Landlady fail: Aleksandra Buchavski, 739796 Ontario Ltd.
Aleksandra Buchavski
739796 Ontario Ltd.

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Dear Ms. Buchavski:

This morning it rained on my bookcases. This is the second time that this has happened in the last sixteen months. The handyman who was working upstairs at the time informed me that the floor of the bathroom in Apartment 3 upstairs is rotted through and that any water that falls on it is going to leak into my apartment. This means that unless the problem is fixed properly, it is only a matter of time until my bookcases are deluged again.

In our phone conversation today, you claimed that “building repairs are not your problem.” I beg to differ. Ms. Buchavski, I am a graduate student in history; my books are my livelihood. Some of them are quite rare and they took a lot of trouble to obtain. Since the apartment does not have room for me to move both of the bookshelves out from under the leak, I am faced with the prospect of playing Russian roulette with my most important assets. As someone who likes to claim that she is a businesswoman, I’m sure you will understand that losing my biggest investment is very much my problem.

The recent federal budget announced a tax deduction for home renovations. Given that G--, the tenant in Apartment 3, is frequently away for several days at a time, making necessary repairs does not seem like an unreasonable proposal to investigate. It will protect both your investment and mine. However, you have indicated that you prefer to choose the path of conflict and to lose my rent money. What a shame. What a waste.

Please consider this letter notice of my intention to move out at the end of March.

Yours truly,

henchminion

P.S. This is going to be expensive and time-consuming for us both—especially after it reaches the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal. Until I sign a lease with someone else, there is still time to negotiate.