I’d go with Talisker on this. You may, technically, have a case but just because you could sue doesn’t mean it’s worth it or the best idea. Unless you plan on moving out you’ll still have to deal with the management during and post lawsuit, that won’t be an amicable situation. As Danny DeVito said in Other People’s Money “Lawyers are like nuclear weapons, they have theirs so I have mine. Once somebody uses them, they fuck everything up!”
Approach the management and see if they’ll offer some sort of compensation.
Kael
5262
Yeah, only sue if you think it was intentional. If it wasn’t then laugh it off, you have a great story to tell and call it a day.
Btw, Im impressed your your pepper spray/cleaver armament. If it had been me I would have been walking around the house with something much less threatening, a can of hairspray and an old salami.
Tim
5263
I know this sincerely upset you, but frankly I think suing for negligent infliction of emotional duress would at best be a waste of time (and at worst, make the other much more viable claims look frivolous too).
There are definitely limits on when landlords or their representatives are supposed to enter your property. And it was absolutely crazy that they did not put a note on the door - just dumb.
There are usually exceptions, though, so you may want to check your lease or local laws. One exception is for an “emergency”, and if a serious water leak has been reported, that could be considered one. I think it would depend a lot on exactly what the downstairs neighbor reported and whether they responded with the urgency that an emergency would demand. If there’s a bad leak, it can do serious damage to both the property and neighbor’s personal property, and could justify entry to track down the cause.
I wouldn’t expect anything at all if the emergency applies - though I think we’d drop off a gift card or box of cookies or something to apologize for the lack of any note, provided you don’t pursue this all lawyer-y.
Leah_C
5264
I had this interaction on the bus this morning, on my way to work:
Guy on the bus: OMG. Do you even KNOW what those shoes ARE? It’s because of hipsters like YOU that real fans can’t get those shoes! And I bet you don’t even know what you’re WEARING!
Me: They’re Star Wars shoes. X-Wings. Pewpew!
He then glared at me on and off for the next several blocks and blushed quite a bit. I’m guessing he has ladyfeet and is sad that I got the LAST PAIR at the Adidas store in SF.
Sounds like he’s a real ladies man, Leah.
Leah_C
5266
I know, right? I instantly wanted to take him home with me. Sorry, Gary!
Don’t blame you, Leah, because all us guys know that the ladies love a man who yells at them in an accusatory tone then glares at them, amirite? ;)
I like to imagine the guy actually saying “OMG!” out loud.
Rimbo
5269
every bobdamn time i take this fucking car in, it costs $2000
i figured i’d save money, avoid the dealer… got an estimate for the timing belt at $500 plus inspecting the noise from the power steering… i’m thinking hey, this could be all right
the rack and pinion and power steering pump are leaking all over the place and must be replaced… cost? $1500… plus $500 for the timing belt and whaddaya get? how much is that? how much does this fucking cost!!!
fuckity fuck.
But surely a girl cannot know about Star Wars!
Hipster?!
Rimbo
5271
You should have looked at him, waved your hand and said, “These are not the shoes you are looking for.”
Sorry to hear about your car, Rimbo, totally been there. What kinda car is it?
Rimbo
5273
1992 Lexus SC 400. Only 65,000 miles on it. Was owned by a little old lady who only drove it to the grocery store, the salon and church on Sundays (my Mom), realized that her (at the time) one and only grandchild was being schlepped around in a 1983 Honda, and decided it was worth giving it to her son so that the grandchild would be in a safer car.
This is the first time it’s had something really, really wrong with it, though. But it’s still frustrating. This is the last time I take it in for a major service. Nothing but gas and oil changes after this, and maybe new tires. If something else breaks, it’s gone, that’s it, not doing anything else with it. And maybe sooner.
Wow, that’s not a lot of miles at allllllll. So weird.
Rimbo
5276
But they’re rough miles. Almost all of them have been start-and-stop driving.
The electrical systems have gone bad throughout, too. That’s one of those things where the years matter more than the miles.
Rimbo
5277
Of course, had I been there and if this had actually happened to me, the best I could’ve mustered would’ve been, “Buh buh hur uh what’s a ‘Hipster?’” or something equally lame.
The car is over 18 years old, so fluid leaks are not weird at all. Age is a factor when it comes to seals and gaskets and such.
Mrenda
5279
The only thing that could have made that better was if you finger gunned him while saying Pewpew.
As is, I’ve come back and read that exchange four or so times already. I plan more during the evening.
