I thought I had calmed down about the whole PT thing this weekend, but it turns out I was only calm while TCG was home to keep me calm. I still can't do anything until tomorrow. Bad brain, no cookie.
Anya: We should drop a piano on her. It always works for that creepy cartoon rabbit when he's running from that nice man with the speech impediment. Giles: Yes, or perhaps we could paint a convincing fake tunnel on the side of a mountain.
'Touched'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
sj - Jul 11, 2011 7:37:20 am PDT #25153 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
smonster - Jul 11, 2011 7:40:50 am PDT #25154 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Okay, here's the draft of my letter:
Notice of failure of landlord to maintain habitable conditions [address}, New Orleans, LA, 70130
July 11th, 2011
Mr. Slumlord Dude:
In order for the house to be ready to move in, there should have been either a temporary legal meter or no meter at all, with any fines paid. On July 5th, 2011, I awoke to no running water. I provided you with oral notification of the situation via phone and voicemail that same day. In order for me to get a water meter, a permit must be filed, an inspection must be performed by a licensed plumber and a tampering fee paid to the Water and Sewage Board. To date, no inspection has been scheduled, nor has the fine been paid. I have been without water for six days.
I have contacted you repeatedly via phone to discuss the situation and request an expedited solution. I have not received a satisfactory response.
The lack of running water renders this apartment uninhabitable (c.f. Landlord's failure to maintain the apartment in a habitable condition. Freeman v. G.T.S. Corp., 363 So.2d 1247 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1978). Therefore, I am not held to the terms of my lease, and am within my rights to vacate the premises without penalty.
Thoughts?
Zenkitty - Jul 11, 2011 7:44:21 am PDT #25155 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I have not received a satisfactory response
Maybe be more explicit here?
Ginger - Jul 11, 2011 7:45:53 am PDT #25156 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Here you can move into a motel and bill the landlord if your residence is not habitable. I think you have to officially notify the landlord that you're doing this.
smonster - Jul 11, 2011 7:47:12 am PDT #25157 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Edited a bit:
In order for the house to be ready to move in, there should have been either a temporary legal meter or no meter at all, with any fines paid. On July 5th, 2011, I awoke to no running water. I provided you with oral notification of the situation via phone and voicemail that same day. In order for me to get a water meter, a permit must be filed, an inspection must be performed by a licensed plumber and a tampering fee paid to the Water and Sewage Board.
I have contacted you repeatedly via phone to discuss the situation and request an expedited solution. You claim to have spoken to a plumber, and that he has filed a permit; to date, no inspection has been scheduled. I have been without water for six days. This is unacceptable.
Last paragraph stays the same.
Steph L. - Jul 11, 2011 7:54:19 am PDT #25158 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Okay, 13 days' worth of sinus pain (including my goddamn TEETH) that hasn't really been alleviated by OTC stuff (of which I have taken a LOT) and a neti pot probably means Go To The Doctor, You Fool, right?
(In addition to The Cough That Never Ends.)
smonster - Jul 11, 2011 8:03:21 am PDT #25159 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Steph, yes. Call right now, and get an appointment ASAP.
askye - Jul 11, 2011 8:04:59 am PDT #25160 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
Yes!
Sparky1 - Jul 11, 2011 8:08:20 am PDT #25161 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
smonster, give me a minute to tinker with it...
Also, I think you need to make crystal clear what remedy you want: Are you terminating the lease? Are you withholding rent? Are you moving into a hotel and charging him?
Laga - Jul 11, 2011 8:12:14 am PDT #25162 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
{{{buffistas}}}
If you're looking for something positive to read about today, look up the US/Brazil game. I'm shocked that only one sportscaster so far has gone for, "US Waxes Brazil".