GIVE IT TO ME! God Dammit, I was suppose to get it 3 days after I moved out, it’s over a month now. You first tried to say I didn’t give you one, I had to go to the bank to get year old bank records to prove it. Now its proven give me my fuckin money, whats the hold up. I feel bad for the Super who is the one doing all the work, the slumlord is a cocksucker.
This article appears in Jun 19-25, 2008.
If you do not get it back, you can file an application with the director or residental tennancies at any Goverment of Nova Scotia Access Centre. After the app is receved it may take a few weeks to have an appointment which requrie a mediation/adjudication process, this may be the only was for you to get anything back. Good Luck
Sure you could take the high-road…but let me suggest another tactic.DISCALIMER: The following comments are not to be taken seriously nor should they be viewed as the posters actual beliefs…unless you have been screwed by an unscrupulous and assholish landlord…then by all means take this seriously. POSTER is not responsible for anything related to this post.So now that we have that out of the way…There are many ways to retaliate against an asshole such as the one mentioned in this bitch, these ways are not legal and should only be used as a last resort and a final “fuck you too buddy”.Landlords are held hostage by their property…they can hide but the property they own is not going to be so easy to hide or protect. Some mindless vandalism will certainly cost the landlord money that they may or may not have stolen from you but can easily lead to more trouble than it’s worth.My personal favorite would have to be one that requires 2 easily obtainable things…Ziplock bags and either ownership of a larger canine breed or a friend that has a bigger dog.Go to your slumlords home and smear dog shit over every external door nob you can find…including the car doors (all of them). Nothing is permanently damaged but they get the idea that now their day is shitty too!If you want to take the legal route…there is always small claims court an a LIEN against the property they own, while it may take some time and effort a LIEN can be very frustrating to a property owner, they can’t sell it or rent it without the proceeds from the salerental being confiscated until the owed sum has been recovered.Oh and you can have the Tenancy Board demand proof of how the dmg deposit was handled (has to be in a separate interest gaining account, and the interest is paid to YOU). If they haven’t done so they can be pretty screwed.
technically, they have 30 days to give you back your damage deposit. they have to deposit it in a separate bank account. as well, did you do an in inspection? if you did, you should have a copy of any damage they found- other wise skeemy landlords may try to claim damage you didn’t cause to screw you out of your deposit. if they DIDN’T, they ahve to give you back the deposit in full,e ven if you burned the place down. Call the access centre- there are peopel who’s whole job it is to stick it to landlords. ps where on allan st?
Your slumlord has 10 DAYS to return your damage deposit and when they do so it must include interest as it is to be held in trust. Did this slumlord give you a copy of the NS Tennancies Act? Read section 12 (4) & (6). Do your homework and don’t let them bully you. I recently left a slum/slumlord (116 Purcell’s Cove Rd) and when trying to get my deposit back he cited several “damages” and possibilities for deduction. I had a rebuttal for everything he could come up with and I had documentation from the Tennancies Act and from Service Nova Scotia’s web site with the appropriate clauses highlighted. I also had a list of defiencies (longstanding problems that he was notified many times of) that he was guilty of and I informed him how it was illegal for him to rent that apartment in it’s current state, luckily for me I knew what I was talking about, this man is notorious for coveting damage deposits.
Landlord & Tenant Act says;After the tenant/landlord have come into an agreement (by contract)that your occupying this address,than inspection application is then completed.Both applications are a must,along with a copy of the landlord/tenacy act.Some landlord’s actually don’t like doing an inspection,after one moves in,because of years of neglect on their apartments.If the landlord refuses or talks you out of doing an inspection;Then it’s in ones best interest to take pictures (right away)after you have moved in.Then for whatever reasons(or if your just wanting to move out),you and the landlord must do another inspection appliaction before you move out.If the landlord refuses or tries talking you out of doing an inspection on your way out;Again,it’s in ones best interest to take pictures on their way out.Both should be done with a digital camera that has the date/time.Then,if the landlord refuses to return your deposit back after 10 days(because he/she are making up false damage reports to you),then apply to the tenacy board to retrieve your deposit back.If it goes to this level, it’s the landlord’s obligation to have applied to the tenancy board (within that 10 day period)requesting for your deposit.If they don’t do this,this is definately in your favour along with your pictures of proof.Good Luck
ALISON!!!! (*kiss kiss hug hug*)Where have you been, my darling????Don’t ever leave again.
This was a good post. I know I know.But it was.
What??. Are there two Allisons??? This one.. that can put coherent thoughts together… and that other one that is a psychotic fucking troll???
My favourite trick to scare off potential renters of a slumlord’s property is to buy those little black ants or spiders from the dollar store and glue them on the walls behind the toilets, in all kitchen cupboards, and under the sinks. Any potential tenant will run for his life. I had a slumlord a few years ago, and the apartment is still empty 🙂