Q: Should I notify apartment owner of management’s inappropriate replies to my reporting of problems?
I report bed bugs to my landlords. They reply with thinly-veiled threats, deflections, guilt-tripping, and intimidation tactics.
My friend insists I should send the owner an email about those inappropriate replies to cover my butt if I wind up getting evicted and having to challenge it. He tells me failing to do this would make it seem like I am retaliating if I bring it up later. He tells me “document everything in writing.”I am afraid they might retaliate by evicting me if I inform the owner about these types of replies. Also, I don’t know the owner. He appears to live in another state. As far as I know he could be happy to be a slum lord. So should I indeed email the owner about these inappropriate reactions as my friend suggests? Or should I just tolerate it since they’re sloooooly addressing the problem albeit with the same failed construction and extermination teams they’ve previously hired.
Thanks.
A: Have a lawyer review the lease and related facts here to determine if your rights are being violated and potentially to contact your landlord. More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney such as myself. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards, honors, testimonials, and media appearances/ publications on my law practice website, www.AEesq.com. I practice law in CA, NY, MA, and DC in the following areas of law: Business & Contracts, Criminal Defense, Divorce & Child Custody, and Education Law. This answer does not constitute legal advice; make any predictions, guarantees, or warranties; or create any Attorney-Client relationship.
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