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Well, Mr. Tenore, while I commend you for being an outstanding landlord, a friend of mine was forced to move because of mold, not because of anything she did, but because an old and rusty pipe burst inside a wall. She called her landlord immediately, as she should have, to have it fixed, and quit using the sink to which the pipe attached to minimize water damage. By the time he finally bothered to show up, after she'd been washing her dishes in the bathtub for over a month, the mold was so extensive it had taken over most of the closet and wall nearest the pipe. He replaced the pipe, but left the mold. The tenant had to move to protect her health from the allergic reactions to the mold he made no attempt to clear. So, she didn't break the pipe, she did notify the landlord immediately, she quit running water through the broken pipe, the landlord did nothing for over a month. Yeah, sorry, but sometimes it's the landlord's fault.
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People make all kinds of assumptions about landlords.

Having been one before, I'll tell you for certain that if a tenant kept his/her apartment clean, I'd have no problem sleeping there.

If the tenant was a slob, it would piss me off that I was expected to clean his/her mess - I was a landlord, not a personal maid.

So, if there IS mold in this apartment... is it because the landlord failed, or did the tenant screw something up?]]>Jul 28th 2009 8:08PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/http://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/Jul 28th 2009 8:31PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/http://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/Jul 28th 2009 8:44PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/http://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/
I'm not saying who's innocent in this case and who isn't; just answering Keglera's question in general terms that apply to all cases. ]]>Jul 29th 2009 1:02AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/http://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/Jul 29th 2009 3:50AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/http://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/Sep 17th 2009 12:59PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/http://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/
I wish people weren't so desperate making landlords holding all the cards and taking advantage for doing little compared to the renters paying the bills.

My renter has violated contract many times, but I'm smart and nice enough to know who I'm dealing with psychologically and socially, and to recognize the good and be able to measure importance; she's rented for me for 5 steady years with an offer to purchase. These landlords want to make too much of a killing and offer far too little, and then swim in the life of luxury their renters pay for.

I blame dual income couples for constantly doubling the cost of living until recent times for the high rates, and I can recognize heavy immigration and less unit availability and group living caused by their presence is also a factor.

I hope this gets thrown out by the judge and that she counter sues for emotional and other damages and wins.

Being a hard@$$ gets no where with me.]]>Jul 28th 2009 8:52PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/http://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/]]>Jul 28th 2009 8:50PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/http://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/
I AM currently a landlord(lady) whatever....and I also have been in the position of having to rent and so has my daughter. She started exhibiting strange symptoms, as did her daughter (who was an infant at the time)...The landlord said..."no mold...and you can't tell me there is!". Well...being the bitch that I am..I took a sharp knife and went to "culprit spots"...peeled back paint...looked under sinks and what do you think I found?
I find that landlords are usually a pain-in-the-ass and want to make the money and not pay out the money. BTDT..I have lived in apartments where they refused to do anything about the problems with A/C in the summer and we'd have no A/C...in Phoenix....I could go on and on...I don't know about this renter and I would have to think someone using Twitter to gripe...might not be that reliable of a source but I also know..that landlords ... well, that doesn't make them upstanding citizens, either.]]>Jul 28th 2009 8:53PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/http://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/Jul 29th 2009 2:35AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/http://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/Jul 28th 2009 8:55PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/http://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/Jul 29th 2009 12:15AMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/http://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/Jul 28th 2009 9:01PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/http://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/Jul 28th 2009 9:27PMhttp://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/http://www.switched.com/2009/07/28/critical-tweet-lands-chicago-tenant-in-libel-suit/Jul 28th 2009 9:08PM