Bullying by building super

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debodun

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I've been in the process of cleaning out the apartment my uncle has in the senior living center. Almost every time I go there, somehow the building superintendent seems to know and comes around to pressure me into hurrying. I told him the rent was paid through the month and until then, I controlled how quickly the apartment was emptied out. He said he was well aware of that fact, but they wanted to have the apartment ready to rent by the first of next month and he would be on vacation the last week of this month, so I have to be done by the end of next week to give him a week to spiff it up. I feel like I'm being bullied into hurrying to get the apartment ready in a situation I feel is not my problem - it's the building management's. Then he asked if I was taking everything. There are some large pieces of furniture that I just can't handle and told him that. He said he would "take care of it" but it would have to be "under the table". He estimated it would be about $200 if he had to take heavy furniture to the dump and to make the check out to CASH. Is this guy on the make, or what? Is there anything can I do about his trying to rush me?
 

yea, what ralphy1 said......I think he is rude and overstepping .....
 

Sounds like the type of person who enjoys intimidating people... I would do as other members have mentioned report him.
 
What gets me is he's asking for money under the table for doing what he's getting paid to do (I assume). He did mention that most tenants clean out their own apartments when they vacate, but if he has to do it, he has to be paid extra. I just don't like his pushy, overbearing attitude, but I have no idea how the system works at that apartment building. I'd think he'd have to clean it out whether I pay him or not.
 
I would not even consider paying him a dime. It's an obvious shakedown. :mad: Suggest you call ahe local bar assn and get the nam of an attorney who handles landlord/tenant law. Then call and ask the attorney (who night even send a letter to this guy AND the owner). But I'd do it right away - now, today. I would refuse to listen or interact with this guy - at all.
 
Besides which, why should YOU have to pay anything? Unless you signed the lease, this isn't your problem. You're doing him/the management a favor by trying to clear out the apartment.

If the apartment is paid till the end of the month, it's paid till the END of the month, not some arbitrary date he gets to set. I agree it's a shakedown, and I would most certainly report him to the management company, from the position that you're just trying to help out and have no legal obligation to do anything at all and this man is trying to take advantage of the situation and of the management. If they don't like it, walk away -- let 'em try to sue your uncle (which would probably be tied up forever in court because he's presumably incompetent and now in a nursing home). If it were here, they could impound the contents of his apartment to sell for cleanup costs, but if it's mostly junk anyway, who cares?

But, unless you signed or cosigned the lease, none of this is YOUR problem. This guy is apparently trying to make you think it is, but it isn't. DON'T take responsibility for the problem. They can't come after a niece for her uncle's financial issues.
 
Butterfly said:
ALSO, before you pay an attorney for advice, check to see if you have a local senior citizens' law office. Most communities do, and they give free advice about just this kind of situation.
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Good idea. I was thinking she could call an atty and get a free initial consultation. Also Legal Aid might help but that would take time. OP needs to get on this ASAP.
 
Can't a charity company like Salvation Army or Goodwill come and get the furniture items? This guy does sound like a bully. If the rent is paid to the end of the month, you should not have to be done sooner. Was there a deposit payed by your uncle? That should cover any needed extra cleaning.
 
The rent's paid through the end of the month, any cleanup the landlord want's to do is not your problem.

Tell him to take a hike!
 

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