I'm in a bad situation, and would appricaite any advice or suggestions from those who know how to help.
I live in a condo that I'm signed with a lease and renting. As a renter, I've been given what I think is zero respect, and I havent really made a big deal of it until today.
The landlord and his maitenence crew, think they have the right to access any suite without any notice or anything. I realize the typical beyond response will be to somehow blame it on me for not moving, but this is not an option, so I need to know what to do with this.
A few months ago, I was awaken with my girlfriend, to the sound of someone opening my door with a key. There was no knocks or anything, my girlfriend had been up for a while and said she heard a half knock, and then someone opened the door with a key. It was some 3rd party maintenence guys, without the building manager there, yet with all the keys to the building in their hands, to unclog my sink. Not a big deal, but I was under the impression, I was to be given 24 hr notice, and at least a fucking knock on the door, but whatever I didnt make a big deal about it.
Fast forward to today, they have done this a few times, and I havent made a big deal of it. When I moved in a year ago, I was promised a new fridge. I came home today after class to find my dog all rilled up and he never is, a new fridge put in, and all my groceries spoiled, scattered all over my counters. Whoever came in to upgrade my fridge, did so with no notice, no knock, and took everything out of my old fridge and left it lying all over the place. There was no one in the condo office, so I left a quite angry message. What are my rights as a renter? Is there a government agency I can contact about a complete and constant disregard for my rights as a renter?
Im pretty choked, I cant leave, any advice of how to pursue this?