imported_truzoom
12-23-2005, 08:05 PM
Looking for some input from you guys. This is a long read, but I will greatly appreciate it if you can give me some replies.
We`ll say for now that:
My friend = Guy
Ok, earlier this year Guy told me that his dad was going to buy a Condo and let Guy and his friends live there as long as they paid for:
Initial deposit: $200
Rent: $300/month
Bills: Approx. $50 per person. The condo can house 4 people.
(we also signed a short lease saying about drugs, noise, keeping things nice, etc. Guy`s dad says we aren`t on a contract; we just need to find someone to replace us if we move out)
Well everything was fine until about a month and a half after living there. The condominium was a brand new unit just built this summer. I began to have problems with my allergies, especially nasal congestion, so I began taking claritin, sudafed, benadryl.. basically whatever combos would keep things under control. I didn`t know what was causing the problem so occasionally I would try to look around the room to see what it was. Never found it, and as time went on the problem only got worse and I would experience it in every room of the condo.
So then one night I started to have shortness of breath and it got increasingly worse, so I called the nurse line at the regional hospital. She suggested it was an asthma attack, so I drove to the ER to have myself checked up. Doctors confirmed it was an asthma attack and that the left lung was really exhausted. They gave me the papers, and a prescription for prednisone and albuterol. I got them filled and my asthma symptoms cleared up but my allergies remained.
About a week later I tell Guy about the problem (I had been telling him about it occasionally before then) and he says he will call someone to come check it out. First maintenance guy comes and opens up the vent and says he thinks it is bad and that we should stay out of my room. He calls the second guy who says he doesn`t notice anything. Sort of a split deal, so that night I ask Guy if I can switch rooms with someone to see if it will help. I try sleeping in the other room but the problem still persists, so I slept at a friends house that night (problem-free, too).
Next day I talk to Guy and tell him I don`t know what I`m going to do, but I`m going to start looking for someone to replace me so I can get out asap. He says something along the lines of "well, I`ll see if you can just move out".
Next day I talk to Guy who had been talking to his dad, and he says that his dad OK`d that I move out. I ask Guy the following:
Me: Are you sure?
Guy: Yes you can move out whenever you want.
Me: Am I going to get my deposit and remaining rent back?
Guy: Yes.
Me: Am I going to have to pay anything because I moved out so suddenly?
Guy: No
So with the good news and my deposit and remaining rent ($200+$175), I move out. I go back a few weeks later to pay my remaining bills for the month of September. Now consider that it is November by this time. He is constantly late with the utility bills and is never able to get me hard copies of them, so for the first 2 times I pay Guy`s said amount out of good faith.
So fast forward to the current time. I`ve pretty much moved on from everything that happened at Guy`s dad`s condo. I`m just waiting for him to call me to let me know how much to pay for October`s bills. (It`s December already!)
Well I get a letter in the mail from Guy`s dad saying that because of circumstances surrounding me moving out, I now owe him $550.
So I call Guy and ask him what it is about. He says that I was not supposed to move out when he said so because he had a miscommunication with his dad and he was not supposed to give me a check for $375. He says he is going to try to lower the amount owed, but I just ask him for his dad`s phone number so I can call and get a direct conversation going.
So this is the point where I am totally confused and irritated and feeling rather upset.
For one thing he clearly stated that I could move out and that I would receive my deposit and remaining rent (as per his dad`s instructions). And, it has been more than a month since that situation and it just seems very cheap to send me a letter saying I owe the amount. I`ll be heading home for Christmas to discuss this with the family and to call Guy`s dad and get it sorted out.
I`m just wondering if I can get any help or input regarding this situation.
We`ll say for now that:
My friend = Guy
Ok, earlier this year Guy told me that his dad was going to buy a Condo and let Guy and his friends live there as long as they paid for:
Initial deposit: $200
Rent: $300/month
Bills: Approx. $50 per person. The condo can house 4 people.
(we also signed a short lease saying about drugs, noise, keeping things nice, etc. Guy`s dad says we aren`t on a contract; we just need to find someone to replace us if we move out)
Well everything was fine until about a month and a half after living there. The condominium was a brand new unit just built this summer. I began to have problems with my allergies, especially nasal congestion, so I began taking claritin, sudafed, benadryl.. basically whatever combos would keep things under control. I didn`t know what was causing the problem so occasionally I would try to look around the room to see what it was. Never found it, and as time went on the problem only got worse and I would experience it in every room of the condo.
So then one night I started to have shortness of breath and it got increasingly worse, so I called the nurse line at the regional hospital. She suggested it was an asthma attack, so I drove to the ER to have myself checked up. Doctors confirmed it was an asthma attack and that the left lung was really exhausted. They gave me the papers, and a prescription for prednisone and albuterol. I got them filled and my asthma symptoms cleared up but my allergies remained.
About a week later I tell Guy about the problem (I had been telling him about it occasionally before then) and he says he will call someone to come check it out. First maintenance guy comes and opens up the vent and says he thinks it is bad and that we should stay out of my room. He calls the second guy who says he doesn`t notice anything. Sort of a split deal, so that night I ask Guy if I can switch rooms with someone to see if it will help. I try sleeping in the other room but the problem still persists, so I slept at a friends house that night (problem-free, too).
Next day I talk to Guy and tell him I don`t know what I`m going to do, but I`m going to start looking for someone to replace me so I can get out asap. He says something along the lines of "well, I`ll see if you can just move out".
Next day I talk to Guy who had been talking to his dad, and he says that his dad OK`d that I move out. I ask Guy the following:
Me: Are you sure?
Guy: Yes you can move out whenever you want.
Me: Am I going to get my deposit and remaining rent back?
Guy: Yes.
Me: Am I going to have to pay anything because I moved out so suddenly?
Guy: No
So with the good news and my deposit and remaining rent ($200+$175), I move out. I go back a few weeks later to pay my remaining bills for the month of September. Now consider that it is November by this time. He is constantly late with the utility bills and is never able to get me hard copies of them, so for the first 2 times I pay Guy`s said amount out of good faith.
So fast forward to the current time. I`ve pretty much moved on from everything that happened at Guy`s dad`s condo. I`m just waiting for him to call me to let me know how much to pay for October`s bills. (It`s December already!)
Well I get a letter in the mail from Guy`s dad saying that because of circumstances surrounding me moving out, I now owe him $550.
So I call Guy and ask him what it is about. He says that I was not supposed to move out when he said so because he had a miscommunication with his dad and he was not supposed to give me a check for $375. He says he is going to try to lower the amount owed, but I just ask him for his dad`s phone number so I can call and get a direct conversation going.
So this is the point where I am totally confused and irritated and feeling rather upset.
For one thing he clearly stated that I could move out and that I would receive my deposit and remaining rent (as per his dad`s instructions). And, it has been more than a month since that situation and it just seems very cheap to send me a letter saying I owe the amount. I`ll be heading home for Christmas to discuss this with the family and to call Guy`s dad and get it sorted out.
I`m just wondering if I can get any help or input regarding this situation.