cookiebaby
Cathlete
Hi everyone. I am very angry over something that happened and am wondering if this was a violation or illegal. I posted this on another site and some people said it might be. I know some of you work in the government/law sector so please help me out. My hubby and I have been leasing an apartment for over a year. There are some pros but many cons. There are infestations of mice and insects, many bachelor tenants who are loud, obnoxious, crude, leave trash everywhere, smoke and drink heavily, have "women of ill repute" all around, and urinate in the halls (totally disgusting)! The parking situation is horrible, and many things don't work such as broken lights, cracked windows, faulty washer/dryer. I have called the maintenance man but all my pleas go unheeded. Also, the building codes and standards are out of date, the fire extinquishers and alarms do not work properly. And last, the place is way overpriced and you can never get ahold of the landlord or anyone for anything.
Taking all of this into consideration plus other factors, my hubby and I have decided to move and contacted the landlord's wife. She is a complete B. One day, I found my car had been painted with chalk, fingerpaints, and magic marker by their three year old daughter! I won't even go into that situation. Well to get back to the point, my hubby told the wife last month (September) that next month (November) would be our last. Also, we are having some financial difficulty, so we paid October late but told the wife this. This is our first time being late in over sixteen months. The wife agreed. Then about a week ago, the landlord calls my father! Not us but my dad! My parents were listed on the lease agreement as an emergency contact. Well, the landlord tells my father he is worried about this and that, and other details that we wanted to keep confidential between them and us. He tells my father about an arrangement he has made for us etc. I hadn't told my parents we were planning to move or that we were having some financial problems. That is my personal business and I am so angry that he called my dad. He had my number, my hubby and I signed the lease and are adults so what is the problem? Now, I love my parents but the less they know the better. So now of course, they are all concerned, want to be informed, keep asking me if we are okay, and are worried about the situation, etc. Finally the landlord calls me and asks in a condenscending, like I am four years old tone, "Did you have a conversation with your father?" and then says "I assume you'll leave the place clean." I am a clean obssessed freak but even if I wasn't, of course I would leave the place clean! When we moved in, it was atrocious. To top it all off, the landlord keeps leaving harassing messages on my dad's machine. He has his money and we are moving, what is a matter with him? And my father has absolutely nothing to do with it!! He wants to rush another tenant in and I know it is all about profit, but what is he doing calling my dad and telling him personal, confidential info? He wasn't even sure it was my dad at first! Is that legal? I am so angry that steam is pouring out of my head. I am not angry about moving or my hard money times or that he is rushing us out (before the month ends by the way when we paid the complete last month when we moved in), just the fact that he called my father without my knowledge and disclosed all this information! I am not getting into it with him because I just want to move and be done with it but now, I have overly "do you need help, are you okay, why don't you tell us" attention from my parents. It is so frustrating!
Taking all of this into consideration plus other factors, my hubby and I have decided to move and contacted the landlord's wife. She is a complete B. One day, I found my car had been painted with chalk, fingerpaints, and magic marker by their three year old daughter! I won't even go into that situation. Well to get back to the point, my hubby told the wife last month (September) that next month (November) would be our last. Also, we are having some financial difficulty, so we paid October late but told the wife this. This is our first time being late in over sixteen months. The wife agreed. Then about a week ago, the landlord calls my father! Not us but my dad! My parents were listed on the lease agreement as an emergency contact. Well, the landlord tells my father he is worried about this and that, and other details that we wanted to keep confidential between them and us. He tells my father about an arrangement he has made for us etc. I hadn't told my parents we were planning to move or that we were having some financial problems. That is my personal business and I am so angry that he called my dad. He had my number, my hubby and I signed the lease and are adults so what is the problem? Now, I love my parents but the less they know the better. So now of course, they are all concerned, want to be informed, keep asking me if we are okay, and are worried about the situation, etc. Finally the landlord calls me and asks in a condenscending, like I am four years old tone, "Did you have a conversation with your father?" and then says "I assume you'll leave the place clean." I am a clean obssessed freak but even if I wasn't, of course I would leave the place clean! When we moved in, it was atrocious. To top it all off, the landlord keeps leaving harassing messages on my dad's machine. He has his money and we are moving, what is a matter with him? And my father has absolutely nothing to do with it!! He wants to rush another tenant in and I know it is all about profit, but what is he doing calling my dad and telling him personal, confidential info? He wasn't even sure it was my dad at first! Is that legal? I am so angry that steam is pouring out of my head. I am not angry about moving or my hard money times or that he is rushing us out (before the month ends by the way when we paid the complete last month when we moved in), just the fact that he called my father without my knowledge and disclosed all this information! I am not getting into it with him because I just want to move and be done with it but now, I have overly "do you need help, are you okay, why don't you tell us" attention from my parents. It is so frustrating!
