my previous post from yesterday https://lemmy.ml/post/49529603
The good news I guess is that the timer starts on monday because the 3rd is the jurisdictional court’s (might as well say Riverside County, CA) holiday for the 4th. And after my last post I went and bought a security camera, so worst case I can document my window being closed if I want to be a stupid coward that lets bullies play Calvinball with signed contracts against me. With my fucking life.
And it’s just really important to me that the window stay open in my room. It’s a whole list of deal breakers.
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I don’t want to get fucking covid from the 8 other units filled with people here because I’m the last weirdo that goes to work and the store with a mask on. When I keep the window closed because of paranoia over this conflict, I feel like I need to mask in my own bedroom. And that’s fucked.
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This luxurious closet sized bedroom is too small for a full sized person and two large cats to live on top of each other. They need to be able to lay out on the patio and enjoy life. And they need to be able to run back inside if something scares them, like the many coyote that have wilderness right fucking next door and I have seen in our back yard with my cats running from them. Can’t do ‘open it when they want back in’ no how, no way. (There’s also a giant drama about gates that enclose a section of the yard that apparently me closing them at night drives them into a steaming rage but keeps my guys safe)
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There’s 80 pounds of goddamned cat litter right next to the window and 8 feet from where I sit at the computer and sleep. I need the ventilation.
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I LIKE THE FRESH AIR.
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The A/C is too fucking cold anyway
In addition to buying the security camera (fuck I need an sd card of course it’s separate) I also started looking for a new place to be miserable with a live-in landlord for too goddamned much money. But this shit is on a timeline WAY faster than that. Fuck.
So I don’t want to be cowed by this. But I also don’t want to get my life all fucked up by it. I don’t want this demon to steal a whole month’s rent (waited until the day after I paid this month’s rent the fucking parasite) AND a 600 dollar penalty if I lose. Not to mention paying 4x what I can afford for an extended stay room…
I’m completely in the right but on the other hand do you think the judge rents, or do you think it’s more likely they have some rental properties of their own and all their sentiments are with the law breaker psycho landlord?
Anyway this is my panic attack post
edit: I am purposefully not engaging with any comments on the subject of whether or not my landlord has a genuine gripe about me having my window open and my door closed in a room that does not have a temperature sensor for the A/C system. I offered to close the vent. I offered to have my rent raised to compensate. All was ignored. It’s about power tripping. So this post is about my rights in the face of that.
Don’t have advice but came here to say fuck your landlord and I hope things work out for you ❤️
It’s probably going to come down to the lease terms. There’s likely a mechanism to file some kind of complaint about this that would make the 3-days stop ticking, but I’m not a lawyer. If you can find a legal aid clinic, that’s probably your best bet. Power-tripping landlords are the worst and I’m really sorry you’re dealing with this.
Hope someone has something for you
So the whole place shares the same A/C? You keeping the window open while that’s blasting is a huge waste of energy. I don’t intend to detract from your other points, but that does seem like a genuine issue to complain about. Have you asked if they could turn the A/C down? Or is there any way to isolate the ventilation?
“Oh well actually it’s pretty reasonable for the landlord to take your money and sign documents and then afterwards surprise you with a rule you would have never agreed to saying you’re never allowed to open your window”
This is not a conversation I will entertain no matter how favorably it is framed in favor of the person breaking several laws against me.
As I said, I don’t intend to detract from your other points.
I’m just trying to help you understand what might be behind the complaint so that a compromise could be reached. An unfortunate fact of life is that we live in a society, where it’s sometimes necessary to make compromises.
That’s not what OP said at all. I had some sympathy for you up to this point. You’re just a self centered asshole that doesn’t care about other people. Your landlord sounds like an asshole too, but now I’m kind of on their side. I wouldn’t want to deal with your bullshit either.
Happy cake day, Mr. Turd!
Jesus christ, you’re insufferable lol.
Do you often feel like everyone is against you no matter where you go?
Do you often feel like everyone is against you no matter where you go?
Do you always respond to threads where people are venting and need advice by responding like that when their circumstances are less than ideal?
