To: Mr. Mark Dudley 11/16/2013 Dudley Property Management RE: Dudley threatens 13- year old girl Today when I returned home from work I was informed by my 13- year old daughter that you sent your maintenance manager to our home, without notice. As instructed, she did not permit entry because: (1) She is a minor and was home alone and (2) I received no phone call, phone message, written notice or email of request to enter the property, consequently, I was unable to give her permission otherwise. Your maintenance manager (Ms. A, Doyle) left, but returned 30 minutes later with the statement “I have a message from Mark Dudley for you to give to your mother”. At this point, my daughter said she felt very threatened by tone of voice and body language from Ms. Doyle. As I understand, the message you gave Ms. Doyle, to give to my daughter, to relay to me was as follows: “You have until Monday, and at that time we (Mark and I) will be entering the property”. I have been requesting (and meticulously documenting) attention to some very big problems since I moved in 4 months ago and they have been primarily ignored, disregarded or denied. But while at work today (a 4-hour shift) you make time to have an agent of your company harass my minor daughter, yet still you have not contacted me. Where should I begin with the laws that you and your agent have broken and the resulting fear that my daughter has that we are in danger? Let me remind you of your rights as my landlord and my rights as your tenant. IC 32-31-5-6… (f) A landlord may enter the dwelling unit: (1) without notice to the tenant in the case of an emergency that threatens the safety of the occupants or the landlords property; and (2) without the consent of the tenant: (A) under a court order; or (B) if the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the dwelling unit. (g) A landlord: (1) shall not abuse the right of entry or use a right of entry to harass a tenant; (2) shall give a tenant reasonable written or oral notice of the landlords intent to enter the dwelling unit; and (3) may enter a tenants dwelling unit only at reasonable times. 36 HOURS WITHOUT GAS, HEAT, HOT WATER, OR A PHONE CALL As a recap, we have now been without gas for hot water and heat since 0730 on 11/15/13, it is now 1830 on 11/16/13. I have petitioned you for attention to this issue without any compliance on your part to the following sections: IC 32-31-8-5 Landlord obligations Sec. 5. A landlord shall do the following: (1) Deliver the rental premises to a tenant in compliance with the rental agreement, and in a safe, clean, and habitable condition. (2) Comply with all health and housing codes applicable to the rental premises. (3) Make all reasonable efforts to keep common areas of a rental premises in a clean and proper condition. (4) Provide and maintain the following items in a rental premises in good and safe working condition, if provided on the premises at the time the rental agreement is entered into: (A) Electrical systems. (B) Plumbing systems sufficient to accommodate a reasonable supply of hot and cold running water at all times. (C) Sanitary systems. (D) Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems. A heating system must be sufficient to adequately supply heat at all times. I request and proffer to you that at this time that our business be concluded by: (1) Termination of our rental agreement along with (2) The return of two month’s rent to me so I can move elsewhere. You leave me no recourse but to bring you to civil court. Mary Beth Schaffer
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 23:40:50 +0000
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