So my f'in house got robbed yesterday...

[alm4rr]

Originally posted by: TheKub

Originally posted by: Josh
That's what i mean - yea he has bolted it shut.

Unfortunately you are SOL. The only recourse you could possibly have is if you had a long history of negligence on their part for not repairing the window lock (ie multiple ignored service requests). If that was the case you would have to sue him and spend more time\energy\money in litigation than the cost of what was stolen.

Renters insurance is the answer. Our complex wouldn't let us renew our lease without proof of having it.

If your still pissed you might be able to get the land lord in hot water because that window might be a fire egress and its now perma-locked.

my guess is the landlord probably has insurance to cover his own negligence, which could pay out for the stolen items... he has a stronger argument since he just moved in and it would have been a latent defect and should have been warned so he could take proper steps, although the fact that he fixed it probably won't be helpful

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
just make a claim against your renters insurance

Reading is fundamental.

so is renters insurance.

 

[Josh]

Originally posted by: rivan

Originally posted by: Josh
Fuckers took a PS3, xbox360, bunch of games, movies, laptop & lcd tv :|

The thing about it is, the one window on the side of my apartment didn't lock correctly and could be broken into from the outside, the landlord came over and bolted it shut last night. Are we entitled to some sort of compensation because of that? I would think so...?

Apparently there has been a string of break ins on first floor apartments around my area, I called the police and the fuckin jerkoff cop comes over takes 2 minutes of notes and says "Yea, we'll 100% never find your stuff". Told him to get out. They have surveillence video of these guys from another apartment and still can't catch 'em...pretty terrible detective work. What do they pay these assholes for? I want to see the tape. I want to find the culprits and I really wanna fuckin torture them.

As for seeing the tape? What're you going to do, Sherlock? You going to mount your own posse and round 'em up? :roll:

Edit: Sorry you got ripped off - I've been there and know how it feels.

I mean being that I live in a college-area and these are probably young guys pulling off these robberies - who knows if I might have run into them at a party before or seen them around the area. It seems as though the cops need all the help they can get...and I wouldn't be so quick to roll your eyes at me "mounting my own posse" - although I wouldn't exactly call it that..

 

[TheKub]

Originally posted by: alm4rr

my guess is the landlord probably has insurance to cover his own negligence, which could pay out for the stolen items...

Why would the landlord be paying for insurance covering someone else's stuff? There is no doubt that he has insurance but its NOT going to cover the OPs property. Its going to cover things like fire\flood\etc where the building\unit would need to be rebuild\repaired.

Originally posted by: alm4rr

mhe has a stronger argument since he just moved in and it would have been a latent defect and should have been warned so he could take proper steps, although the fact that he fixed it probably won't be helpful

The burden of proof is on the OP and how is he going to prove that it was reported and negligence on the landlords part?

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: Josh
The thing about it is, the one window on the side of my apartment didn't lock correctly and could be broken into from the outside, the landlord came over and bolted it shut last night. Are we entitled to some sort of compensation because of that? I would think so...?

Check your lease agreement. Odds are there's a bit in there about the landlord not being held responsible for this sort of thing.

Even if the landlord told someone to go rob apartment xyz because it has a defective window?

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: Josh

Originally posted by: rivan

Originally posted by: Josh
Fuckers took a PS3, xbox360, bunch of games, movies, laptop & lcd tv :|

The thing about it is, the one window on the side of my apartment didn't lock correctly and could be broken into from the outside, the landlord came over and bolted it shut last night. Are we entitled to some sort of compensation because of that? I would think so...?

Apparently there has been a string of break ins on first floor apartments around my area, I called the police and the fuckin jerkoff cop comes over takes 2 minutes of notes and says "Yea, we'll 100% never find your stuff". Told him to get out. They have surveillence video of these guys from another apartment and still can't catch 'em...pretty terrible detective work. What do they pay these assholes for? I want to see the tape. I want to find the culprits and I really wanna fuckin torture them.

As for seeing the tape? What're you going to do, Sherlock? You going to mount your own posse and round 'em up? :roll:

Edit: Sorry you got ripped off - I've been there and know how it feels.

