Having a bit of a problem with the buy who I sublet from for the first few days of my stay. He made me give him a $200 deposit which was supposed to be returned the day he got back in town, which was yesterday. Apparently he sent an e-mail a week ago asking me to call him to set up a time to get the keys back. All fine and dandy except I didn't get the e-mail. Now, the guy has my number, and he has Miss Patti's number (since she found the sublet for me and dealt with him) - did he call? No. Miss Patti left him several messages yesterday and today, none of which were returned, so I wrote him a note asking where the money was (he was supposed to paypal it). I told him that I expected it by the end of this evening, otherwise I'd stop by there tomorrow after rehearsal and he could give me cash and I'd give him keys.
He wrote me back saying he was out of town (yes, he got back yesterday and left today or so he says) and we can't wrap it up until the 11th when he returns. Now, never mind that I stayed in his place for three days even though I paid for a week. Never mind that he didn't return my deposit right after I moved because he had to make sure his little sty of an apartment was in the same condition that he left it (it was, plus I left him some toilet paper, which is more than you can say for him). So, I came on really strong, saying that if I had to wait until the 11th that paypal was no longer an option, he had to have cash and we'd meet and exchange, but that I didn't appreciate the games.
I guess I made him very nervous - the next e-mail was one of those "why are you getting so upset" things and that given the tenor of my e-mail he didn't really want to meet me or anyone associated with me - he'd paypal the money and I could mail the keys back. I told him that was fine.
The paypal payment arrived five minutes later and I told him I'd send his keys tomorrow. Then I looked at the payment - an eCheck - five business days to clear, expected clearing date the 12th. Well, I wrote him right back and said "What if I'd sent you my payment for the sublet and deposit as an eCheck and it was five business days to clear - would you have let me have the keys and let me stay there prior to it clearing?" I think we know the answer - so, I told him I'd be mailing his keys after it cleared, which is even later than him getting back on the 11th. I gotta tell you.
