by Elizabeth Vonaarons
If you have a legal problem with the landlord (tenant/landlord issue) and, if you can get one, I highly recommend getting a lawyer to resolve the issue. This is my story:
On Thanksgiving Day of 2016, I received a “notice to quit” my job as caretaker for La Grace Apartments. I was very upset about this because I had been very tenacious about doing the gardening and taking care of the building. The reasons for the notice were not given to me at that time but later it was said that “I was not a good fit” for this job. So, I needed to figure out why.
On_November 14th, the SWAT team and the Denver Narcotics took the drug dealer who was living in another apartment. It was_one week later_that the “notice to quit” was issued by the lawyers for, the management company.
Since I had a lease, which expired at the end of April of 2017, I went to talk to HUD and then with the CHFA people who referred me to Colorado Legal Aid. It was at Colorado Legal Aid that I met a lawyer who took on my case.
The manager at Ross Management, Brooke, was known for being a big bully. She would threaten the tenants with legal notices, and, being intimidated by a legal notice, they would vacate their apartments.
Les, my lawyer, said that the “notice to quit” applied to just my job and that they would need a judge to issue me an eviction notice. He also said that there were some complications because I had a job with the company that was terminated.
I told Les, my lawyer, that although Brooke was a big bully, he was a lawyer! After Les took over my case I did not hear much from the management company. I sent my reports to Les, who then sent them on to the lawyers from Ross Management. I paid my rent for February to the management company, but they would not accept it so I gave the check to my lawyer. In March, I did not bother with the management company; I took my check directly to my lawyer. When they did send me an e-mail to leave by March 20th, I talked to Les, who contacted their lawyer to discuss the matter. Ross Management’s lawyer did not get back to him, which brings up an interesting point._
I never thought much about this, but lawyers can talk to other lawyers in “lawyer language.” This is a benefit for the lay person who just wants their situation resolved. I do not get legal notices about it and I have not heard much from my lawyer (which is good news). Recently. I found a new apartment and told my lawyer about it. Right now, I am in the process of moving. My life has been peaceful; I have a lawyer._
Elizabeth Vonaarons
On Thanksgiving Day of 2016, I received a “notice to quit” my job as caretaker for La Grace Apartments. I was very upset about this because I had been very tenacious about doing the gardening and taking care of the building. The reasons for the notice were not given to me at that time but later it was said that “I was not a good fit” for this job. So, I needed to figure out why.
On_November 14th, the SWAT team and the Denver Narcotics took the drug dealer who was living in another apartment. It was_one week later_that the “notice to quit” was issued by the lawyers for, the management company.
Since I had a lease, which expired at the end of April of 2017, I went to talk to HUD and then with the CHFA people who referred me to Colorado Legal Aid. It was at Colorado Legal Aid that I met a lawyer who took on my case.
The manager at Ross Management, Brooke, was known for being a big bully. She would threaten the tenants with legal notices, and, being intimidated by a legal notice, they would vacate their apartments.
Les, my lawyer, said that the “notice to quit” applied to just my job and that they would need a judge to issue me an eviction notice. He also said that there were some complications because I had a job with the company that was terminated.
I told Les, my lawyer, that although Brooke was a big bully, he was a lawyer! After Les took over my case I did not hear much from the management company. I sent my reports to Les, who then sent them on to the lawyers from Ross Management. I paid my rent for February to the management company, but they would not accept it so I gave the check to my lawyer. In March, I did not bother with the management company; I took my check directly to my lawyer. When they did send me an e-mail to leave by March 20th, I talked to Les, who contacted their lawyer to discuss the matter. Ross Management’s lawyer did not get back to him, which brings up an interesting point._
I never thought much about this, but lawyers can talk to other lawyers in “lawyer language.” This is a benefit for the lay person who just wants their situation resolved. I do not get legal notices about it and I have not heard much from my lawyer (which is good news). Recently. I found a new apartment and told my lawyer about it. Right now, I am in the process of moving. My life has been peaceful; I have a lawyer._
Elizabeth Vonaarons
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