They explained that their concern is with COVID/shared ventilation and it being way too cold. I respect it. Clearly you don’t, or you didn’t read the thread before being insensitive to OP.
Have you considered that OP rents the space and has rights associated with that and did you check to make sure OP closes the vents or is able to, before suggesting that OP was just seeking to be victim about everything?
It’s hot out, really hot out, and you are sharing an ac. Two issues here. Humidity destroys houses.
If there is no evidence of humidity damage, there is no problem.
and it is not good if the AC is pumping full time.
They can have OP manage shutting/blocking the vents or find a way to do it themselves, for example. That’s a reasonable compromise compared to a 3 day notice…
High humidity causes mold and physically damages indoor surfaces. You may not see it until it’s too late. That’s a big deal, especially if you don’t own the house and have go deal with the repercussions. We’re talking very expensive and timely repairs.
I believe both parties are handling this poorly or OP escalated it to what it is now.
High humidity causes mold and physically damages indoor surfaces. You may not see it until it’s too late. That’s a big deal, especially if you don’t own the house and have go deal with the repercussions. We’re talking very expensive and timely repairs.
You are assuming that OP’s room gets humid with the vents open and blowing into it…
When hot and cold air mix, moisture starts accumulating on the surfaces. After that, mold will start taking root and then it’s nearly too late.
Did you consider asking OP if moisture was accumulating before accusing them of negligence?
I am definitely a layman, but the pressure differential would likely be pushing out if air was blowing into the room. Exception would be in high wind.
If there is no obvious moisture buildup or, as I put it earlier, evidence of humidity damage, there is no problem.
If OP wants the window open and vents blocked, they can run a dehumidifier. You could’ve inquired about what the vents looked like and gave that advice in addition to helping them, if necessary, to provide solutions to block the vent.
Take the feedback. You were not sensitive to somebody seeking support.
What magic pressure differential are you referring to? A/C recirculates indoor air and has slightly positive rooms and slightly negative rooms, but will always be net ~1ATM of pressure. If his room has slightly positive pressure and he opens the window, then guess what, hot humid air is being pulling into the house in other people’s rooms, hallways, bathrooms. This would also explain why he doesn’t experience the issues it would cause.
It seems like they are living in a closet-sized room. Do you know for a fact there is even an intake vent and that OP doesn’t block it? You have no idea what the situation is. I live in a significantly more humid climate and A/Cs are never installed or maintained properly, even in some schools. Hot and humid air will only be true at some points of the day for OP, who lives in California.
The only reason we are even talking about humidity damage is because the person who responded to OP immediately took the landlord’s side and loosely accused OP of feeling that everyone is against them right off the bat.
They want their window open, we should tell them their rights, help them understand the risks and potential mitigation strategies, help them formulate a defense… most people have zero issues doing what they want as long as they aren’t causing damage. Opening a window is reasonable because the A/C is too cold for them.
If you look at OP’s previous thread, their landlord seems fairly unreasonable, even considering we are getting a one-sided account of events.
Dehumidifier and AC is a massive waste of power and generally doesnt do anything, and the hot/cold difference creates a vortex pulling in hot and expelling cold.
Dehumidifier and AC is a massive waste of power and generally doesnt do anything
If there is any humidity built up in the room, running it could be a defense if damage is argued by their landlord.
Also, I highly doubt even if the intake vent were open that it would successfully pull a significant amount of hot air in and cause humidity damage at any meaningful rate in OP’s climate in California.
I’m on the side of letting people keep their windows open, as long as there isn’t damage. If the landlord is afraid of damage, they can raise their concerns and work with OP to formulate solutions instead of physically shutting their window from the outside and escalating this the way they did.
They explained that their concern is with COVID/shared ventilation and it being way too cold.
If they were concerned with shared ventilation why move there in the first place? Also if it’s “too cold” then why are they making the argument that they can just “shut the vent in the room” in order to appease the landlord for having the window open? They could shut the vent and keep the window closed to keep it warmer in the room.
