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my previous post from yesterday https://lemmy.ml/post/49529603

The good news I guess is that the timer starts on monday because the 3rd is the jurisdictional court's (might as well say Riverside County, CA) holiday for the 4th. And after my last post I went and bought a security camera, so worst case I can document my window being closed if I want to be a stupid coward that lets bullies play Calvinball with signed contracts against me. With my fucking life.

And it's just really important to me that the window stay open in my room. It's a whole list of deal breakers.

  • I don't want to get fucking covid from the 8 other units filled with people here because I'm the last weirdo that goes to work and the store with a mask on. When I keep the window closed because of paranoia over this conflict, I feel like I need to mask in my own bedroom. And that's fucked.

  • This luxurious closet sized bedroom is too small for a full sized person and two large cats to live on top of each other. They need to be able to lay out on the patio and enjoy life. And they need to be able to run back inside if something scares them, like the many coyote that have wilderness right fucking next door and I have seen in our back yard with my cats running from them. Can't do 'open it when they want back in' no how, no way. (There's also a giant drama about gates that enclose a section of the yard that apparently me closing them at night drives them into a steaming rage but keeps my guys safe)

  • There's 80 pounds of goddamned cat litter right next to the window and 8 feet from where I sit at the computer and sleep. I need the ventilation.

  • I LIKE THE FRESH AIR.

  • The A/C is too fucking cold anyway

In addition to buying the security camera (fuck I need an sd card of course it's separate) I also started looking for a new place to be miserable with a live-in landlord for too goddamned much money. But this shit is on a timeline WAY faster than that. Fuck.

So I don't want to be cowed by this. But I also don't want to get my life all fucked up by it. I don't want this demon to steal a whole month's rent (waited until the day after I paid this month's rent the fucking parasite) AND a 600 dollar penalty if I lose. Not to mention paying 4x what I can afford for an extended stay room...

I'm completely in the right but on the other hand do you think the judge rents, or do you think it's more likely they have some rental properties of their own and all their sentiments are with the law breaker psycho landlord?

Anyway this is my panic attack post

edit: I am purposefully not engaging with any comments on the subject of whether or not my landlord has a genuine gripe about me having my window open and my door closed in a room that does not have a temperature sensor for the A/C system. I offered to close the vent. I offered to have my rent raised to compensate. All was ignored. It's about power tripping. So this post is about my rights in the face of that.

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[–] mynameisbob@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 55 minutes ago)
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If the door is shut and there is no censor I see no problem. These comment jesus christ mary and joseph... chilll or not to chill that is the question. This is a very long thread. Is this some high level gipity?. Some kind of social experiment? Or is it the drama. When it comes to people or their problems I am gentle but my heart wants to eat a billionare.

[–] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world -2 points 1 hour ago

It’s 2026 and there are still people scared out of their mind of catching Covid? 🤣

I bet OP has had Covid multiple times already without even realising it. That’s how much of a nothing it is.

[–] mistermodal@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 hours ago

"Is It Leftist To Open Your Window" – the greatest thread in Bodybuilding Forums history, locked after 300 pages of debate

[–] TiredTiger@lemmy.ml 10 points 12 hours ago

It's probably going to come down to the lease terms. There's likely a mechanism to file some kind of complaint about this that would make the 3-days stop ticking, but I'm not a lawyer. If you can find a legal aid clinic, that's probably your best bet. Power-tripping landlords are the worst and I'm really sorry you're dealing with this.

[–] agentant@lemmy.ml 35 points 17 hours ago (13 children)

The amount of people in this thread siding with the leeches who contribute nothing to society and will gleefully sentence people to death by lack of shelter is astounding.

[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 14 points 17 hours ago

You are expecting too much from redditors

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[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 24 points 17 hours ago

Don't have advice but came here to say fuck your landlord and I hope things work out for you ❤️

[–] M1ch431@slrpnk.net 20 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

ITT people dog-piling somebody in a shitty situation, in a shitty society, who can't find adequate and affordable housing and arguing in defense of a landlord who won't give them a clear copy of their renter's agreement (and is charging for a printed copy) and who has forcibly closed OP's windows from the outside.

