July 5, 2018
In yet another blow to fair play for the un-moneyed, and to
common sense, a court ruled that a woman was responsible for paying her monthly
rent, even when part of her ceiling was in her bathtub and the landlord wasn’t
making the necessary repairs.
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the tenant had
improperly withheld payment, even though the landlord was slow to fix the
problem, and the tenant had to stay in a hotel for several nights (on her dime).
What did they want her to do?
I’m picturing her shoveling the celling debris out of the
bathtub in order to take a shower. Would she wear a helmet in case more of the
ceiling fell in as she was showering? Would she have to keep the debris on the
premises to prove her case?
Would the hotel give her a special, “Oh, we know how these
landlords are” rate so she could pay them AND her rent while she was waiting
for her apartment to become habitable? Somehow, I doubt it.
Go, Missouri. Keep proving to your citizens that they don’t
matter.
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