My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Colorado
Hello all,
I live in the lower-level suite of a house in Boulder. My landlord lives on the top floor. My roommates and I are reasonably clean and quiet... we occasionally leave dishes in the sink, leave shoes in the entryway, water spots on the mirror, toilet seat up... you know, normal signs that someone *lives* in a house. However, my landlord has recently imposed a set of rules, copied and pasted from an email as follows:
1. The cook top counter must be fully wiped and cleaned after every use. I left several bottles of Stove Top Cleaner for you to use.
2. When a cabinet is used, it must be then closed, not left open.
3. After the kitchen area is used, all pots and utensils must be put away and all counter tops wiped clean. No crumbs or wipe marks can be visible.
4. No dirty dishes can be left in the sink -- put them in the dishwasher.
5. The plate drying rack is unsightly. Please remove it. Just wipe and put clean dishes away in the cabinets.
6. Remove all stuff from the window sill in the kitchen area.
7. Always use a plastic bag with tie string in the trash can.
8. Whoever puts trash in the trashcan when it is near full should take out the trash.
9. The neatness, or lack of neatness, of your own room is your business as long as your door is closed.
10. The common areas are everyone's responsibility to keep neat and clean.
All reasonable things to do, of course! Such nice guidelines to live by. However, NOT reasonable mandates from one who does not live in our space. More importantly, he has just imposed a $50 dollar fine for breaking any of those rules. He first threatened to deduct from our security deposit, which I quickly shot down as it's highly illegal. He's now going to add it to our rent and consider us in default if we do not pay.
I'd love some advice on how to deal with this before I'm hit with a $50 fine for leaving streaks on the black glass stovetop :wallbang: I'm not looking forward to small claims court. I also hate the thought that he will be taking advantage of all his future tenants.
Any links to relevant legislation or common law is also much appreciated! Thanks all.
Hello all,
I live in the lower-level suite of a house in Boulder. My landlord lives on the top floor. My roommates and I are reasonably clean and quiet... we occasionally leave dishes in the sink, leave shoes in the entryway, water spots on the mirror, toilet seat up... you know, normal signs that someone *lives* in a house. However, my landlord has recently imposed a set of rules, copied and pasted from an email as follows:
1. The cook top counter must be fully wiped and cleaned after every use. I left several bottles of Stove Top Cleaner for you to use.
2. When a cabinet is used, it must be then closed, not left open.
3. After the kitchen area is used, all pots and utensils must be put away and all counter tops wiped clean. No crumbs or wipe marks can be visible.
4. No dirty dishes can be left in the sink -- put them in the dishwasher.
5. The plate drying rack is unsightly. Please remove it. Just wipe and put clean dishes away in the cabinets.
6. Remove all stuff from the window sill in the kitchen area.
7. Always use a plastic bag with tie string in the trash can.
8. Whoever puts trash in the trashcan when it is near full should take out the trash.
9. The neatness, or lack of neatness, of your own room is your business as long as your door is closed.
10. The common areas are everyone's responsibility to keep neat and clean.
All reasonable things to do, of course! Such nice guidelines to live by. However, NOT reasonable mandates from one who does not live in our space. More importantly, he has just imposed a $50 dollar fine for breaking any of those rules. He first threatened to deduct from our security deposit, which I quickly shot down as it's highly illegal. He's now going to add it to our rent and consider us in default if we do not pay.
I'd love some advice on how to deal with this before I'm hit with a $50 fine for leaving streaks on the black glass stovetop :wallbang: I'm not looking forward to small claims court. I also hate the thought that he will be taking advantage of all his future tenants.
Any links to relevant legislation or common law is also much appreciated! Thanks all.
Quiet Enjoyment: $50 Fine for Leaving Shoes Out
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