Start here, tommyrot: [link]
(Ever since I had a crazy landlady who tried to keep the entire deposit because we didn't dust the windowsills when we moved out, I've been a crusader for tenants' rights.)
Congratulations to the class of 1999. You all proved more or less adequate.
Snyder ,'Chosen'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - May 06, 2009 2:47:18 pm PDT #18281 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Steph L. - May 06, 2009 2:50:42 pm PDT #18282 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
This is a link about bedbugs in Chicago: [link] The grey bar in the middle of the pages has "what to do if you have bedbugs" info, and several of them seem salient:
Landlords must contract with an experienced, licensed, trained pest management professional.
Tenants must receive and follow an integrated pest management plan designed by their pest management professional.
DO NOT throw out your furniture unless instructed to do so by your pest management professional.
And the city of Chicago has a bedbug FAQ: [link]
tommyrot - May 06, 2009 2:54:38 pm PDT #18283 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Landlords must contract with an experienced, licensed, trained pest management professional.
afaik, they've been doing that for a few months.
Tenants must receive and follow an integrated pest management plan designed by their pest management professional.
They gave me this. They say I didn't follow the instructions, which was true to some extent at first because I had so much stuff in my small 1-bedroom apartment.
I'm just dreading going to court, mainly.
msbelle - May 06, 2009 3:05:08 pm PDT #18284 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I do not know Rich or what fourfour is, but that twitter sounds awesome. I wish I had a cell phone acct that made twitter a possibility.
sarameg - May 06, 2009 3:09:58 pm PDT #18285 of 30000
Speaking of asshole landlords, my former apartment is trying to charge me $25 for the hole in the wall. WHICH THEIR MAINTENANCE GUY MADE.
Um, NO. There will be words. It's only $25, but I will do one last battle with them. And they will refund the remainder of the laundry card, damnit.
Steph L. - May 06, 2009 3:10:50 pm PDT #18286 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
They say I didn't follow the instructions, which was true to some extent at first because I had so much stuff in my small 1-bedroom apartment.
Did the instructions have a time frame for you to get rid of your stuff? I just really feel like the burden of proof is on your landlords.
Jesse - May 06, 2009 3:13:53 pm PDT #18287 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You must know fourfour!! [link] It's a blog with Top Model recaps, cats, pop music, and misc. Good times.
sarameg - May 06, 2009 3:15:41 pm PDT #18288 of 30000
Just watched a whole cavalcade of police and fire trucks race down Ellerslie (try saying that. I can't) and then the sirens cut out. So nearby. Better not be the playground again....
sarameg - May 06, 2009 4:36:19 pm PDT #18289 of 30000
I hung up another picture! (OK, fine, the screw was already in the wall, probably not its final location, but for now? I hung up another picture, OKAY?!)
Strega - May 06, 2009 4:38:37 pm PDT #18290 of 30000
Oh, tommyrot, that's sucktastic.
Here's another link to throw in: [link] It and Teppy's link both have numbers I think you should call.
And as for the cat issue... do you know for sure that both cats are territorial? How old are they? There's a way to do it where you slowly expose them to each other so that they don't see the new animal as an invader. This is a good summary; I know there are some cats that would never go for it, but a friend of mine used to introduce cats & kittens & dogs into her house with that method, and all of her pets have gotten along fine.