progress. My landlord responded that he would get it done by the end of November, and that I would need to be available to move my furniture. Well, since I wouldn't have had to move anything since it should have been cleaned before we moved in, I was a little bit pissed, but ultimately I am willing to do it.
It is now November 25th and the floors aren't finished. He hasn't picked up the 3 phone calls that I have placed to him, and I need to be around to move the stuff around for the flooring guys. I work and go to school, does this jackass not realize that days off don't pop out of thin air?
Anyways, he's got two days.
I'm thinking about witholding or only paying a fraction of my rent next month because of the 8 months we've spent living in this hole. Promise after broken promise we're starting to get pissed.
Suggestions?
Cliffs:
-Floors disgusting when I move into apartment, even though they have to be clean.
-New landlord is given a 3 month window to replace the floors
-3 days left for him to do it
-He hasn't returned my phone calls
-What should I do to get back at him?
