Re: Bye Bye Garden..

Amen to all of that Sue.  And what a jerk this son is.  If it were me, I'd
pot everything up I could and make tracks as soon as practical.  And I
wouldn't be too neat about tidying anything up when I dug stuff up either.
I hate it that this has happened, and hoping you find something great (and
all yours) very, very soon!

On 8/10/08, andreah <andreah@hargray.com> wrote:
>
> What a jack---! Defintiely time to move on-I'd find a way to keep all of my
> stuff though and move it with me since you've spent the money. Hope you can
> find a place quickly, with a yard that's all yours!
> A
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Walsh" <sue.nyc@att.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 12:37 AM
> Subject: [CHAT] Bye Bye Garden..
>
>
>  We got a very unpleasant surprise today. To backtrack a bit, our landlord
>> sold our house (two family brownstone) to his son, who moved in downstairs.
>> We knew him and all so it didn't seem like a big deal. That is until he told
>> us today we are no longer allowed any use of the front or backyard. Our
>> grill, patio set, and all our outdoor plants have to go. To quote him ("It's
>> MY house, and MY yard. You just rent the second floor." ). We're unhappy to
>> say the least. The grill and patio set are new and since we have to get rid
>> of them that's $300 down the drain. The plants (including three rose bushes)
>> probably cost me a hundred or so at least. Now the previous landlord (his
>> father) had no problem with any of it, and this one has been around since
>> April and just now decided to tell us. He said it "slipped his mind". Right.
>> He saw me planting, saw the grill and table set up, and never said a word.
>> We're not dirty, messy people. When we moved in the front yard was bare and
>> pretty ugly, and we're always complimented on how nice we kept things,
>> inside and out.
>>
>> Needless to say we are looking for a new place to live. Thank goodness we
>> are in a position to do so. We refuse to be treated like second class
>> citizens and made to feel unwelcome in our own home.  Fine, he's the
>> landlord, but our rent helps pay the mortgage and frankly after 5 years of
>> paying rent on time and being in their words "perfect tenants" we deserve
>> better treatment.
>>
>> I know things could be worse but boy are we pissed. All that money wasted!
>>
>>
>> Sue (Zone 7)
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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