Here is the story, after months of fighting with my neighbour above me for noise, I prematurely moved out of my current apartment as management has not put diligent effort to stop the noise.
Problem is I could not produce any proof tenant has been making noise because once cop or management notified and come over he already stops the noise. The only record I have during these times is I have been giving written letter to management and i dont know if it is possible to backtrace numerous police call I made throughout the year.
I eventually started complaining and relationship with management became sour.
Currently I am preparing to bring em to court but dont have a strong evidence that management has been negligent and abusive in handling my complaints. What can I do in this situation? One thing was impossible, I cant stay at the apartment where neighbour is bombarding and management would not do a shit.
The only tangible documents I could potentially used in court is written letter from them and my complaints in written form. They also have been extremely hostile when communicating with my through e-mail about the issue and also provided false property owners address numerous time when I asked which I could use against them in court.
I am planning to sue the property owner. I have never done this before and I found I can file a lawsuit against em in JP court but I wondering if it will be worth being represented by a lawyer. I asked couple of lawyers around my area who deals with tenant-landlord dispute but their rate is bit high than I wanted to be. (200$-300$ / hr), or should I represent myself. I am planning to at least consult with lawyer before going to court, but would it be necessary to be assisted by lawyer in court? Also, does the rate seem to be too high for this kind of dispute?
Problem is I could not produce any proof tenant has been making noise because once cop or management notified and come over he already stops the noise. The only record I have during these times is I have been giving written letter to management and i dont know if it is possible to backtrace numerous police call I made throughout the year.
I eventually started complaining and relationship with management became sour.
Currently I am preparing to bring em to court but dont have a strong evidence that management has been negligent and abusive in handling my complaints. What can I do in this situation? One thing was impossible, I cant stay at the apartment where neighbour is bombarding and management would not do a shit.
The only tangible documents I could potentially used in court is written letter from them and my complaints in written form. They also have been extremely hostile when communicating with my through e-mail about the issue and also provided false property owners address numerous time when I asked which I could use against them in court.
I am planning to sue the property owner. I have never done this before and I found I can file a lawsuit against em in JP court but I wondering if it will be worth being represented by a lawyer. I asked couple of lawyers around my area who deals with tenant-landlord dispute but their rate is bit high than I wanted to be. (200$-300$ / hr), or should I represent myself. I am planning to at least consult with lawyer before going to court, but would it be necessary to be assisted by lawyer in court? Also, does the rate seem to be too high for this kind of dispute?