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Old 04-20-2014, 05:10 AM
 
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I want to sue our landlord for nuisance, habitability and other stuff that is violating my rights.

The place is a noxious odor and fumes of paint. Every morning waking up I would either be sneezing or coughing out dark brown or gray flame. My wife, son and I experiencing that too but the lease is under my brother's name though we are living there. I can't take the place either cause it old, dirty, noisy too (I can hear my neighbors walking above me), infested with bugs which bits us and air is polluted in my unit.

I'm seeking some help relating this matter.
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Old 04-20-2014, 05:29 AM
 
Location: St Thomas, US Virgin Islands
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1. The landlord is not your landlord so you have no standing to sue him.
2. Move.

PS: If you're coughing out "brown or gray flame", "American's Got Talent" may be interested in featuring you.
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Old 04-20-2014, 07:44 AM
 
Location: DFW
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Sounds like you are living there illegally. Does your landlord know ?
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Old 04-20-2014, 08:45 AM
 
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The word is "phlegm". Flame would be pretty awesome though.

Do you have permission from the LL to live there off the lease? If not, you really don't have a right to be there. Good news is you can leave anytime. Sounds like the place has so many issues, most of which can't be fixed, that the only real option is to move.
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Old 04-20-2014, 10:30 AM
 
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Your family comes first...

Why subject yourself and your family to this and why are you still there?

All the money in the world won't matter if your sick.

Last edited by Ultrarunner; 04-20-2014 at 02:50 PM..
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Old 04-20-2014, 12:02 PM
 
Location: Long Island, NY
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Technically, your brother is your landlord and you are either legally subletting or illegally subletting. If you sue anyone, it would have to be your brother.
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Old 04-20-2014, 02:34 PM
 
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I want to sue our landlord for nuisance, habitability and other stuff that is violating my rights.

The place is a noxious odor and fumes of paint. Every morning waking up I would either be sneezing or coughing out dark brown or gray flame. My wife, son and I experiencing that too but the lease is under my brother's name though we are living there. I can't take the place either cause it old, dirty, noisy too (I can hear my neighbors walking above me), infested with bugs which bits us and air is polluted in my unit.

I'm seeking some help relating this matter.
Are you even legally allowed to stay there?

If you are not on the lease then move...you eat the steak you pay for it or you leave....judge Judy's quote!

The lease is not in your name so be happy...
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Old 04-20-2014, 10:14 PM
 
Location: Silicon Valley
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You can't sue the landlord because you are not on the lease.
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Old 04-21-2014, 05:03 AM
 
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Some people are just sue happy. This will be funny to see another "defendant" win when a person with no right to sue will sue a landlord while the plaintiff is illegally staying at a place...

Bad landlord...really?
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Old 04-21-2014, 07:32 AM
 
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You're only option in this situation is to move. You aren't a legal tenant (I'm assuming ) so suing the landlord would be up to your brother and would probably end in an eviction for the whole lot of you.
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