Overheard my landlord say I'm 'too litigious' for asking about the heat

I was standing in the hallway last week and caught my landlord on the phone telling someone I'm 'too litigious' because I asked him to fix the boiler. We went 5 days without heat in January with temps below 20. I sent him two emails and one certified letter. That's not being litigious, that's trying not to freeze. Took me threatening a city inspection to get him to call someone out. Anyone else deal with a landlord who acts like basic maintenance requests are a legal attack?

3 comments

3 Comments

shane_bell3d ago

Last winter my landlord told me I was being "combative" because I sent him a text asking why the hallway lights had been out for two weeks. The guy was literally trying to make me feel bad for wanting to see in front of my own door at night. Some landlords just hate being reminded that they actually have to do their job.

nathankim3d ago

I mean yeah it's annoying but "combative" over a text about hallway lights? Come on @shane_bell, that's a stretch. Maybe he was just in a bad mood or had a bunch of other tenants bugging him that week.

williamw753d ago

@shane_bell nailed it - why do landlords act shocked when you push back on stuff that's literally their legal job?