If you want to have sympathy for people struggling with housing and high expenses, what about the rest of the people living there that have to pay money they don’t have in order to cool the entire neighborhood? Your empathy shouldn’t only apply to whomever tells you their sob story first.
If they were concerned with shared ventilation why move there in the first place?
OP was pretty clear in their past posts that there is nothing affordable in their area. They are facing housing insecurity. We have no idea of their situation unless OP shared more details in past postings. I checked the post from today and their past post. They may have physical or mental health problems, employment issues, etc. This all impacts one’s ability to work and make money to afford somewhere to live, and I think everybody knows that California is an extremely expensive area to live in.
If the landlord was concerned about the electricity bill, why didn’t they include a term in the lease/rental agreement to keep the window shut when the A/C is on? OP even suggested to their landlord to raise their rate because they keep their window open and they refused and instead took the actions that OP described in this thread, in addition to forcibly shutting OP’s window from the outside.
Also if it’s “too cold” then why are they making the argument that they can just “shut the vent in the room” in order to appease the landlord for having the window open? They could shut the vent and keep the window closed to keep it warmer in the room.
I’m of the opinion that tenants should have thermostats or some form of temperature control. Shutting the vent and keeping the window closed doesn’t sound ideal in the summer there, with today being a high of low-mid 90s (20-25% humidity).
They have cats that need to go out to live a life outside of the closet-sized room OP currently stays in. OP has a large litterbox that needs ventilation. I am an advocate for responsible pet ownership and I have a hard time not saying to people that outdoor cats should be indoor cats for various important reasons like the disruption that cats cause to the ecosystem, but when I see a thread like this with a pressing issue (losing their housing), my mind goes to triage. How can we support OP? We can inform them of their rights, use this opportunity to educate and inform them, and most importantly support them emotionally.
hey how about you go fuck yourself with your snide chud attitude
I was on the fence until I saw this outburst. Now I’m pretty sure you’re a shitty tenant who’s about to get evicted. You and the landlord both are probably imperfect, and I’m not really gonna bother with too many details since I think you posted more for validation than for advice, but I think your landlord has a slam dunk case if he finds your account here with posts and comments. It could be too late, but your best bet is to delete your account, lawyer up, and stfu online about this before it builds their case against you. The judge doesn’t give a shit about you, he cares about the property owner’s property and possibly whether you’re a disruption to other tenants.
I hope you figure it out. Good luck.
You change your mind on a matter of contract law based on how I respond to someone who literally only wrote that first line at the time I responded, then edited the entire rest of their comment in.
You’re not a serious person and the law isn’t as fickle and stupid as you are. This is a serious issue and situation and you’re here purely for a infantile social pile on. Touch grass.
May I borrow some of your thick skin? (Respect)
No, your demeanor screams that you’re emotionally immature, and I suspect that you’re likely leaving out significant details. You’re clearly not following the advice I did take the time to give, and are instead accusing me of some pretty outrageous characteristics that fly in the face of the pretty serious and intelligent advice I gave. Good luck taking this attitude to court; I’m sure the judge will see it your way. /s
I hope that you’re young, because if you’re not and you still haven’t grown up past being mentally and emotionally 16, then life is not gonna get easier for you anytime soon. If you’re smelling dogshit everywhere you go, check your own shoes. Your attitude and choices are probably the cause of most of your challenges here, and you’re really not bothering to have an open mind to any answer that isn’t wildly supportive of your side. Take some time for introspection. Go to therapy. Take more vitamin D. Chill the fuck out and understand that I’m saying this shit to help you, not to win useless internet points on a platform that 99% of people don’t even know exists.
You’re not helping if you say:
Now I’m pretty sure you’re a shitty tenant who’s about to get evicted. You and the landlord both are probably imperfect, and I’m not really gonna bother with too many details since I think you posted more for validation than for advice, but I think your landlord has a slam dunk case if he finds your account here with posts and comments.
So, you said before that don’t care about the details, yet now you say “I suspect that you’re likely leaving out significant details.”
Doubting OP isn’t helping them or making their situation any better. It’s not helping them be a better tenant or to help them to realistically deal with their current situation and achieve a favorable outcome for both parties.
