rafiq (proprietor) 02 December 2012

Harrassment

Dear Sir(s)/Madam,

we are tenants of a rented(landlord owned) property.

Recently a lawyer has come to stay in our building.

Since day one he has been creating nuiscamce for the other tenants.

Few months back he abused a tenant and threatened to assault him.We approached the local police station,where his arrogance was cut to size. But he has not changed his ways.

In a recent building meeting. it was decided unanimously that servants shud not be permitted to use lift for goiing down(bldg only 5 flrs).most of the tenents also dont use lift for going down. This was done to prevent misuse of lift, enhance life of lift, save electricity.

What all tenants agreed upon was not acceptable to him.He said my servants/maid will continue to use lift, nobody shud stop them.

And henceforth, i wont pay any lift maintenence or water usage charges, if anybody has the guts shud try and stop me.

Earlier also he has taken an illegal water connection (right near the outlet from water tank) from overhead water supply tank, bypassing the regular supply pipeline

He is the landlords civil affairs lawyer. The landlord is men with a golden heart. We tried to bring his misdeeds to the notice of the landlord, but our explanations fall on deaf ears. He along with another employee of the landlord, poison the mind of the landlord with lies and half truths and baseless allegations.The landlord never visits the building.

This person is making life difficult for all of us.We are on tenterhooks.We say one thing, he twists and contorts facts and presents a opposite picture to the landlord.

What shud we do, what legal recourse shud we take.

Approaching the landlord hasnt got any results on earlier occassions, nor will it now.

Please advise.

Regards.

Rafiq Yusuf

email-raj.agro.farms@gmail.com

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V R SHROFF (Sr. ADVOCATE Bombay High Court Mob: 9892432152) 02 December 2012

Engage another local lawyer, and file cases, wher your legal rights violated.

Lift is for use of residents and their servants. So cannot stop usage of such services, unless you prove they are misusing, going up & down dozens of time to waste electricity and damage lift.

Water Electricity and essential services of tenants cannot be stopped. As u r tenant, Landlord decide no of water line etc.You cannot say who should get 2 or 3 water lines. If it increase your cost, and affect you, incure loss or damages to you, you can take action.

For rude behaviur or criminal threate, lodge Police Compl

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rafiq (proprietor) 02 December 2012

Sir, Thankyou for your reply.

Because there was blatant misuse, it was unanimously decided to "stop only going down", servants still allowed to use lift to come up.Lights and fan left ON carelessly by servants-leading to high electricity bills, for servants lift is a plaything, for tenants its a valuable utility-specially the senior citizens. There is also a lift operator in service

In an adjacent wing of our building servants not allowed to use lift totally. Another wing doesnt have a lift at all.

Our building lift installed 30yrs back with tenants funds. landlord dint contribute a penny. Only recently landlord was kind enough to share cost for repairs

Besides, isnt what has been decided unanimously by all residents at the tenents meeting binding on one and all ?

If one person plays traunt other will follow him.If all tenents dont pay their dues and bills not paid on time, muncipality will cut water connection, BEST will disconnect lift electricity connection. Leading to more inconvenience.

Sir what is a solution to this problem. When we last took him to the police stn for abusing and threatening a tenant, he was behaving badly at the police stn also.He was scolded by the officer for his rash behaviour. He thinks he is the law. He talks about disciplining others, when he himself isnt discplined.

Regards