Peeps contest

On 4/24/2011 11:39 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
I loved the penguins.

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Janet Wilder
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"Mark Thorson" wrote in message
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Gee, I guess I'll have to ask myself permission before I make one :) What a
silly thing to go to court about! People hang hideous things on their front
doors all the time. I'm talking about some of the door-wreaths I've seen :)
True, the HOA here might have a problem with peeps hanging on my front door
(if anyone even noticed) but I sure wouldn't go to court over it; I'd just
take it down.

Jill
 
On 2011-04-25, jmcquown wrote:


Waay beyond silly. Downright stupid.

They shoulda all ....from the judge on down to the guy mopping the
hallway.... been confined to Holiday Inn conference room and sentenced
to watching non-stop Jerry Springer reruns for a period of no less
than 90 days. No doubt half the people sentenced would gladly welcome
such a sentence, but, mercifully, would be beaten to death by the
other half within the first month. The remaining ppl would gradually
lose their minds and expire within the second month, the last one
gladly ramming his skull through the tv screen, in a bloody exploding
screaming death.

nb
 
"notbob" wrote in message
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I read the article. The landlord complained she was evicted because she
wasn't paying her rent. She claimed she stopped paying rent "in protest"
when they complained about the Peeps. I don't care who you are, no one
leasing an apartment is entitled to live rent-free. So obviously there was
more to it. Still, take down the damn diorama if the landlord objects. I
rented apartments and houses for many, many years. The defendant claimed
there was nothing specific in the lease about "decorating". Excuse me?
I've never read a lease that mentioned decorating. Altering the property
(like painting), sure. But IMHO hanging something on the front door doesn't
consitute "decorating". It was a lame excuse, and certainly not a legal
one. I'm surprised she was surprised. I'm surprised she found a lawyer to
take the case!

Jill
 
On 2011-04-25, jmcquown wrote:


Forty years ago, four of use rented a house. During the Winter, the
roof leaked so bad, water was coming in at the rate of 1 qt every 5
mins. The entire kitchen was flooded and unusable. Destroyed a lot
of our stuff and landlord refused to deal with it until we stopped
paying rent and forced the issue into court. We won.

nb
 
"notbob" wrote in message
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And I can certainly appreciate that scenario. One house I rented, the lease
specifically stated if there were problems with the appliances, etc. I'd
have to have them repaired myself then submit the bill to him for
reimbursement. I thought that was a terrible way to do business but that's
the way it was. He did take care of the few minor issues (after the fact)
but I only lived there for a year. Your guy just sounds like a jackass. I
hope he had to pay the court costs!

Jill
 
On Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:22:29 -0400, "jmcquown"
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I'm pretty sure she wanted to break the lease - this was one way to do
it and get free rent too.


I'm not; but I am surprised the judge didn't throw it out of court as
a frivolous lawsuit and make her pay the court costs.

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"sf" wrote in message
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She's not the one who brought the suit; the landlord did. So why should she
have to pay the court costs?

There are lots of legal ways for a tenant to break a lease. If the lease
promises the landlord will maintain appliances in working condition and the
landlord doesn't do it, there's an out. But you still have to give notice.
The whole thing was handled badly and turned into a case about Peeps! LOL

Jill
 
On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:19:38 -0400, "jmcquown"
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I read it wrong then. I thought she brought the suit.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.
 
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"jmcquown" wrote:



I haven't read the lease agreement in question, but I've read a lot of
papers for loans and leases. They always have a clause that says that
if you don't pay and the person you were supposed to pay has legal
expenses, you have to pay those.


The tenant can't complain *too* much. She was only ordered to pay half.

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