xerocrop
New Member
- Jurisdiction
- Colorado
Hello,
I have a situation in which I feel I may need some advice on.
Our situation:
My partner and I are currently leasing the basement apartment in a
house. We've been paying rent here for the past 8 months. We recently learned
that the Roommate agreement we signed might not be legal. The man we
rent from has not given us the name or address of the landlord. The
man we are renting from has asked us to leave 3 times in the past 8
months for insufficient reasons. We were able to smooth each incident
out by talking with him but each time he got increasingly more hostile.
During the last incident he threatened to throw my partner down the
stairs.
We've begun to record all of our interactions with him. During our
last interaction, he was attempting to have us move out again, but we
insisted we have a lease. In which he replied that if we wanted to
live in a hostile environment, "it's about to get a lot
more hostile". Let me add, this person told us he spent time in jail/prison for assault.
His behavior is erratic and bizarre, and he uses a good share of
marijuana (at least). We knew he used marijuana and told us he grew in
the back yard before we moved in, but never expected he did so on such a scale. He had about 18 plants growing in the backyard this summer and often has 4-5 people over to help him trim his marijuana. This happens in the
living room. We need to cross that room in order to access our unit.
The situation is affecting us in that we no longer feel safe here. It
has begun to affect us physically. We also had to move our dog
because we feared for her safety as well. We don't feel safe
leaving our apartment unattended and have been forced to miss work so that we could keep an eye on our apartment (the basement we rent has no lock, and
the washer and dryer is located downstairs in our unit.)
We are no longer interested in staying because of the physical threats
he is making but are also not in a position to move immediately. We are looking for a new place and hope to be out in the next week or
two.
Our questions:
Are his physical threats legal? Could this be considered domestic
violence in that we are just housemates? If so, what options are
feasible for us until we are able to move out?
If not, what can be done about it? We don't expect him to return our
deposit and that isn't really the issue. Money is not our reason for
staying, but it's unfortunate that his hostile threats and behavior is causing us to
lose financially.
Any advice would be appreciated.
I have a situation in which I feel I may need some advice on.
Our situation:
My partner and I are currently leasing the basement apartment in a
house. We've been paying rent here for the past 8 months. We recently learned
that the Roommate agreement we signed might not be legal. The man we
rent from has not given us the name or address of the landlord. The
man we are renting from has asked us to leave 3 times in the past 8
months for insufficient reasons. We were able to smooth each incident
out by talking with him but each time he got increasingly more hostile.
During the last incident he threatened to throw my partner down the
stairs.
We've begun to record all of our interactions with him. During our
last interaction, he was attempting to have us move out again, but we
insisted we have a lease. In which he replied that if we wanted to
live in a hostile environment, "it's about to get a lot
more hostile". Let me add, this person told us he spent time in jail/prison for assault.
His behavior is erratic and bizarre, and he uses a good share of
marijuana (at least). We knew he used marijuana and told us he grew in
the back yard before we moved in, but never expected he did so on such a scale. He had about 18 plants growing in the backyard this summer and often has 4-5 people over to help him trim his marijuana. This happens in the
living room. We need to cross that room in order to access our unit.
The situation is affecting us in that we no longer feel safe here. It
has begun to affect us physically. We also had to move our dog
because we feared for her safety as well. We don't feel safe
leaving our apartment unattended and have been forced to miss work so that we could keep an eye on our apartment (the basement we rent has no lock, and
the washer and dryer is located downstairs in our unit.)
We are no longer interested in staying because of the physical threats
he is making but are also not in a position to move immediately. We are looking for a new place and hope to be out in the next week or
two.
Our questions:
Are his physical threats legal? Could this be considered domestic
violence in that we are just housemates? If so, what options are
feasible for us until we are able to move out?
If not, what can be done about it? We don't expect him to return our
deposit and that isn't really the issue. Money is not our reason for
staying, but it's unfortunate that his hostile threats and behavior is causing us to
lose financially.
Any advice would be appreciated.
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