Now about 3 months latter he tells me that I need to put the ligth bill under my name because he does not include the ligth in the rent and that i need to change it. And NOW he wants me to sign a lease. What should I do??
Landlord is changing his mind now.?
If nothing had been signed yet, he has the right to do that. How badly do you want to live there? The added expense of powering the lights shouldn't be too steep.
Landlord is changing his mind now.?
say you wont do it or ask for somethin in return like a free months rent
if you didn't sign a lease when you moved in, the landlord can ask you to sign one now with the new condition; if you signed a lease, the landlord cannot change his mind until the lease expired!
you should have sex with him then you wont have to pay any bills :)
First you should learn how to spell light
If you don't already have a lease , that says LIGHTS are included, your screwed
if you don't have anything in writing about the conditions of your leasing the apt. when you moved in your out of luck. Honor the contract you signed and move as soon as you can.
what he is doing is ilegal. if you have signed a lease and agreed upon that he is in breach of contract and you can sew him. if not say to hhim thats not we agreed to and you can leave the apartnent immidiatley if you live in CA.
I used to manage apartments, and I'm really surprised you did not already have a lease. There is no guarantee on your amount of rent or how you can go about getting your deposit back (or how much you paid) without one. Check with your state on landlord tenant laws, but I will tell you that without a lease you're pretty well out of luck. The other problem is that without a lease he can give you notice that you have to move at any time, and 30 days later you would have to move out. Unless you are very attached to this apartment get something else, I used to move to a new one every year. If you don't have the funds to move what I would do is hit up every friend or family member you have, even if it's for like $40 or $50 and get a new place. I wouldn't trust a landlord that is just now asking for a lease to be signed and changing terms already. He cannot hold you to a lease (usually a year) since one never got signed, so I would definately pack and run.
Since you clearly have no signed lease your on a month to month. This means Landlord can change terms of contract any month he wishes. By signing a lease your guaranteed same rent etc for duration of lease. Its a shame your now being asked to pay lights but how much can that really be? Your choices are simple pay the lights and sign lease or move. Landlord (right or wrong) is legally within his rights
Well if none of this was wrote down and sighned when you first move in then you are screwed,sorry,he at any time can put it in writing and make you sighn the newest rules,words dont hold in court.I would say sighn or move
Bottom line, if you don't have a lease you are a tenant at will and your tenancy can be terminated with a one rental period notice, but no less than 30 days.
If you have a lease, that will control, and he cannot change it until renewal time.
Agree to the new deal and sign a lease, or move out. Suing him will only waste your money. leave you open to charges of malicious prosecution, and you will become the bad guy.
These are the dangers of being a tenant at will.
Don't sign that lease!
He must either want to take advantage, and/or get you OUT.
Now, in the city of New York, they can't evict you without going through a whole long process - otherwise THEY are in trouble.
PLEASE tell me you've been paying by check and that it says %26quot;RENT%26quot; in the memo slot - so you've got records that you're renting.
In any case, he can make existance unpleasant - heat or A/C failures, power failures, water failures. If you can, just get out or be prepared for it to get ugly...but WHATEVER you do - don't pay that light bill.
get a lawyer, unfortunately if you didnt sign a lease already saying that was included he can dispute it
Tell him no! You should have already signed a lease agreement when you moved in. The agreement was that the utilities were included right? Then he has to stick to the original contract. He can't change his mind now. It's too late!
if you still have the signed paper with the light bill included in rent you will have a case and that HE MUST follow till the next renewing of the lease
contact the city rent control office, if you have one, or an attorney
If you signed a lease, and the agreement was to include the lights with the rent. You can win. If the sob just told you %26quot;hey the lights are included int the rent%26quot;. three months later, he changed his mind. Well you got to pay the rent and the lights. So start looking for another place.
Oh yes, and by the way there is a %26quot;spell check%26quot; on the top of the page.
There is not much you can probably do since you had no lease agreement to start with
Unfortunately if you don't have anything in writing than you have no recourse. You should have signed a lease when you moved in and had it stated then that the lights were included. Sorry.
contact a lawyer... he is liabe since he already paid the light bill for the first few months... its an easy win for you
Start looking for a new place.
You did not sign a lease, you have no rights. Either move (very expensive immediately) or have the electric changed to your name.
You know, you may want to check, there may not be a separate meter, if he was paying the electric, if there are multiple dwellings there maynot be separate meters, if there is not, it will cost him big bucks to get them. He may just back down on it.
Hope it works for you.
Goodluck.
If you had nothing in writing, chances are you are stuck with the electric bill. Not to mention, quotes only usually last for so long before they expire.
Pay electric and read lease real good .... have it looked at by two or three other people so nothing is skipped. You could trap ur self and not get your deposit back!!! Look out!! Are They Persian?
No, I'm not racist but they always do this stuff after the fact. At least in my world.
sign the lease and pay the lights if you don't want to move, otherwise move
leave
If you don't already have a lease your screwed!! If you had a lease he would not be able to change it. Talk to him about lowering the rent to match the light bill. If he won't ...move
Learn english... that way you will understand what he is actuallly saying.. and you may be more comfortable in this country too...
didnt u sign a lease 3 months prior??? Do you have any physical proof, not just what he said, that the light was included in the rent? If so... go to the tenant protection thing... not sure how its called exactly.
Light a match!
If the demands of the Landlord are not what you are willing to tolerate then you should look for another place to live. You are obligated to whatever is written in the lease regardless of what he may have said verbally.
I would certainly be concerned with the type of person he may be if he sold you on an apartment under false pretense.
Best of Luck!!!