I mean being that I live in a college-area and these are probably young guys pulling off these robberies - who knows if I might have run into them at a party before or seen them around the area. It seems as though the cops need all the help they can get...and I wouldn't be so quick to roll your eyes at me "mounting my own posse" - although I wouldn't exactly call it that..

In my experience, cops are available to write speeding tickets and zip up body bags. Anything else, you're kind of on your own. Part of its they aren't legally able to do much else and part of it probably is they don't have the resources to do muhc else.

 

[biggestmuff]

The guy that had to clean the green Slurpie out of his vehicle did it.

 

[TheKub]

Originally posted by: her209
Even if the landlord told someone to go rob apartment xyz because it has a defective window?

:roll:

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: Josh
The thing about it is, the one window on the side of my apartment didn't lock correctly and could be broken into from the outside, the landlord came over and bolted it shut last night. Are we entitled to some sort of compensation because of that? I would think so...?

Check your lease agreement. Odds are there's a bit in there about the landlord not being held responsible for this sort of thing.

Even if the landlord told someone to go rob apartment xyz because it has a defective window?

lol....damn that landlord would stop at nothing to get an xbox

 

[rivan]

Originally posted by: Josh

Originally posted by: rivan
As for seeing the tape? What're you going to do, Sherlock? You going to mount your own posse and round 'em up? :roll:

Edit: Sorry you got ripped off - I've been there and know how it feels.

I mean being that I live in a college-area and these are probably young guys pulling off these robberies - who knows if I might have run into them at a party before or seen them around the area. It seems as though the cops need all the help they can get...and I wouldn't be so quick to roll your eyes at me "mounting my own posse" - although I wouldn't exactly call it that..

Ok, so let's play this game. Let's imagine for a second that you go to a party, get incredibly lucky and see what you think might be your xbox at the house. You have 10 friends there, outnumbering him and any friends he might have. What do you do? Kick his ass when he puts up a fight? Take back your stuff?

What if you're wrong? Now you're on the hook for assault and robbery. What if you're RIGHT? You're still on the hook for assault.

If you're right and he DOESN'T press charges, but rather decides to fvck with you, since he knows where you live.

There's no good outcome here, by 'mounting your own posse'. And certainly, as pissed off as you are, the barely potential payoff doesn't come close to the risks involved. So... once again... :roll:

Oh, and on the cops needing help - yes, they do. Keep your eyes open, call the cops if you see people up to no good and talk to the cops when they knock on your door asking questions when your neighbor gets robbed. At ALL costs, don't be one of the dbags here who goes by the "never talk to the cops" mantra. Who knows - maybe one of our resident ATOT cop-haters saw your place being robbed and sat on their porch singing along to "Fuck the Police".

 

[rivan]

Originally posted by: PingSpike
In my experience, cops are available to write speeding tickets and zip up body bags. Anything else, you're kind of on your own. Part of its they aren't legally able to do much else and part of it probably is they don't have the resources to do muhc else.

Cops aren't psychic and departments have to allocate their finite resources to resolving violent crimes. As much as getting robbed sucks, I'd assume it takes a back seat to murders, drug trafficking, etc on detectives' desks.

Let me ask you this: have you ever known anyone who broke the law? Stole something? Committed insurance fraud? Transported drugs? Graffiti'd something?


....did YOU report the crime?



There's the problem cops face - crimes are committed, people know about them and don't "rat" on the people that did them. I know - I've known about (non-violent) crimes committed and didn't say a damned thing.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Josh

Originally posted by: Anubis
get a big scary dog


do you have renters insurance?

Just moved in, was looking into purchasing it sometime this week. Landlord doesn't allow pets. The thing about it is, the one window on the side of my apartment didn't lock correctly and could be broken into from the outside, the landlord came over and bolted it shut last night. Does he have to face some sort of liability because of that?

only if you complained your apartment was not secure ahead of time. It's up to the tenant to report deficiencies to their landlord.

 

[waggy]

why would the landlord be responsible for it?


you have just got the best lesson in life. you are responsible for your shit. NOBODY ELSE just you.

didnt have renters before you moved in? tough shit.

the window was not locking right? why m ove in before its fixed? didnt know it was broken? thats the type of crap you look at before you move in.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

"but but but..."

