my hot water appears to have been cut this afternoon, and it's hard to believe that it wasn't on purpose.

they'd better have a good reason for this, or the harassment suit is getting that much worse. they're going to give me a year's worth of rent by the time they're done.

it's hard to believe that somebody could truly be this hopelessly idiotic. they're just throwing money out the window. the more they harass me, the more it costs them. how much are they going to have to give me before they get it?

i sent them a notice a few weeks ago to do something about the cats and pro-rate my rent in order to avoid another court date. this was a consequence of another demeaning yelling match and a need for me to be more firm in my reaction to them. i don't care if they're retarded; they can't be yelling at me, and i don't have a responsibility to be patient about it. but, they got rid of the cats, so i decided to let it slide for the benefit of the universe - so long as everybody duly noted that i'd consider the situation cumulative, should i need to.

now, this: they've rather clearly cut my water maliciously. right when i was about to back off on the harassment proceedings, they've gone and escalated to a point i can't ignore.

it is illegal in ontario for the landlord to cut utilities for any purpose whatsoever - even non-payment. that order has to come from the tenant board. all i need to do is demonstrate that they actually cut the water. they have no conceivable defense whatsoever.

i'm willing to cut the property owner a little bit of slack on the premise that her father is acting without her knowledge. but, i'm going to need an actual settlement, this time. these damages are not due to cost but purely punitive - and somebody is going to pay, one way or the other.