If their landlord can’t even send a rental agreement in a legible, clear copy, and is in good faith somehow - how could they find this post? I highly doubt that the landlord could even hire a lawyer for this that could find this post for them. Even tech-savvy people don’t know about the fediverse.
You are telling OP to cope in a broken system, saying they are emotionally immature, telling them to go to therapy (which they very likely can’t afford), you are loosely saying they are seeking out victimhood and bad experiences, you are telling them to introspect when they clearly are facing abuse and some level of their violation of their rights as a tenant…
Your attitude and choices are probably the cause of most of your challenges here, and you’re really not bothering to have an open mind to any answer that isn’t wildly supportive of your side.
Sometimes, people go their entire lives facing discrimination and a complete isolation from the people around them, even the people they pay to help them.
If I were you, I’d choose to not be someone who discriminates against them and takes the side of somebody who is being likely being completely unreasonable (unwilling to increase rate as a compromise to window being open) and abusing a (likely) vulnerable person as a power play.
I choose to believe people who say they’ve faced stigma, discrimination, abuse, bad experiences, and every time I am surprised to see indicators that they were in fact telling the truth. They may have even left out details. Who cares if they exaggerated a few points, or weren’t as perfect as they claim to have been. Humans don’t need to be perfect to be deserving of kindness, care, and empathy or to be allowed the dignity to live their lives and thrive.
You appear very well rehearsed with telling people around you off for smelling dog shit.
The good news is, we seem to have found the problem. Tge bad news is, you won’t like it.
YTA
Your lease may not specifically say that you have to keep windows closed, but it is likely that there is a requirement for the landlord to provide air conditioning. Requirements like this usually have a stipulation that the renter not waste the provided utility. That’s what your landlord is likely dinging you with, since the landlord is providing AC.
The only way to deal with it is that you’d have to sign off on taking ownership of the air conditioning. However, since it sounds like you have roommates given your fear of catching COVID at home, that doesn’t seem likely.
It also seems likely that this is going to follow you to whatever rental living arraignment you have. Unless you are contractually taking full ownership of providing air conditioning to a liveable temperature, you’re going to run into someone telling to keep the windows closed.
Have you read their lease/rental agreement? Doesn’t seem like it, so perhaps it’s best to not speculate. OP says there is no requirement to keep the window shut and also says that the landlord is refusing to provide a legible copy of the rental agreement. Wonder why?
The only way to deal with it is that you’d have to sign off on taking ownership of the air conditioning.
That is ridiculous advice. That is not sensible at all. I would never suggest to someone that they accept ownership of a system that could break at a moment’s notice if they were simply a tenant…
It also seems likely that this is going to follow you to whatever rental living arraignment you have.
Highly doubtful that it’d follow OP if they could find something better, with a livable space and more ingredients to live a dignified life.
A window open in that climate, even during the summer, is not a huge risk. If OP paid for the electricity (which they had already offered to do in the form of a rent increase), this wouldn’t be a problem. Sounds like they aren’t able to live a dignified life in their current situation and alternatives aren’t really present at this time.
It’s almost like if you are a landlord, it’s your job to make sure that people have the ability to safely and comfortably live in the places you rent out, as long as they aren’t hurting anybody or damaging the property… sounds like part of their job description to me.
I don’t know though, you tell me how actually landlords have it so bad because of the closet they rent out having an open window in a relatively dry climate and the tenant wanting to make it right and keep their window open by paying more rent. The horror.
However, since it sounds like you have roommates given your fear of catching COVID at home, that doesn’t seem likely.
…? If there is not sufficient filtering, OP is at some level of risk living with other people with shared ventilation.
I haven’t read the agreement, in part because OP didn’t provide it. I’m just providing a probable means in which the landlord could be using in order to push OP out on the street.
A requirement to provide a means of air conditioning is common in the warmer parts of the USA; it is a reason why the summer increased death toll stays so low despite lethal summer temperatures. It also depends on how the law is written; someone else would need to read the law to see if opening a window is considered acceptable or not.
