Q: I need to be pointed in the direction to file against my landlord. Due VERY UNSAFE dangerous situation by a tenant
Tenant in our bldg is severe fetynal/ meth user. He's been a a problem before we moved here last June. Been 7 months w/ us. Partner mental health is effected, I never had hi blood pressure. Dude has literally torn wires out of his walls sheet rock cut out, holes, literally he demolished it. Keeps banging on our doors all hours of day & night. Yelling rant raving he's gone kill neighbors, burn down the bldg, racist to anyone breaking into empty or occupied units to use toilet/ shower his power recently turned off. LANDLORD does nothing though for last few months next week it'll be over. 7 months that's all we heard. Even sent video of him out yelling in the pkg lot threatening etc. Cops do nuttin but make report over phone when this guy needs a padded cell. Tenants have moved out because of him. We knew him when he came to door & asked to take him to hospital which I'm OK with that...til he asked to stop at 7/11 store to get soda. That was not what he went for. Drug p/u.
A: I am unclear as to your goals. If it is to get rid of the fellow, that takes consistent, persistent pressure on the landlord. If the fellow is going to be out in a few days anyway, then your goal may simply be to recover some damages from the landlord. Whether that is likely takes a very careful, very fact-specific review of all events. Simply make an appointment with a local landlord-tenant attorney to evaluate everything and go from there.
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