We got a letter from our landlord today

[sniffa]

Apparently, I've been underpaying my rent by $10 every month since Last June (when the new lease went into effect).

Weird he just told me in February of the following year. I guess they don't look at the checks and just deposit them.

[XemaSab]

1. Either that or he was short the cash for an 8th

:shrug:

[sniffa]

2. Jesus!

I can't believe how much pot costs where you live. :wow:

[XemaSab]

3. 80 for an 8th?

You're right, that's a little steep. But if you're talking primo bud... :smoke:

[sniffa]

5. Oregon Blueberries

:9

[QueenOfCalifornia]

4. So... will it be

pistols at dawn?

[sniffa]

8. No, just to start paying the real rent

and pay back $80. He did say "in no way feel that this needs to be paid immediately."

I think I'll give him an extra dollar a month for a while.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

9. You could send him a roll

of pennies every month too. :)

[sniffa]

12. Why bother with the labor of rolling them

Just throw them in an envelope.

[rucky]

6. I wish him luck collecting on that.

[SallyMander]

7. Maybe he'll ask for a quarter

of it at a time???



:hide:

[LaraMN]

10. Tell him he forgot to factor in your "sheer awesomeness" discount

and he owes you a buck-seventy-nine.

[sohndrsmith]

15. HA! I love your frame of mind... Good answer! : ) n/t

[raptor_rider]

11. Was it noted in the lease about the $10 increase

of the monthly rent? If not, you do not have to pay the back rent. I'd check the lease.

[sniffa]

13. Actually, our rent went up about $170/mo last year.

It was expected to drop by $110 because we went from 3 tenants to 2 ($100 more per person for utilities which are covered; and $10 more for that half of a car we apparently park in our spot). Instead, they raised it $60. I thought it was only $50 which is their usual increase. Also, my first check was an abnormal amount to cover the new balance for my security and last month - so I wrote that first check and continued doing so. D'oh!

They could have told me prior. :eyes:

Edit: Can't track down the new lease right now but what was in the letter is ringing a bell. I'm sure they're probably right.

[sohndrsmith]

14. do you have a lease? I'm guessing no.... maybe... n/t

[no name no slogan]

16. I thought it was complaining about your wrestling matches

all those body slams can disturb the neighbors

[sniffa]

18. It's not the slams but my Jim Ross impersonations

He can get quite excited.

[sohndrsmith]

17. Okay, so you may or may not find your lease, and you sound like

you think he's right... and it's not worth losing your lease over, either...

BUT - it seems a little vague - on his part, maybe - I'm not sure. Anyway, one thing you don't want in a financial contract like a lease is a lot of vagueness and fluidity.

I would suggest, perhaps (if you can do it without seeming to insult him or doubt him - even if you might doubt him a little) writing up a little memo that you sign and make a copy of - and better yet, if you can have him sign it (and you keep it, tell him you'll make a copy for him) - JUST to have a record that you've been underpaying and you are now rectifying it.

Otherwise, it seems possible the numbers could move again, perhaps? And that just makes things stressful. Maybe this isn't necessary, but in my experience - having a record can really come in handy when you never ever thought you'd need it.... : )

Good luck! And when you find your lease, scan it and put it on your computer as a back up.

[madinmaryland]

19. You really gotta stop leaking off the deck.

Oh wait, never mind!

:hi:

[TK421]

20. He's just figured this out?

How much is your rent, if you don't mind my asking?

[sniffa]

22. $1540

I was paying $1530... and I was pissed about that increase. Now I'm going to be more pissed until June (when I pray it won't increase yet again) more pissier about having to throw in an extra $80 at some point to cover my missing the $1540 rent these 8 months. :eyes:

[GOPisEvil]

21. I got a letter from my apartment office stating I owed them $0.30.

Yep. Thirty cents. Apparently I wrote the first month's rent, which was a partial month, for $XXX.20, when the correct amount was $XXX.50.

Ooops.