I'M SO MAD!! MY LANDLORD IS A LIAR!!!! Pics on pg 6

[twigg]

Actually, the use you describe is not sub-letting

Allowing partial use of a facility over which you retain full control, for a period of time so short would never be considered sub-letting.

Your Landlord is scamming you. You can fight him, or simply leave on time.

Sad story that is way too common.

 

[conny63malies]

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Id have a major accident with paint and would spill it on the seating the night you are supposed to leave.

 

[twigg]

You are supposed to have an inventory, and return the building in the condition that you rented it ..... so, un-attach them, your Landlord is not entitled to betterment.

 

[twigg]

Remember .... a verbal contract is as binding as a written one.

Tell the Judge the whole sorry story and sue your Landlord for breach of contract.

You surely have plenty of witnesses to the state of the original building, and the use your Landlord accepted .... it becomes part of the rental agreement.

Oh, and get another Lawyer.

 

[HennysMom]

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You cannot un-attach items you have currently put in. The only way this can be done is if you replace said items with something of comparable value. Again, its like taking out toilets, sinks and light fixtures, when you sell your house - you cant do it - you have to have something to replace the item with if you take it out. Only things that are not attached to said structure can be taken (unless replaced). Her lawyer is correct on all fronts.

Verbal contracts are only binding if you can produce someone on your side that also overheard the contract. Otherwise it becomes a He said/She said argument and its virtually impossible to prove in court as one side will inevitably say they didnt agree to certain terms. She's going up against a husband/wife situation against just her - and she has the perponderance of the evidence if she brings suit.


Congrats on getting at least some compensation out of all of this - you deserve it!

 

[twigg]

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You cannot un-attach items you have currently put in. The only way this can be done is if you replace said items with something of comparable value. Again, its like taking out toilets, sinks and light fixtures, when you sell your house - you cant do it - you have to have something to replace the item with if you take it out. Only things that are not attached to said structure can be taken (unless replaced). Her lawyer is correct on all fronts.

Verbal contracts are only binding if you can produce someone on your side that also overheard the contract. Otherwise it becomes a He said/She said argument and its virtually impossible to prove in court as one side will inevitably say they didnt agree to certain terms. She's going up against a husband/wife situation against just her - and she has the perponderance of the evidence if she brings suit.


Congrats on getting at least some compensation out of all of this - you deserve it!

The verbal contract would be judged based upon whom the Judge felt had acted in good faith .... the *he said, she said thang.

The Landlord can only grump if things that were in the building when rented are no longer in it when returned.

If I rent a house and fix a flat screen TV to the wall, it does not become the property of the Landlord.

 

[HennysMom]

its a little different here - we're not talking a flat screen tv. Entirely different situation and circumstances on what you can and cannot take with you. She can swap out fixtures (lights, etc) and take the ones there with her, however sometimes this depends on if the landlord agrees to what is being put up in replacement of the originals, which it sounds like in this case as was discussed with the lawyers on both sides. There were no terms to fixtures, etc because there was no written contract.

At any rate - the OP sounds relieved for what she is receiving in compensation, so thats good. I would check to see if you could take any other fixtures you may want for your new place if you can - and replace with less expensive ones, if so agreed to by your Landlord.