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Q: My landlord won't answer his phone. What can I do?
The lock on my front door always gets stuck and I'm about to run out of electricity. I've been trying to get a hold of my landlord for two weeks, no answer. No response to my text messages.
I did not go through an agent. I found the apartment through a friend.
I signed a contract and everything.
What can I do?????
Stop paying your rent, then you can wait for the landlord to call you.
Keep trollin' until the Admin takes our suggestions seriously and bans you.
Try Dave's ESL Cafe instead.
talkword:
if you're implying I'm lying, i'm definitely not. Genuinely needs good answers to this.
Stop paying your rent, then you can wait for the landlord to call you.
Try calling him from a phone he does not recognise. If he knows your number it may be he thinks the problem will simply go away if he does not talk to you.
I guess nobody told you that the landlord will pick up the rent and do nothing else. I'm guessing that he doesn't speak english so how will you explain you issues to him? It's likely he won't answer your calls because of this and he'll lose face somehow.
If all else fails:
1. https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.15.CRKebN&id=7016603559&...
2. https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.96.Fmit3z&id=39239428448...
a) changing the locks isn't a bad idea anyway - it stops the landlord from just entering the place when they feel like it. It also gives you a little leverage later when you move out.
b) ummm - try paying the bill????
post an ad on craigslist in the T4M section with his phone number in it.
