I am renting a house that floods when it rains hard, the landlord has been aware of this issue as they used to live in this house. They told me that it "gets' a little wet sometimes in the kitchen when it rains alot, however it literally Floods, as in up to 3/4 of an inch of water. They did NOT put anything about this in my rental agreement. One night we had a big thunderstorm and I went outside to move my truck out from under some trees to prevent it from being damaged in case a branch fell, as I entered the garage which is attached to my house ( which I have use of ) I slipped in a huge puddle of water that had come in under the garage door. I had a friend there who saw me fall. I fell hard, hit the back of my head and also bit my tongue so badly that it bled profusely. My friend helped me to the bathroom, to wash up. We noticed the bathroom floor was completely wet as well as the entire kitchen and the water had even seeped into the front of my bedroom. After that first flood, the landlord would call me if the weather forecast called for heavy rain to tell me to put towels in front of the door...
the next day I told my landlord I fell, she had been a good friend of mine for several years and i laughed it off at first as I didn't realize I was seriously injured. A few weeks went by and I started to experience extreme pain, I was bartending at the time and ended up having to quit my job because I was not able to walk or sit without pain. I went to the doctor and got an MRI and it ends up I have a severely herniated disc which requires surgery ( I had 3 opinions ) I have no medical insurance and asked the landlord for their homeowners ins. info. I then contacted an accident atty. just to find out what I should do.... there is a case pending, everything was fine and amicable up until Sept. 3rd when I received an eviction notice Via certified mail. I called the landlord to inquire why I was being evicted and the response was that they "wanted to get back to normal"
There is a case pending, however I would like to ask some questions here if I may...
#1 at this point, what steps should I take to make my case stronger ? I have a witness to the actual fall, the landlord's had prior knowledge of this problem and verbally agreed to fix the flooding issue by putting in drains in front of the house ( which they never did ) I also have my MRI's and can get doctors letters.
the next day I told my landlord I fell, she had been a good friend of mine for several years and i laughed it off at first as I didn't realize I was seriously injured. A few weeks went by and I started to experience extreme pain, I was bartending at the time and ended up having to quit my job because I was not able to walk or sit without pain. I went to the doctor and got an MRI and it ends up I have a severely herniated disc which requires surgery ( I had 3 opinions ) I have no medical insurance and asked the landlord for their homeowners ins. info. I then contacted an accident atty. just to find out what I should do.... there is a case pending, everything was fine and amicable up until Sept. 3rd when I received an eviction notice Via certified mail. I called the landlord to inquire why I was being evicted and the response was that they "wanted to get back to normal"
There is a case pending, however I would like to ask some questions here if I may...
#1 at this point, what steps should I take to make my case stronger ? I have a witness to the actual fall, the landlord's had prior knowledge of this problem and verbally agreed to fix the flooding issue by putting in drains in front of the house ( which they never did ) I also have my MRI's and can get doctors letters.