 | The Cavalier daily Friday, January 12, 1973 |  |
Landlord-Tenant Dispute
Daley Craig. "In Fleming's
apartment, for example, these
people threw their garbage out
the windows. Now the health
officer says it's Fleming's
responsibility. The city's going
to have these same problems."
"As I understand it,
Fleming went in and fixed the
roof," continues Mr. Craig.
"The workers he had hired
wouldn't go in because it
smelled too bad. And the
exterminator said he wouldn't
go in either until Fleming first
burnt a sulfur candle for six
days.
It would then appear that
the real fault lies somewhere in
between, not exclusively with
the landlord but also not solely
with the tenant.
The new health code
proposals are necessary to
protect the tenant, especially
in a city such as Charlottesville
which, as Mr. Guilliam indicates,
is over 1000 housing units
short for low income families.
But then it is also important
to consider the landlord's
position. As Mr. Craig asks,
"everyone is so concerned with
consumer protection these
days, but who cares at all
about the landlord?"
The 406 12th St. apartment
is undoubtedly a rathole. The
garbage and stench were
obviously not put there by Mr.
Fleming. But then the tenants
did not cause the roof to leak
or the plaster to crack.
This incident is simply a
classic example of the vicious
circle of accusations between
tenant and landlord. And it is
impossible to say that only one
side or the other deserves all
the blame.
All anybody can say for
sure is "RATS". Why doesn't
someone clean up this mess?"
| The Cavalier daily Friday, January 12, 1973 | |