what to do with a crazy landlady

I just got off the phone with my landlady. I feel very upset about it. The first thing she said to me was, "take out the garbage, that place is a mess!" this is total b.s. We have no dirty dishes in the sink, my bed is made, the kitchen table is clear, and we clean the house once per week. Yes the garbage is full, but garbage day is tomorrow, what's it her business?

And then she also said, "You lied to me!" She has said this the past four times she has called. She says it because she says I never told her I was only staying for one semester. It is her word against mine, but I distinctly remember telling her. She said I lied because I crossed it out on the lease. I only crossed out something she had written previously on the lease because she re-uses the same lease and there's old writing on it. And then when I try to explain, she says, "I don't want to argue about it!"

She actually came into my room when I wasn't there and searched through my stuff to get a copy of the lease! I told her I don't like her doing this, she said, "Oh, I didn't search through your stuff, it was right on the top of the pile, and you had two leases, you lied to me, you said you gave me the other copy!" This is total b.s.!!! She was supposed to come pick up the lease and didn't come. Shit, I just thought that maybe she took my only copy of the lease, or maybe I did have two, I didn't keep track. I have a feeling she is doing this so that she won't have to give me the security deposit back. She totally spins my head around, I can't take it.

I told her, "I don't like your accusations, I am not a liar." And I said, "My roommate's girlfriend is there 6 nights a week, so I only want to pay 1/3 of utilities." She said, "I can't believe you're complaining, I can't help it if his girlfriend is there. You have the whole place to yourself, and you're complaining? I can't believe it!" I don't have the whole place to myself, I use my room the kitchen and the bathroom and that's it. There is a suite empty downstairs, and two empty bedrooms upstairs. I can't help it if her rooms are empty!!! And then, she actually had the nerve to end the phone call by saying, "take care".

Oh man, I cannot take this much longer. It is people like this, and the accumulation of poor treatment, that is making me want to get the hell out of here. Small things like my painting studio neighbour not acknowledging me when I say hello, and other small rude behaviours by other people is turning me off!

These photos are from Halloween, but the eyes in the windows in the photo seem to represent my landlady well.


I guess I shouldn't complain too much, other people have been very kind, such as the instructors in my illustration class, and the students, too, in that class, a couple people in my painting class, and the british exchange students have been great to hang out with, but today, I'm sad/infuriated/frustrated/t.o.'d!