So now i find out that John and Bob were lying all the time. It was just a game to them.
But i miss something.. my house!!

John signed a legal document saying that his family would move in after we vacated. He assured me that Bob was moving in. I even thought that it would be good for them.

We spent so long thinking that John was a good and decent man who would treat his tenants respectfully. i think back to the time when he said to my mother (!) that i was like one of his family.

Now i find out that they’ve doubled the rent and put new tenants in the house. So their annual income goes up from $10k to $20k overnight.

Trouble is that if you say family is moving in, you are not legally allowed to rent the place out within six months

.. and i hope the potential fines are really big.

As i say this, i know i’ll have a battle getting my full bond back, because they’ve been disputing the amount that Angelina originally paid.

Grrr.

Update:

John looks at the original (bond) receipts Angelina sent me and says, “That’s not my handwriting, and it’s not my signature.”

Ugh. Somebody’s making a monkey out of me. What is going on!

Plus: there are no fines for kicking out tenants under false pretences, doubling the rent and re-letting the premises. Apparently there’s a difference between ‘illegal’ and ‘unlawful’; which means i can sue them for the cost of moving, but nobody will lock them up or fine them. Damn.