And for everyone making trying to make a moral argument to me about this, I’m not making a moral argument. I’m trying to explain the possible legal mechanism that is occurring where the landlord is trying to push out OP as a way for OP to look at ways to defend themselves.
Your affectatious writing style and your constant references to a purely mind palace version of what you think the law ‘probably’ is resound to make you look like a sophomoric fucking moron.
You are correct that my lease agreement is a black box to you. But you go on to speculate that the California civil code makes it illegal for me to open my window?
I’m shocked you weren’t called on it. Cite your source, fucking nitwit.
https://castelblanco.com/renters-rights-air-conditioning-california/
Seems like California doesn’t require AC for habitability, but mandates landlord repair and maintenance if the service was provided when the lease was signed and the tenant moved in. Sounds like since you have AC, your landlord is required to provide it to at least one of the tenants unless it was newly installed.
It is a lawyer summary instead of the code, but feel free to dig into the California legal code if you want to argue back.
OP is very likely not responsible for that as a tenant. Unless, of course, they take your silly advice to assume ownership of an expensive A/C unit serving a house/unit with several tenants.
Sounds like you are in bad faith. Nobody suggests that.
You’re right, OP likely isn’t responsible for AC. That’s why the owner controls the AC, likely because they are legally required to provide AC. That’s what I said originally.
However, it is usually written into the law that tenants can’t waste landlord provided utilities, and this sounds like the argument that the landlord is making to the town. It sounds like this is just an excuse for the landlord to kick OP out, but this isn’t an argument that I’m making is good.
You keep mixing me up with the landlord.
However, it is usually written into the law that tenants can’t waste landlord provided utilities
Having been a scholar on so many laws. Just baskets full of laws.
You keep mixing me up with the landlord.
No I’m not, sorry. To me, it sounds like you are trying to confuse OP and get them to assume ownership of an A/C unit.
No. There may be other ways. They can look up the law and there might be an out for opening a window. I don’t know. However, based on the limited information given to me, this is likely the excuse given by the landlord to kick out OP.
Lol what did your imagination run out? You can’t close your eyes and figure out if the law you invented in your mind has exceptions written into itself?
I guess even prodigies have their limits
Damn people were just joking the other day about how everything is so illegal in the UK that you could be arrested for having your window open but I guess that was already real life
You should make sure to read up on tenant law for your area. If it’s Riverside CA then the landlord needs to give you notice when entering your room. There are statewide tenant laws that supersede the leases, but you need to make sure.
Second, if it’s not in your lease then they can pound sand. You really should have a copy of your lease. Again, depends on tenant law, but they might be required to provide a copy.
Sorry this is happening to you. Idk why everyone is fixated on the reasons to keep the window open or closed. If you go to court, only give reasons for the windows being open if the judge asks. Your main pints should be the landlord violating tenant laws by entering your room (if that applies for your area) and threatening to kick you out for something not in the lease.
Not a lawyer, none is legal advice. Going to a student law clinic for free tenant advice was a good suggestion, but read up on the tenant law for your area, they’re usually not too difficult to read.
“Outdoor cats” as pets shouldn’t be a thing
100%. All cats eat birds and are a danger to wildlife. They should never be let outside to roam freely.
I hate it when people say shit like “tibbles wouldnt hurt a fly” all cats have natural (very effective) hunting instincts, unless they have some disability, it will probably kill if let outside.
In australia feral cats are causing native animals to go extinct.
Eh, my cat has the disability of a bell around his neck. He’s killed quite a few invasive lizards, but I can say with confidence he’s never killed a bird (he’s very proud of the aforementioned lizard kills, and would absolutely be showing off any birds he managed to catch). I’ve watched him fail hilariously at pouncing on a butterfly.
Bells are perfectly fine. I’d feel much worse cooping him up in a house all day every day.
I’ve never heard or thought about bells it sounds like they would be pretty effective.
After some research, which is hard to do with most websites trying to tell you there shitty product will stop hunting better than everyone else’s. It looks like there aren’t any studies that say bells reduce hunting more than 50%. Most cats just find ways around jiggling the bell or they just don’t walk and wait for a bird to come within pouncing range.
