Current mood:

disappointed

I just can't believe it!
Some people are just so stupid that it boggles my mind. I've been having problems getting my damage deposit back from John, my last landlord. I was renting the basement in his townhouse for about 3 months, it was a great location since it was only a 5 minute walk to the school. The living situation wasn't perfect though, he was always leaving the kitchen a mess and his 3 (or 4) year old kid would often be quite noisy and would sometimes come downstairs into my living area. Anyway, I decided to move into an apartment with my girlfriend and when I gave my one month notice he freaked out on me...I guess he was under the impression I'd be renting from him for the year even though I didn't sign any lease.

I won't go into all the details but will say that he's a big child who has yelled and screamed but has given me no reason why he's keeping my money. I ended up taking him to arbitration to try and get my damage deposit back. He never did show for the hearing and since he presented no defense (not like he could have a defense) the arbitrator ruled in my favor. About a week after the hearing I got several copies of the order for John to pay my deposit plus the registration fee for the hearing. I sent John a copy of the decision along with a letter stating how I wanted to be paid, the address he was to send the payment to and a deadline of two weeks for my payment to be received. This was all sent by registered mail meaning he had to sign for it.

I went onto Canada Post's website to see if the package had been delivered and found out that he had refused to accept the package. I guess he thinks that if he refuses it he can say that he never received it. However, I THINK that since it was sent by registered mail it's considered to have been received within five days of being sent...at least that's how it was when I sent him the arbitration notice. Anyway, it looks like this may end up going to small claims court. - sigh -