See OP's edit:

edit: I am purposefully not engaging with any comments on the subject of whether or not my landlord has a genuine gripe about me having my window open and my door closed in a room that does not have a temperature sensor for the A/C system. I offered to close the vent. I offered to have my rent raised to compensate. All was ignored. It’s about power tripping. So this post is about my rights in the face of that.

Keep your window closed when it's high temp, high humidity OP (consider the cat door for the window) and ignore these trolls who are trying to provoke you and make you feel bad. You did everything right, you even offered to have your rent increased.

[–] kplaceholder@lemmy.ml 12 points 17 hours ago (11 children)

Yeah what the fuck is all this siding with the landlord about? I thought we were leftists lmao. If I were OP I would stay out of Lemmy for a bit, the replies in this thread are probably just making the panic attack worse.

I don't care about the nitty gritty details of the issue with the AC or the door or whatever, I don't know why everyone is paying so much thought to that. The major problem is that the landlord is abusing an authority that is barely even legitimate to begin with, and is threatening OP with eviction if they don't obey; the specific circumstances in which such abuse has materialized is irrelevant. They are especially irrelevant if you are going to play lawyer with them to uphold the landlord's authority.

I think that we as a community should avoid this kind of behavior.

Sending you strength, OP

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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 11 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Regarding feeling like you'll get covid from the AC circulating air: Covid appears to mostly spread in the air by the virus attaching to dust or particles in the air. All of the air in the house will be pulled to a single intake vent, where there should be an HVAC filter to filter all of the air (the AC heat exchanger would eventually get clogged with dust without one). If that filter has a high enough MERV rating (how strong the filter is) it will be capable of removing all of the particles the virus can attach to, MERV 13 can even remove the virus itself from the air. This would mean that the air coming into your bedroom would be filtered and safe.

If you cannot confirm what MERV rating your HVAC filter is, then you could instead attach a MERV-13 filter to the back of a normal box fan (I recommend a 4" thick filter for longevity and reduced strain on the motor, as the thicker filter has a less restrictive airflow compared to a 1" filter) and run it in your bedroom to purify the air.

Regarding it being too cold in your room, AC vents can usually be adjusted to limit the flow into your room, or you could ask your roommates if they would be willing to compromise on a slightly lower overall temp, or if that fails, putting on some warmer clothing that's easy to take off if you need to go outside may be a good compromise.

I understand that neither of those things solve the issue of your cats or the smell of their litter, though. (A carbon anti-smell HVAC filter on the back of a box fan may help?)

[–] Jentu@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Just to piggyback off this comment a bit (since I'm not sure I've ever rented anywhere with MERV 13+ filters). Try making a Corsi–Rosenthal Box with a box fan and 4 air filters. This might be beyond your price range since MERV13 filters aren't the cheapest in the world when you have to buy 4 of them, but I've been using mine for years and they work REALLY well. My PM2.5 sensor is consistently on "0" unless I'm cooking.

[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

While Corsi boxes do work, I personally find that just using a single thicker 4" filter taped to the back of a fan works better, as it takes up a smaller footprint and allows you to direct the air flow at something other than the ceiling. The thicker filter is much, much less restrictive than a 1" filter due to the increased surface area. The thick ones (20x20x4") cost about $28 on ebay, and will last a very long time before needing to be replaced.

[–] GatesMcBalmer@lemmy.world 14 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

This is not legal advice but in California, the landlord of a rooming house (which it sounds like you are in) has the right to make reasonable house rules and "keep the windows closed when the AC is on" is generally recognized as reasonable rule. Its unlikely a court would side with you on this.

Keeping the window open in a room (even with the door shut) impacts the temperature and humidity of the rest of the house. Rooms within a house are not air tight when the door is closed. In fact, the airflow in a house is designed to circulate and mix all the air from all the rooms so that the AC runs efficiently, even when the doors are closed.

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[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 28 points 22 hours ago (11 children)

"Outdoor cats" as pets shouldn't be a thing

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

100%. All cats eat birds and are a danger to wildlife. They should never be let outside to roam freely.

I hate it when people say shit like "tibbles wouldnt hurt a fly" all cats have natural (very effective) hunting instincts, unless they have some disability, it will probably kill if let outside.

In australia feral cats are causing native animals to go extinct.

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