You can keep your cat however you want but I wouldn’t be sure they aren’t killing any birds, or noninvasive mammals or reptiles.
Like I said, my boy kills a lot of invasive lizards. And he proudly displays that fact. If he’d ever killed a bird, I’d sure as hell know.
Give me a place I can live where they have enough room inside then.
You can take them outside, but they should be leashed.
And I don’t know why you’re making a demand like that. Why is your attitude like this?
If your usual reaction to finding out you’re doing something wrong is to demand a stranger change drastic things about your life to resolve a problem you’re causing, then it’s harder to have sympathy for the situation you described in your original post here given that we only have one side of the story.
Do you let your cat roam free? How many birds is letting your cat outside worth? cats are responsible for the majority of bird deaths in the united states.
Gonna go out on a limb and say it’s habitat destruction.
My cats are my family and this is what we have right now. How many wild birds is that worth? More than they’ve taken.
Don’t keep pets you don’t have the room for.
Why is it everybody else’s responsibility to provide you with the situation necessary to have pets? Why didn’t you secure the kind of housing needed before becoming a cat owner?
I did not adopt my cats yesterday you dumb fuck
Why don’t people have my level of privilege!? They must not be trying hard enough! 😏
Pets are a privilege, surprise!! Is this news to you?
Even “poor” people deserve the right to companions. OP didn’t adopt these cats during this living situation, according to their testimony.
Their testimony is basically worthless, lol.
Today’s forecast for Riverside, CA is high of 90F and 80% humidity. I’d want this asshole kicked to the curb if I was another renter in the house dealing with someone repeatedly opening the windows and defeating the AC.
Feels like a Reddit AITA creative writing exercise for rage bait. I don’t miss it.
Feels like I am on Kiwi Farms. Love the defense of landlords and lack of empathy for the housing crisis, which OP is facing. Let them know about the forecast without being a dick about it. The humidity is also not 80% throughout the day there.
See OP’s edit:
edit: I am purposefully not engaging with any comments on the subject of whether or not my landlord has a genuine gripe about me having my window open and my door closed in a room that does not have a temperature sensor for the A/C system. I offered to close the vent. I offered to have my rent raised to compensate. All was ignored. It’s about power tripping. So this post is about my rights in the face of that.
I said nothing about the landlord. There are other people in the same shitty house with the same shitty landlord, only they’re also dealing with a housemate opening a window all the time because he’s got 80 fucking pounds of cat litter smelling up the place.
Like I said, Lemmy rage bait. Complain about a landlord (rightfully) and everyone goes blind to all the other problems with the story.
I could have sworn it said 80% humidity this morning but I must have been pointed to the wrong city and will admit I was wrong on that point. But I still hold that opening the window in 90F at any humidity is a shitty thing to do to housemates.
In the parlance of reddit AITA, they’re both assholes.
I’m pretty sure you lied, I checked as soon as you posted from multiple sources. You’re just contributing to the dog-pile and you proved it here when paired with your former response:
Like I said, Lemmy rage bait. Complain about a landlord (rightfully) and everyone goes blind to all the other problems with the story.
You say (rightfully) now, but when you posted you said, “I’d want this asshole kicked to the curb if I was another renter in the house dealing with someone repeatedly opening the windows and defeating the AC.”. The OP offered to pay more rent to offset the costs.
Also, when you posted, the thread was overwhelmingly anti-OP. With significant upvotes on hateful and abusive posts. So, there’s another distortion of facts from you.
Why abuse OP? Focus on real issues instead of bullying somebody facing housing insecurity.
The OP offered to pay more rent to offset the costs.
Again, I was empathizing with the housemates dealing with both shit landlord and shit housemate. What does OP paying more money to the landlord do to help the housemates? You think the landlord is going to give them a slice of that? I have a bridge to sell you.
How does this affect the housemates if the cooling is sufficient? You are the one arguing that OP is creating a problem for the housemates. OP suggested that they could offset the costs to the person responsible for paying the electricity. I suggested that they could close the window during peak temperatures and humidity levels.
