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Landlord harassment and eviction not returning money

By bobpat

I am staying in a house as a ‘paying guest’ accomodation. I have been paying $625 towards rent.
He didnt want to sign any lease agreeement or accpet payments in a cheks as he is claiming unemployment benefits and this rental income($1250 from two roommates) might disqualify him from claiming unemployment. 
So I have no paper work. 
He never gave me a key to the house and he always shouts and harrasses me when I come a bit late. 
To avoid all this, I took the key from the other roommate and got a duplicate key done. 
When found out that I got a duplicate key to the house, he shouted at me and asked me to vacate the house the next day. This happened the very next day I gave him the rent. 
I decided to move to my friends house and asked him to deduct the money for 3 days and return the rest of the money that I paid towards house rent. 
How can I complain on him to get my money back?
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Edited on: Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 4:05 pm
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Jessica

May 25th, 2011 11:01 am

What’s his reason for not giving a key when you already paid the rent? Ask for a refund if he refuses to do so then file a complaint against him through RPA.

Landlord harassment and eviction not returning money

By bobpat

I am staying in a house as a ‘paying guest’ accomodation. I have been paying $625 towards rent.

He didnt want to sign any lease agreeement or accpet payments in a cheks as he is claiming unemployment benefits and this rental income($1250 from two roommates) might disqualify him from claiming unemployment. 
So I have no paper work. 
He never gave me a key to the house and he always shouts and harrasses me when I come a bit late. 
To avoid all this, I took the key from the other roommate and got a duplicate key done. 
When found out that I got a duplicate key to the house, he shouted at me and asked me to vacate the house the next day. This happened the very next day I gave him the rent. 
I decided to move to my friends house and asked him to deduct the money for 3 days and return the rest of the money that I paid towards house rent. 
How can I complain on him to get my money back?
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Edited on: Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 4:04 pm
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