It sounds like they're doing the bloody River Dance on my head, how is this fair?? It's 3.38am, this is an UNGODLY hour and I REALLY NEED TO SLEEP.
I'm a student (Art History) and right now is dissertation season and I am stressed out of my MIND at the mo. I'm supposed to be devoting my time to the study of outsider art but all I can think about is freaking RODENTS, in the walls, in the ceiling, scratching, gnawing, TAP DANCING. Sometimes there's even scraping sounds like they're dragging stuff around.. >_<
Why is this only happening now (asides from the fact that Fate wants me to fail my degree)??
Tbh, I'm not entirely surprised since my flat is pretty old and rickety - I rent out the upper level of a converted Victorian townhouse - and it's not in a great state of repair:
You can see my bedroom on the top right. :)
The guy who owns the place lives on the ground floor (I call it the ground floor, but the front door is up so many steps it's almost the first storey!). He's an old WWII vet who keeps to himself and only emerges to get whiskey and glare at the world. I've tried knocking on his door to complain a number of times now, left notes and even written a formal letter, but he doesn't reply and just completely ignores me. >_< This just isn't fair, it's happening on his property and I'm paying him to deal with things like this!
That said, he charges a damn good price- I thought I was pretty lucky to find this place.. but of course, there's always a catch.
I don't know what to do, and I really can't afford to pay for professionals myself.. Would local authorities help??
I completely sympathize with the landlord not doing their job, I deal with the exact same thing. If you've left notes and tried to contact him about it, then your next step is to take it to the Landlord & Tenant or equivalent association. I recently had to file a complaint against mine for snow removal on the property (which he claimed to be withholding because the building water bill was too high? wtf?) and as soon as I presented him with the appointment date he changed his tune and we had a contractor in within 2 weeks. It cost me about $45 to file the complaint but I got that back.
ReplyDeleteYour landlord may not want to deal with the problem, but I bet that he's legally obligated to. Reminding him of this may get your problem addressed.
ReplyDeleteI do second the nudge towards your landlord being gently reminded that he's legally obligated to take care of the situation, as you're renting a space on his property. Hopefully you signed a lease agreement stating something to that effect. If not, can you contact a Renters' Association in your area? They might be able to help out if your landlord remains silent about the issue.
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