What if the landlord is just unwilling to work with OP and is as psychotic as they say they are? Actually read the details…
OP didn’t provide the agreement because it’s not legible.
OP didn’t provide the agreement because it’s not legible.
Now you’re being disingenuous. I’ve said nothing about the agreement and again nothing about the landlord other than to agree he’s a bag of shit. If you’re so caught up replying to multiple people that you can’t keep their positions straight, I think that says more about your bias than mine.
Nah, I’m locked in here - not confusing anybody. Better luck next time when people catch you being abusive to vulnerable people. It’s right there for everybody to see. You assumed bad faith from OP and judged them from the start, even if you have now pivoted.
Regarding feeling like you’ll get covid from the AC circulating air: Covid appears to mostly spread in the air by the virus attaching to dust or particles in the air. All of the air in the house will be pulled to a single intake vent, where there should be an HVAC filter to filter all of the air (the AC heat exchanger would eventually get clogged with dust without one). If that filter has a high enough MERV rating (how strong the filter is) it will be capable of removing all of the particles the virus can attach to. This would mean that the air coming into your bedroom would be filtered in safe.
Regarding it being too cold in your room, AC vents can usually be adjusted to limit the flow into your room, or you could ask your roommates if they would be willing to compromise on a slightly lower overall temp, or if that fails, putting on some warmer clothing that’s easy to take off if you need to go outside.
I understand that neither of those things solve the issue of your cats or the smell of their litter, though. (A carbon anti-smell HVAC filter on the back of a box fan may help?)
Just to piggyback off this comment a bit (since I’m not sure I’ve ever rented anywhere with MERV 13+ filters). Try making a Corsi–Rosenthal Box with a box fan and 4 air filters. This might be beyond your price range since MERV13 filters aren’t the cheapest in the world when you have to buy 4 of them, but I’ve been using mine for years and they work REALLY well. My PM2.5 sensor is consistently on “0” unless I’m cooking.
While Corsi boxes do work, I personally find that just using a single thicker 4" filter taped to the back of a fan works better, as it takes up a smaller footprint and allows you to direct the air flow at something other than the ceiling. The thicker filter is much, much less restrictive than a 1" filter due to the increased surface area. The thick ones (20x20x4") cost about $28 on ebay, and will last a very long time before needing to be replaced.
Op I’m so sorry you have to deal with all this bullshit, both the landlord and the smug assholes on here.♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
The amount of people in this thread siding with the leeches who contribute nothing to society and will gleefully sentence people to death by lack of shelter is astounding.
You are expecting too much from redditors
I didn’t know this was Reddit
It pretty much is. The people in the thread are acting like redditors anyway.
It’s amazing how people’s empathy evaporates when you show them you’re a selfish piece of shit unworthy of empathy.
OP has more empathy than their landleech, as their landleech is a subhuman psychopath who has given up all of their façade of humanity. If you think otherwise then you’d be the first to die in a horror movie, you’d be the person that hides their zombie bite, and you’d the one to help an alien invasion annihilate humanity in hopes they’d spare you.
You seem to have trouble discerning real life from fiction… Op is the type to be so anti social they end up homeless. Good luck in the zombie apocalypse with them and their endless griping.
I’ve giving examples of a character archetype because it’s useful for quickly categorizing behavior. You’re defending a landlord who is threatening to make someone homeless over fresh air.
Fuck the landlord. Landlording is disgusting. Op just happens to be more fucking annoying and anti social than a landlord.
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Wanting a window open and defending themselves against people defending a landlord does not make a person antisocial. Even if they were antisocial defending the person threatening to essentially statistically kill them by attacking OP isn’t the right move, ever.
You’re right, their anti social behaviour makes them anti social. Good point!
What is even more amazing is how OP never demonstrated that.
Somebody said something abusive to them and they didn’t react perfectly, guess they deserve to go homeless in a heat wave. Oh well, we tried. /s
I disagree wholeheartedly, every single piece of advice given was met with hostility and shittiness. You do you, though!
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Requires you to demonstrate having a heart to do that. Sorry, better luck next time.
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