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After refusing a $287 repair bill, Portland renter beats his landlord in court, wins $32K verdict (www.yahoo.com)

submitted 15 hours ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/antilandlords@lemmy.ca

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The clash began after Spring refused to pay a $287 electrician's bill that his landlord forwarded him for the repair of a burnt-out socket in his unit. Shortly after, the landlord notified Spring that his rent would increase by $100 per month.

The jury awarded Spring $16,000 — an amount that Oregon law doubles to $32,000 because of the nature of the violation. On top of that, Spring's attorneys also are entitled to ask a judge to order the landlord to pay all of Spring's legal fees, an amount that currently stands at $225,000.

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[–] Steve@startrek.website 24 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Thats a nominal “get out of bed” kind of quote. You dont be a tradesman and drive to someone’s house for the $25 that it actually costs to do the job.

[–] Atropos@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Good point. I do nearly everything myself, so I don't normally consider time and transit...

But I'll continue doing things myself when it costs that much!

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

That's how I learned to install a new circuit breaker into a breaker box. Electrician quoted me $600 in labor plus parts.

I figured it was $300 an hour, he only billed full hours, and he counted his time to give me a quote.

Ended up taking me 15 minutes.