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obamanut2012

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40. It is literally an illegal apartment

Thu Sep 30, 2021, 10:00 AM

Sep 2021

The OP even stated there was no COO, thus it was literally an illegal apartment "rented" by a slumlord.

A lease only goes month-to-month after the end of the initial lease terms, but there was no lease since it literally was illegal to rent.

There were literally no tenants. The poor family living there had no water, none. They were buying water to drink, bathe, and clean in, as per the OP.

No judge in any court would give the slumlord a cent, and would probably fine them and possibly have them arrested, depending on local and state laws.

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A young family with three children just moved out of an apartment they couldn't afford. [View all] no_hypocrisy Sep 2021 OP

Doesn't sound like garbage to me. If you put that stuff on the street Croney Sep 2021 #1

Put it on the street and post something on a Facebook community group. Renew Deal Sep 2021 #17

Former tenants NJCher Sep 2021 #2

Since the rental was illegal, the landlord wouldn't get far in court. Croney Sep 2021 #4

They are a slumlord renting an illegal dwelling obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #25

Should? Or will? FBaggins Sep 2021 #3

Should no_hypocrisy Sep 2021 #5

New issue FBaggins Sep 2021 #10

No water was the precipitation for the tenants to move. no_hypocrisy Sep 2021 #11

How old was the pump? mtngirl47 Sep 2021 #20

I hope the tenants take the landlord to court obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #26

This. MrsCoffee Sep 2021 #49

Might depend on the state, but for an illegal apartment with no lease... JHB Sep 2021 #6

"the rents too damn high!" markie Sep 2021 #7

I would think Sherman A1 Sep 2021 #8

It isn't even a landlord obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #29

What ever you choose to call them Sherman A1 Sep 2021 #32

Yup! obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #34

The "Landlord" Captain Stern Sep 2021 #9

if it's not a formal lease NJCher Sep 2021 #39

It is literally an illegal apartment obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #40

there are just so many things wrong with your post NJCher Sep 2021 #63

The OP specifically mentions the lack of a Certificate of Occupancy and says it was illegal. kcr Sep 2021 #65

in some states NJCher Sep 2021 #66

The OP clearly stated the apartment was illegal. kcr Oct 2021 #81

I am so very hurt you dismissed me obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #68

good, I hope you NJCher Sep 2021 #70

Tenants leaving a bunch of junky possessions behind, and Hortensis Sep 2021 #12

The landlord can write some of the expenses off...but not sure Tikki Sep 2021 #56

NO WATER??? Does that mean what it sounds like? Like NO WATER? Scrivener7 Sep 2021 #13

IKR? dingosatemyusername Sep 2021 #15

Seriously, the "landlord" should go to jail. FSogol Sep 2021 #21

Agreed. ShazzieB Sep 2021 #23

you have to have clean hands when you come to court dsc Sep 2021 #14

OK, the consensus seems to be no_hypocrisy Sep 2021 #16

Ethically the landlord should not charge rent on an apartment that has no water. End of story Tom Rinaldo Sep 2021 #18

Technically, the tenants did blow up the water pump. no_hypocrisy Sep 2021 #19

Then the landlord was trying to enforce China's old "one child only" policy. Tom Rinaldo Sep 2021 #22

But technically, it never should have been rented without a Certificate of Occupancy TexasBushwhacker Sep 2021 #27

The landlord knew it was a problem for 8 years, and refused to act. Lancero Sep 2021 #28

You keep not understanding there were no tenants obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #33

It's incredible that the OP refuses to grasp this greenjar_01 Sep 2021 #36

Yeah, I agree obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #37

If two children "killed the well" that STILL means the apartment was unlivable. Scrivener7 Sep 2021 #38

LOL. Illegal rental and the failed water pump is the renters fault, LOL. sarcasmo Sep 2021 #51

Nonsense. The Landlord was to cheap to fix his water situation. cinematicdiversions Sep 2021 #58

Sounds to me like the pump was defective in the first place. kcr Sep 2021 #60

So, in that 8 years, it was never even in the plans to Bettie Sep 2021 #75

If you saw my post, I've lived with a touchy well. moriah Oct 2021 #80

The tenants were bound by no laws or ethics obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #30

There was no water...the place was illegal...the landlord is at fault period...and there Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #62

It's an illegal apartment, so the landlord obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #24

this is unbelievably sad karynnj Sep 2021 #31

absolutely right, karenVT, about the tenant's resources, and the state of their likely homelessness bigtree Sep 2021 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author Totally Tunsie Sep 2021 #55

. MissB Sep 2021 #57

In my signature I noted, without changing my user id, that I more accurately am in VT karynnj Sep 2021 #61

Oops, totally missed your sig line. I'll delete. Totally Tunsie Sep 2021 #64

The owner illegally rented a space and wants to collect money from the people who lived there? greenjar_01 Sep 2021 #35

I don't think the landlord/sublandlord who took rent for this place will be happy. moriah Sep 2021 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author mahina Sep 2021 #43

Illegal rental the slumlord is on the hook. sarcasmo Sep 2021 #44

I am confused. CrackityJones75 Sep 2021 #45

If I knew the family, I would instruct them to sue obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #46

Agreed. CrackityJones75 Sep 2021 #47

Jesus, just cash for keys if you want them out obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #48

Cheap and lacking all morals and ethics CrackityJones75 Sep 2021 #50

Also.... CrackityJones75 Sep 2021 #52

I agree with you obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #53

to add obamanut2012 Sep 2021 #54

The slumlord should pay n/t kcr Sep 2021 #59

Security Deposit RobinA Sep 2021 #67

Wow. When I saw the header, I thought it was going to be about ways to help Withywindle Sep 2021 #69

The tenant was renting out a place that did not meet code or legal requirements, eh? LanternWaste Sep 2021 #71

Not exactly. The rental lease started out without a problem. no_hypocrisy Sep 2021 #72

You said yourself in OP that Lars39 Sep 2021 #74

If they moved out because they couldn't afford the Bettie Sep 2021 #73

+100 Withywindle Sep 2021 #76

Everything we had when I was a kid was "junky" Bettie Sep 2021 #77

Landlord ismnotwasm Sep 2021 #78

Landlord Arazi Sep 2021 #79