Ripoff Landlord

[bluemoon]

I live in Clearwater, Fl. and I've been in the same place for 2 1/2 years. My original landlord sold the triplex where I live to a very much so capitalistic Chinese woman. Since she has taken over the place, she hasn't done anything for the upkeep. In six months she hasn't had the grass cut once, now there are black snakes in the yard, and we have a tremendous ant problem. Trash is always flying around the yard, and the dumpsters always over full. Yet, she raised my rent 33%, and also my neighbors. She fixed up two of the six apartments, so that she could charge HUD's section 8 tenants $125.00 more then the rest of us. She's trying to force the longtime residents out, so she can rent the rest of the apartments to Section 8 housing. I've looked up Florida statues and Title XXX Chapters 421.09 & 421.101 and they say she's breaking the law. Where do I go, who do I report her to? Please, someone help me....

 

[retertoooo]

I cant imagime what law she is breaking?

Do you have a lease?

Is the yard part of the lease? Then you have a legitimate complaint.


The landlord has a right to charge whatever and whoever will pay it.

If section 8 will pay more well.... YOUR RENT IS TOO CHEAP!

If you have no lease then give a 30 day notice to move.....the landlord wil have the same right to kick you out in 30 days with no lease.

 

[John Bear]

dont you have a city housing inspections department ?

 

[alligatorob]

Sounds like time to exercise the consumers most powerful weapon. Move out and quit giving this person your money!

 

[bluemoon]

Read the statue!

I cant imagime what law she is breaking?

Do you have a lease?

Is the yard part of the lease? Then you have a legitimate complaint.


The landlord has a right to charge whatever and whoever will pay it.

If section 8 will pay more well.... YOUR RENT IS TOO CHEAP!

If you have no lease then give a 30 day notice to move.....the landlord wil have the same right to kick you out in 30 days with no lease.

Florida Statue 421.09 Operation not for profit: " It is the policy of this state that each housing authority shall manage and operate it's projects in an effective manor so as to enable it to fix the rentals for dwelling accomidations at the lowest possible rates consistent with it's providing DECENT, SAFE, AND SANITARY DWELLING ACCOMIDATIONS, or that NO HOUSING AUTHORITY SHALL CONSTRUCT OR OPERATE ANY SUCH PROJECT FOR PROFIT."
It continues, but the point is she only fixed the apartments for rentals to HUD. So that she could pay off the old landlord in half the time to avoid paying interest charges. In six months she has paid him, ( he tells me) half of the $200,000.00 she is paying for these old triplexes. She only fixed a third of the apartments, mine wasn't included. To me that says she is in it for PROFIT. She told me I was a silly man to ask her to fix my toilet and my shower.
I do plan to give a 30 day before I leave, but I can not afford to move right now. This is a low income area, and that's why I live here!! Furthermore, she has told everyone here that she likes renting to section 8, because she doesn't have to do as much. She has also looked the other way with her housing tenents, and told them how to defraud the government. By lieing about not having a job, so that HUD will pay all the rent. That is covered in Title XXX Florida Staue Chapter 421.101, look it up.
Thanks for the reply, but what I really need is a good sugestion. Not some pompous answer that you think sounds good.

 

[John Bear]

Of one of the rental propertys that I had a few years back .I excepted a section 8 tenant for that unit I found that as the rental market prices Increased section 8 did not increase as much . at that time a 3bedroom house could have been rented for cash for between 700 and 750 a month section 8 only paid 650 back then and I had to include the water and sewer so unless some drastic change has occured in section 8 program your landlord wont make any money especially if the housing market spikes again the only reason I can see her trying to go section 8 is that she could end up with tenants who will stay a long time since so many landlords wont accept the terms of the section 8 program any more , but again as to the repairs in the building and your unit she must keep your units mechanicals and other repairs up if she fails to do so you can also call your citys housing inspections unit . if your city doesnt have one then your county should .as for her involvement in any other programs that are tied to low rent programs i have no comment ,other than even section 8 will withhold payments If she fails to make repairs they tell her to when they do a annual re inspect .