Ally Cat's Mommy
11-06-2006, 12:41 PM
I feel awful asking for any prayers, or positive thoughts at the moment, as we are all still in shock from Corinna's passing :(
As most of you know, my family and I are in the process of relocating to West Africa - this is NOT a welcome move, and involves me leaving my furkids, my home (for the past 6 years), my friends and my beautiful house.
I HAD booked for packers to come in on the 20th November, and for me to leave Bahrain on the 27th. (I will be back in South Africa with Cali until December or January, Warren and Cameron are already in Lagos, Cheryl (Emily_The_Spoiled) will be fostering Connor, and Ally is being re-homed).
At the beginning of October, I thought I would be out of the house by the beginning of November, so I gave my landlord notice that I would be vacating my house. However due to delays with our visas, a few days later it became apparant that I would not be ready to leave until the end of November, so I cancelled my notice - this was acknowledged verbally by the landlord, and I confirmed by fax on October 15th, then followed up with a phone call, and the office worker confirmed that it was all ok - I could stay for as long as I needed, and re-submit my notice later.
On the 20th October my landlord changed the management company who administers my compound - he is STILL the owner, but a 3rd party company is in charge of admin and maintenance.
2 days ago, their manager rang my door bell and asked why I was still in the house, telling me that I had given notice and I should have been out on the 2nd November. I explained that I have cancelled my notice, but he told me they had never received my cancellation from the old management company.
Yesterday, their manager gave me a letter giving me 48 hours to vacate the property. You can imagine how I felt!! To pack up an entire lifetime of belongings and relocate in 48 hours, with hubby away and a baby in the house???
Warren is already in Lagos. He called the manager, and the manager yelled at him on the phone, eventually saying " I don't want to get rough with you, but you must get out of the house".
The landlord refuses to take my calls.
The OLD management agency (who processed my notice and subsequent cancellation) say that thay can't help as they no longer administer the property.
The NEW management company have signed a new tenant from December 1st, and say they will not be responsible for the mistakes of the previous admin company.
The new tenant says he does not care about MY problems, and refuses to change his lease to an identical property about 500m down the road.
There is NO property ombudsman in Bahrain.
I contacted a lawer, and he told me that it is not worth my time and money to try to fight it - the landlord is a member of one of the richest families here (they are basically above the law).
So I am trying to sort out all my stuff (totally on my OWN :() :
- one cat to re-home
- one cat to the states
- de-register our motorbikes
- close all my accounts
- some bikes and furniture into storage
- some stuff being shipped to Lagos
- the stuff I need for the next 6 weeks in South Africa
- everything else to either be donated to charity or sold if possible
PLEASE send some prayers that AT LEAST the landlord will give me another week to 10 days to move all my stuff into storage properly, and book my tickets out of here!
I am so sad that my happy times here in Bahrain have ended on such a bad note :(
As most of you know, my family and I are in the process of relocating to West Africa - this is NOT a welcome move, and involves me leaving my furkids, my home (for the past 6 years), my friends and my beautiful house.
I HAD booked for packers to come in on the 20th November, and for me to leave Bahrain on the 27th. (I will be back in South Africa with Cali until December or January, Warren and Cameron are already in Lagos, Cheryl (Emily_The_Spoiled) will be fostering Connor, and Ally is being re-homed).
At the beginning of October, I thought I would be out of the house by the beginning of November, so I gave my landlord notice that I would be vacating my house. However due to delays with our visas, a few days later it became apparant that I would not be ready to leave until the end of November, so I cancelled my notice - this was acknowledged verbally by the landlord, and I confirmed by fax on October 15th, then followed up with a phone call, and the office worker confirmed that it was all ok - I could stay for as long as I needed, and re-submit my notice later.
On the 20th October my landlord changed the management company who administers my compound - he is STILL the owner, but a 3rd party company is in charge of admin and maintenance.
2 days ago, their manager rang my door bell and asked why I was still in the house, telling me that I had given notice and I should have been out on the 2nd November. I explained that I have cancelled my notice, but he told me they had never received my cancellation from the old management company.
Yesterday, their manager gave me a letter giving me 48 hours to vacate the property. You can imagine how I felt!! To pack up an entire lifetime of belongings and relocate in 48 hours, with hubby away and a baby in the house???
Warren is already in Lagos. He called the manager, and the manager yelled at him on the phone, eventually saying " I don't want to get rough with you, but you must get out of the house".
The landlord refuses to take my calls.
The OLD management agency (who processed my notice and subsequent cancellation) say that thay can't help as they no longer administer the property.
The NEW management company have signed a new tenant from December 1st, and say they will not be responsible for the mistakes of the previous admin company.
The new tenant says he does not care about MY problems, and refuses to change his lease to an identical property about 500m down the road.
There is NO property ombudsman in Bahrain.
I contacted a lawer, and he told me that it is not worth my time and money to try to fight it - the landlord is a member of one of the richest families here (they are basically above the law).
So I am trying to sort out all my stuff (totally on my OWN :() :
- one cat to re-home
- one cat to the states
- de-register our motorbikes
- close all my accounts
- some bikes and furniture into storage
- some stuff being shipped to Lagos
- the stuff I need for the next 6 weeks in South Africa
- everything else to either be donated to charity or sold if possible
PLEASE send some prayers that AT LEAST the landlord will give me another week to 10 days to move all my stuff into storage properly, and book my tickets out of here!
I am so sad that my happy times here in Bahrain have ended on such a bad note :(