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[ewlandon]

I paid the day the asked me for the money. No it isnt a battle worth fighting I was just inquiring about the situation.

Last year living in spain I had a battle worth fighting and I won. THe landlord came to me the day I was leaving (he wanted to wait till the last minute to give me my large deposit). When he came he told me that I had to pay to have the entire house painted. He showed me a mark on the wall in my room which I wiped off with water. He then flipped out and said I was wrong and that all the paint was messed upa nd he had to paint the whole house and that he needed more money than my deposit to do it. It was like $1500 split 3 ways (he wasnt going to charge the one spanish roommate because she wasnt leaving). Well I stood there and had a screaming match with him until he agreed to give me back my deposit because I called him a crook etc untill he caved in. That was a fight worth fighting. This on the other hand was a simple inquiry about a petty ammount of cash.

As for the paint deal, this apartment was pristine when I moved in and pristine when I moved out. There was one real scratch on the wall from the shitty unconnected headboard of the bed. That was not my fault, because I didnt put the janky bed in the room in the first place. But I agreed to let him keep 100 euros from my deposit to fix that. I still feel like i won that fight. Sometimes landlords just make your life hell.

[Captain Corea]

[dairyairy]

Captain Korea, you are talking to a teacher in an apartment that is rented by the school. All he wants to do is pay the bills but the landlord never gives him the bills. Why is that situation so hard to understand?

[Captain Corea]

[ewlandon]

[dairyairy]

Captain Korea, your wife handles the bills, right? Because nobody pulls out the entire rental agreement and waves it simply because the landlord isn't telling a tenant when to pay the 5,000 won water bill. And teachers don't sign or get a copy of the rental agreements their schools make with the owners of the apartments.

[luckylady]

[JustinC]

Surely you can sue the landlord for the missing 1,000 won? I think you'd have a great case - take him to The Hague for crimes against humanity (hence the term "Oh, the humanity!"). I think you'd be able to convince them you're a poor, innocent EFL teacher who, without warning, was mentally battered by this deranged madman who put your very livelihood and health at risk by calling the school. I'm convinced the school would corroborate your claim and confirm that you're hanging on to your job by a hair, because of that water bill.

[Captain Corea]