![]() |
|
Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member! Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us. |
|
![]() |
| LinkBack | Thread Tools |
![]() | #1 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Connecticut
Posts: 1,306
| ![]() Ok so DD moved in with her boyfriend on the 3rd floor of a home here in town. His rent is $700/month. He moved in 1/1/10. DD moved in February 27th. His rent includes water. Today, landlord told them that since DD moved in the water bill has gone up $90/month . . . ![]()
__________________ Deb, Mommy to: Brody ![]() ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |
Welcome Guest! | |
![]() | #2 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alabama
Posts: 11,432
| ![]() How much were the water charges for her boyfriend alone? I'm sure that the landlord is basing utility charges on the number of residents. So it seems pretty reasonable that adding a person would result in adding on for utilities.... Granted, I have a house, with 3 people and our water bill is only about 30/month...so that seems a bit outlandish. |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | #3 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tallahassee, FL, USA
Posts: 253
| ![]() I'd make sure she is understanding correctly. My son used to live in a place that had water and sewer included and they charged an extra $25 per month for his girlfriend to live there and then another $25 a month extra for the dog.
__________________ ![]() ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | #4 |
YT Addict | ![]() It seems like a little much, and if the landlord can't produce a copy of the bill there is something fishy going on. Unfortunately there are a lot of sketchy landlords out there, I know I've dealt with my fair share. And you usually don't find out how shady the situation is until you've moved in and settled.
__________________ Jennifer Leigh |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | #5 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Connecticut
Posts: 1,306
| ![]() They went down to meet with the landlord on Sunday to go over his contract with her. His rent includes the water only, not electric or gas so he pays those seperately through the town. The contract doesn't state that an additional person would result in an increase of rent. They asked to see a copy of the water bill (which she could not produce) they then asked if the house had 3 seperate meters (which is doesn't) so there was no way she could state that DD uses that much water at all. She said she was "guesstimating" ![]() ![]() ![]() But all in all, so far, it worked out in their favor and they don't have to pay any additional charges she was trying to cook up. His lease is good until 12/31/10, so I strongly suggested that in the fall, they start looking for somewhere else to live . . .
__________________ Deb, Mommy to: Brody ![]() ![]() Last edited by Mom2TwoYorkies; 03-23-2010 at 03:06 PM. |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | #6 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alabama
Posts: 11,432
| ![]() Signing a new agreement listing your daughter as a resident is not that unheard of...it's actually pretty common. All the rest of what she is doing seems completely bogus though. |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | #7 | |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Connecticut
Posts: 1,306
| ![]() Quote:
I agree she is being pretty shady she comes off as this sweet little ole' lady but I guess she really isn't . . .
__________________ Deb, Mommy to: Brody ![]() ![]() | |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | #8 |
Twilight lovin' Yakker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 1,642
| ![]() That's just ridiculous! I have a four bedroom, two story house with a family of 5 (not including Sasha!) and my water bill is around $26 a month! Plus, if you said that the water is included in their rent, then that's that. Sounds to me like the landlord is just trying to swindle extra money out of tenants!
__________________ ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | #9 | |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Connecticut
Posts: 1,306
| ![]() Quote:
__________________ Deb, Mommy to: Brody ![]() ![]() | |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | #10 | |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Posts: 12,693
| ![]() Quote:
If your DD was able to negotiate with the landlady to keep the same price, hats off to her! Especially if there was no new person clause on bf's original contract. Whenever it's not written on the contract, whether yay or nay, I'm sure it's open to negotiation. Now that she's there, it really is in her best interest to have a lease or rental agreement (month to month) to protect her from the crazy landlady's whims. I had to make one up because my roomie was in a way sub-leasing, and she changed her mind about a lot of things. First she was fine with it then she wasn't. We never signed anything since she moved out to live with boyfriend, but she put me through hell before it was all said and done.
__________________ Littlest JakJak ![]() We miss you Kaji ![]() Last edited by DvlshAngel985; 03-23-2010 at 05:08 PM. | |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | #11 | |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Connecticut
Posts: 1,306
| ![]() Quote:
![]() I was a landlord at one point because we couldn't sell our condo and we had purchased our house . . .and my lease contract listed each person who would be living in the unit and the next line read "any additional person who resides at this residence, who is not stated above, there would be an additional charge of $50 per day while that person is living there" See, DD's boyfriend's lease stated nothing like that at all, so that is where DD could argue the fact if the crazy lady brought that up. Also, when I was a landlord our leases were renewed per year. If, our condo fees went up during the middle of the lease, we did not change our contract and re-write a new one, we just would add the charges upon renewal of the lease and always let the tenant know in writing what the changes would be.
__________________ Deb, Mommy to: Brody ![]() ![]() | |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | #12 | |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Posts: 12,693
| ![]() Quote:
![]() It sounds like the kids are getting into the land lady's head. My dad's boss (landlord to 2 apt buildings my dad manages) tries to pull crap like that but my dad always reminds her of the laws. So... she pulls crap on him instead! She always threatens to pay him less and give him less hours because "she can't afford it" and then we counter with less money, less work and list all the responsibilities she should be doing that she makes my dad do and then all of a sudden she'd lose money if she let him go. Why? because her 40 and 50 year old daughters still like to spend mommy's money.
__________________ Littlest JakJak ![]() We miss you Kaji ![]() | |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | #13 | |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Connecticut
Posts: 1,306
| ![]() Quote:
![]() ![]()
__________________ Deb, Mommy to: Brody ![]() ![]() | |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() | #14 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where the deer and the antelope play
Posts: 7,069
| ![]() My dd is going to school and renting a duplex with three other roomies. They pay all their bills separately, but 90 extra for water does seem high for one person. So far, it is going really well for my dd considering 4 girls in one duplex. ![]()
__________________ Shelly and the girls ![]() ![]() |
![]() | ![]() |
![]() |
Bookmarks |
|
|
| |
|
|
SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart