bluemoon82
New Member
Ok, I never thought this could happen but never say never.
I received a letter from my apartment complex manager insinuating that my boyfriend has been staying at my place I quote "on a regular basis, overnight in violation of the controlling Rental Agreement".
There is a provision in my lease that says that I have to ask for written permission for overnight guests in my apartment otherwise I will get charged a monthly fee BUT the fact of the matter is that my boyfriend lives in another state and only came to visit for two days two weeks ago!!! As a side note: I told my manager that I was looking into possibly moving three days ago so I think the letter was triggered by that conversation(which was very polite by non-crazy people standards) .
There is no doorman nor any cameras that I know of in my apartment complex nor has my manager ever met my boyfriend or interacted with me besides when I drop off rent at his office(I am guessing that someone has seen me and my boyfriend enter the premises but how did they establish overnight staying? No car parked anywhere either!). I do not feel I have to pay anything this person based on such ridiculous allegations.
However, before I confront him I need some advice on a couple of things.
1) Can he charge me money without having some proof that I had overnight guests for extended periods of time? Does he have enough grounds to take me to court for this?
2) What is the best way to deal with this, should I write back or talk in person or both? Manager/Landlord is an attorney so I want to be very careful about our communication.
Any input would be very much appreciated.
I received a letter from my apartment complex manager insinuating that my boyfriend has been staying at my place I quote "on a regular basis, overnight in violation of the controlling Rental Agreement".
There is a provision in my lease that says that I have to ask for written permission for overnight guests in my apartment otherwise I will get charged a monthly fee BUT the fact of the matter is that my boyfriend lives in another state and only came to visit for two days two weeks ago!!! As a side note: I told my manager that I was looking into possibly moving three days ago so I think the letter was triggered by that conversation(which was very polite by non-crazy people standards) .
There is no doorman nor any cameras that I know of in my apartment complex nor has my manager ever met my boyfriend or interacted with me besides when I drop off rent at his office(I am guessing that someone has seen me and my boyfriend enter the premises but how did they establish overnight staying? No car parked anywhere either!). I do not feel I have to pay anything this person based on such ridiculous allegations.
However, before I confront him I need some advice on a couple of things.
1) Can he charge me money without having some proof that I had overnight guests for extended periods of time? Does he have enough grounds to take me to court for this?
2) What is the best way to deal with this, should I write back or talk in person or both? Manager/Landlord is an attorney so I want to be very careful about our communication.
Any input would be very much appreciated.