Wednesday, September 12, 2012

And again, and again, and again...

Gah! I am SO sick of having to deal with this ex-landlord-manager of mine.

Back Story
So, when Fiance and I got engaged and found the duplex we currently reside in, I called Mr. Manager to let him know. I asked if I would still get my deposit back since I hadn't given 30 days notice. Well, he had to ask the Landlady, so I patiently waited for his call to let me know what she said. Mr. Manager went 4 days without calling me, so I took charge and called him. "Oh," he says, "I guess I should have called you to let you know that {she did say you could have your deposit back}." Um, YA THINK?!

Then I tell him I will be out of my apartment by the 14th. My rent is due the 15th. So I'm moving and packing and, unknown to me at the time, he had asked my grandma (across the street from the apartment) if he could show the apartment! ON THE DAY WE ACTUALLY MOVED. Like, let's use some logic here, buddy. When I asked him what I should do about the power and gas, he said I could just turn it off when I was out completely. Okay, well I called them and they both said I didn't have that authority so it would just transfer back to Mr. Manager. I didn't tell him because by now I'm very upset, and he would find out anyway, soon enough.

So a few days ago (it's still not the 14th, people), he calls me at 9:30am to ask me if I was out.
I said, "Well, yes but I still have a few things to move."
He says, "Oh well, I was just wondering because I have someone interested in seeing it. Can I show it?"
"Uh, no. I still have my stuff there."
"Well, I'll be really careful."
*angry voice* "Yeah, no. And anyway, how can you show an apartment that you haven't even inspected yet?"
*pause* "Oh well, I guess I'll figure that out."

What made me angry was that he had the nerve to ask this IN the morning, when he KNOWS my work schedule and that 9:30am is sleepy-napping times. Then add that to the fact I told him I'd be out by the 14th. Give me a few days, here! I'm not a person who handles stress in the most ideal way, so I take my time when I can... But once I thought about it more and more, I realized that he'd be showing the apartment - technically still my apartment - while using MY electricity and gas!!!! Like, no.

Ugh! I honestly don't know if I could ever stand any ignorant remark he makes again. Side Note, I know him on a personal level. He's the church's choir director. He's supposed to be this Christian man, working in our church, and supposed to be a friend. No friends treat friends like that. I get that he's cheap. I get that he wants to have someone in there and renting ASAP. But it's already going to be the [literal] middle to the month by the time I'm out.

And now I'm just worried because I called him, against my better judgement, to let him know I was out of the apartment and that he "can go and inspect the apartment so I can get my deposit back." He said he would look at it yesterday or today and let me know, and I'm pretty sure I'll get it back, but now he's not called me and I just tried to call him and there was no answer. I need that money back ASAP because it's going to my Grandmother who lent me and Fiance $650 to get our duplex. So frustrating!

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