You can blame yourself.

You could have done a much better job protecting yourself, which is YOUR JOB.

I'm so sick of the entitled victim attitude in this country. Your worse than the guy that blamed everybody but himself for his lousy job situation.

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
"but but but..."

You can blame yourself.

You could have done a much better job protecting yourself, which is YOUR JOB.

I'm so sick of the entitled victim attitude in this country. Your worse than the guy that blamed everybody but himself for his lousy job situation.

You're an asshole.

 

[MikeyLSU]

if you informed the landlord before the break-in about the broken lock, I think he is responsible since he didn't fix it.

Otherwise, you are responsible.

You are supposed to inspect your apt when you move in, if you didn't report anything wrong, how was he supposed to know?

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: MikeyLSU
if you informed the landlord before the break-in about the broken lock, I think he is responsible since he didn't fix it.

Otherwise, you are responsible.

You are supposed to inspect your apt when you move in, if you didn't report anything wrong, how was he supposed to know?

still his problem. if he didnt feel the place was safe he should nto move in if its not fixed. he knew the apartment was nto safe and still moved in..without insurance.

 

[George P Burdell]

1. You were burgled, not robbed.
2. The lease agreement will protect your landlord from any liability.
3. No renters' insurance, no joy. You just learned a life lesson on the costs of procrastination.

 

[jonks]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell
1. You were burgled, not robbed.

Guys who took his stuff commited burglary and theft.

 

[Josh]

Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
"but but but..."

You can blame yourself.

You could have done a much better job protecting yourself, which is YOUR JOB.

I'm so sick of the entitled victim attitude in this country. Your worse than the guy that blamed everybody but himself for his lousy job situation.

First off, I didn't blame anyone, I am asking for advice on the situation, I haven't contact the landlord claiming he's responsible for this and that.

Second, are you gonna blame yourself when you get your ass kicked one day for being such a fucking asshole?

 

[gnumantsc]

Bolting a window shut isn't that against fire code considering you're on the first floor and if there's a fire you can jump out of it?

 

[Josh]

Originally posted by: gnumantsc
Bolting a window shut isn't that against fire code considering you're on the first floor and if there's a fire you can jump out of it?

There's another window in the room ...so maybe there is a rule that there only has to be one window available for escape? Not entirely sure.

 

[Modelworks]

If the landlord was negligent , like didn't provide a lock on the front door , then you might can do something. I would ask the landlord about it. I don't think it is something to take to court.

Next, get renters insurance. It is cheaper than replacing stuff and if a neighbor sets fire to his place and yours goes too, you will not lose everything.

Also might consider these:
http://www.amazon.com/Mini-Win...&qid=1217008345&sr=1-1 , $13 for 4, and they work well and are easy to set up, batteries last for over a year. I use them on my apartment and they even have one for the front door that you can buy that is key lock with time delay. So you enter your apartment and turn it off with the key before it sounds, give you about 15 secs.

 

[PrinceofWands]

If you reported it to the landlords and requested it be fixed, you might have a minor case. If you did nothing then the fault is just yours and the criminals.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

Originally posted by: Josh

Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
"but but but..."

You can blame yourself.

You could have done a much better job protecting yourself, which is YOUR JOB.

I'm so sick of the entitled victim attitude in this country. Your worse than the guy that blamed everybody but himself for his lousy job situation.

First off, I didn't blame anyone, I am asking for advice on the situation, I haven't contact the landlord claiming he's responsible for this and that.

Second, are you gonna blame yourself when you get your ass kicked one day for being such a fucking asshole?

You had the utter temerity, the gall to even ask if someone other than you is responsible. You wish to blame someone else, and are seeking a way to do so. i was not wrong.

To answer your question, yes. If my actions cause events, I take responsibility for them. However, in America, I am legally protected to say nearly anything I want, and against physical violence. i.e. I can insult people and call them names, tell them things they don't wish to hear (like the unvarnished truth), and should they decide to strike me, they are the ones in the wrong, both legally and morally.

To Baked: lol, coming from a little racist pissant like you I will take that as a compliment.