aaronwillen
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Hey all...just figured I would get some peoples outside opinions here. Prior to my move to my new apartment I lived in a house which was converted to apartments. The house had a common entrance and each of the apartments was secured by its own locked door. This house was in a pseudo sketchy area by my med school. On the day I was moving out a burglary took place in which my mountain bike was taken from the basement, and another girl's apartment door was breached and her laptop and some jewelry taken. Long story short...when I e mailed her a few weeks after I moved to find out the status of my security deposit return (and prorated rent because I moved earlier than I paid for and she rented the place earlier too), she informed me she was holding me liable for the burglary. She states that I was the only person home at the time, and since I was moving I must have left a door open (no signs of forced entry.) HOWEVER not even 3 weeks prior to this I returned home to find the front door wide open and the automatic locking mechanism disengaged. Which tells you that other individuals in the house were leaving doors unlocked. She has no other proof of the burglary happening as a result of me aside from her allegations (no direct evidence) So I basically was going to just compromise with her and pay for the repairs to the girls doorframe because I figured it would be easier to just pay and shut her up than deal with a legal battle. However that wasnt good enough. A few days ago she wrote me an letter demanding $300 to fix the door and frame, $450 to rekey all the locks in the entire house, $300 to install an alarm system and 39.99/mo for 3 years...which i believe comes to about $2000. She was saying she wanted to receive payment or she would sue. Aside from the burglary issue is another issue of heat for last winter. She decided to have work done on the heating system in Jan. to have the heating split up onto individual thermostats...long story short the work was never completed and my apartment did not receive heat for from Jan through the end of the heating season. She states in her note that she was unable to keep track of the heating costs for the winter and would like a contribution of $390 dollars for the heat for the winter. Again, I didnt get heat from Jan onward and had to buy a space heater and run that non stop to stay warm. ANYHOW...I filed a lawsuit against her today for the amount of my security deposit and prorated rent (minus the deductions for late rent payment for 3 months which I agree to). I have a few months before the hearing. Any opinions/thoughts on this?? I know this is sort of long winded but if anyone is bored let me know...