Strange Landlords (Part 2)

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The previous place we lived in was before the one that I told you about in Part 1. We had just got on HUD and found a 2 bedroom condo that was owned by a government worker. I was thinking that was pretty good, us being on HUD which is run by the government and that he worked for the government. When we first looked at the condo the dishwasher was broken and clogged up therefore there was water in the bottom of it. We were told that the owner was going to have it fixed soon. So we signed the lease and moved in. Three months later he still had not had the dishwasher fixed or replaced! And the refrigerator stopped working!. I called the landlord and he told me that if I wanted it fixed then I need to either have it fixed or get a new one. I told him that it was not one the lease that way, he had to fix it. He said that he didn't care, he wasn't doing it! The next morning I called HUD and I was told there was nothing they could do. I need to get another one and put it in there and advised me to call the health department. I couldn't afford to buy a refrigerator, but I did call the health department. The lady came out to inspect and saw the refrigerator and said that she could not force him to fix or replace it. But since it's on the lease I would have to take him to court, which I couldn't afford to do. She looked at the dishwasher and said that the water in the bottom was stagnant and she condemned it. He received the notice and ignored it! I called my church and they said that the only thing they could do was lend me for one week a very small refrigerator, because it was already promised to someone else the next week. After that I had to buy a cooler and a bag of ice daily! My boys and I walked to the store on a daily basis to get more ice and food for that day! When the lease was up we moved to the house I wrote about in Part 1.