Will Truman

Will Truman is the Editor-in-Chief of Ordinary Times. He is also on Twitter.

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  1. Well… I hate to say I told you so… But I’m pretty sure I told you so. It just felt so much like similar situations I’ve had with landlords.

  2. I continue to think that you’d be well served bringing the matter to a court’s attention.

    • If–emphasize if–the time, effort and expense of spirit is worth the amount he might expect to recover.

      I know people who will spend hours fighting a $5 overcharge. I get the principle, as well as getting that we need to have enough folks do it to constrain (to some degree at least) the temptation of sellers to try to cleverly skim extra revenue by nickle-and-diming customers at amounts just under what the customer thinks is worth fighting for. But for me, at least, it’s never quite worth it. But of course I’m not Will, or anyone else but me.

      (In my first microecon class, the prof told a great story about buying a new car, and how she played three Volvo dealers in the LA area off against each other to get just the car and accessories she wanted at the very lowest price. So of course I asked her how much time she’d spent doing so, and how much those hours were worth to her. I ended up with the impression that her cost per hour was net-positive because she got a kick out of playing the game.)

  3. Ditto to Likko. The landlord seems vindictive. Do you know of any possible reason(s)?

  4. Small claims court available? Sounds like unjustified bullying.

  5. I would not bother with a suit. If you have a “Nextdoor” or “Patch” site active in that area, you might consider publishing your correspondence with this person. His reputation should match the reality.

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