No Heat! No Hot Water!
It's 2:30AM right now and 16°F outside and this is the 4th night in a row I am without heat or hot water. I will complain again in the morning, they will try to fix it and say it's fixed, but it won't happen.
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PoetryNEmotion · F
I find that when people are treated horribly like this that going to the media is thr best course. It shames people into doing what is right. For example, here in a larger city, a handicapped child had no working elevator in her building for 8 days. The story was brought to the tv station. It was fixed in 24 hours. Local news channels love helping people. Can you do this? It is beyond words that you must suffer like this.
@PoetryNEmotion I find Legal Aid just as effective.
PoetryNEmotion · F
@NativePortlander1970 No. I have dealt with them. Too slow. They take thrir time. Useless really. Better off with news tv coversge. Fast. Effective. Shames the wrongdoers who are nice and warm in their homes. And having daily showers.
@PoetryNEmotion Everywhere I have lived, including Las Vegas and Wilmington, Delaware, Legal Aid had the issue resolved by the end of the day.
PoetryNEmotion · F
@NativePortlander1970 I live in Canada. Things are different here. Big cities? Would deal onebon one with landlord using whatever way works best. In his face even. Same with small cities. Legal aid is useless. Went that route. Got evicted as the apartment was illegal. How's that? And rented it out illegally again! The other time was wasted too. All paperwork to no avail.
@PoetryNEmotion I have no idea how things in Canada work, I would think a socialized country would be more tennant friendly.
PoetryNEmotion · F
@NativePortlander1970 These are my experiences. I rented from ages 21 to my 40's. Owned a few homes too. Own presently. In Canada and in the US.