my kitchen sink is stopped up. i'll clean it out tonight. it's better to do it myself, than be disappointed when he lies and says that he's coming to fix it. i've finally come to the realization that doing it myself works, emotionally, for me. he hasn't told me the truth once since i moved in. except when he's here for the rent and he says, "i've come for the rent".......

i told him, long ago, that i would just deduct what i do out of the rent and he stuttered and stammered and shifted his feet and i held my ground. can't he see that every improvement or repair job just improves the property???????? i guess not....to him the money is what talks. but i talked to a lawyer friend and he said smooth sailing.....if he's a slumlord, then i have the right, in Texas, to repair my place. and add improvements that i need. (by the way, i've lived here a year and he's been on ten major vacations..what he does with his money is his business....but don't whine to me about being broke...he has a fantastic job at UT and so does his wife)