Naivety.
I like to think of myself as a tough guy to work - not pushy but in a polite way taking no nonsense form no one. I think that is what keeps the fellas moving. The worst part is to be friendly in a business transaction (I make it sound so hitech?) - time for making a decision becomes rather awkward. I guess that is why divorce cases are acrimonious. (I better stop being so negative about marriage!)
Yeah my former landlord is stressing me.
He is finding it very hard to part with the deposit - he claims the place was 'not in a habitable state'? In 3 years I've stayed there he has never repaired anything - luckily i've kept most of the receipts. Only thing that is an issue is the fact that I never took the final electricity/gas meter readings - so i'm expecting another small bill.
I was naive to trust the bugger (a polite term of affection according to some people!). So now the talks are deadlocked - I got options, someone suggested that I could take him to court, especially after he destroyed the evidence and now claims the place was pathetic. (When he came around once in a while he never mentioned that).
My other mistake:
He lives in Cyprus - so when I was moving he was not in the country instead he sent this nice talking lady to come and look around and have a look at the place - everything was 'perfect' then. I should have insisted that he be there.
He came back from Cyprus removed the carpet, seats, and is currently renovating etc threw them away the furniture he claims were pathetic.
So i'm paying for my sins. Trust nobody. Pre-nups.... Post-nups.... whatever you call it it's worth considering...
I detest talking about people when they are not around but this guys is driving me mad - its a long time since i was really mad.
Ok I can see Sir Richard\Branson is a Maasai elder now - why is everyone suddenly against me? I've always wanted to be an elder - he beat me to that AGAIN. Who am I supposed to sleep with to be served?
Aw
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3 comments:
You're not paying for your sins, you're paying for your kindness.
How much did you/your family spend on your business education? And you did not learn the first lesson: TRUST-NO-ONE.
You don't have to hate anyone, you don't have kiss anyone's butt, just be aware that ultimately you cannot trust anyone, maybe even yourself! Because 99.999% will ultimately look out for Number One first, even at the extreme detriment of their staff, so-called friends, even lovers.
I'm almost finished my MBA and I learned this lesson-even about dealing with my own school!
I had an excellent professor who would start each class with an real-life anecdote about business. One quick one: he said, notice that we (the MBA program) study what's wrong with many companies, but we never talk about what's wrong with this university.
Just before you move from your current place, be sure to do a "walk-thru" with the landl(ord|ady). Do this about 2 or 3 weeks before moving, more time the better. Use a checklist (I think I have a link somewheres), and note the state of most things in the apt. Be very thorough! Take pictures of things with this person there, because they will get scared that you're keeping a record for future disputes. (You are!) The checklist states what needs cleaning/repairing and who will do which. Be sure that both of you SIGN the checklist, and make a copy and send it to them, with copies of the photos (these you can send via email). Believe me, you will get your deposit much faster than you ever got it before.
Business, my friend. It's all about business.
Don't have the form any more, but do a Google on 'punch-list apartment'.
In the UK, it's called 'snagging' apparently, so if you talk to anyone there about it, they'll know what you mean.
E-nyce aha! I'm learning here. I realise I did take a lot for granted. Thank you for the advise.
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