I don’t like conflict. When confronted with conflict, I attempt to find a reasonable resolution. It usually works, but I’ve been dealing with people who are comfortable with conflict for a long time.
We have a landlord who seems to enjoy confrontation at the moment. If there’s a reasonable explanation for a situation, even one that was purposely done to aggravate him, he always chooses to be the victim and lay the blame.
As I mentioned at the start, this isn’t new to me, but every time I’m in a situation like this, my next step is to find a way to get out of it.
I’m kicking myself for not researching this man before we signed the lease. He has a reputation for being a heavy drinker and litigation-happy madman. I feel sorry for him because no one comes to visit him except for people doing work for him, and he was unwell for a month and in the hospital.
But none of that helped change his outlook, and it wasn’t long before he returned to his aggressive ways.
The advice from our neighbours is to ignore him. We’re looking for alternative housing options and praying the landlord returns to Canada and leaves us in peace.
From my experience, people like the landlord aren’t happy with their lives, and misery loves company. He’ll do anything he can to try and steal other people’s joy. I think ignoring him is the best thing to do in the short term, but if he doesn’t leave soon, he’ll try something else to agitate us, and I want to avoid that at all costs!