good and bad things

[chibichan]

My dad thinks he resolved the issue with the renting place, but in reality he hasn't. They are still looking for someone to rent my room, so nothing's fixed for sure yet. At least they assured me they're working hard to find a replacement and when they do, they'll send me an email about it. And he still wants me to talk to a lawyer to rescind the contract. The problem is, unless their contract breaks the law (which I don't think it does, otherwise they'd just be putting themselves quite stupidly in trouble), I don't have a case. As I wrote last time, the only possible way is to show that I signed the contract in good faith and then only later changed idea... but, according to my dad, there is a way to rescind contracts in every country. He's not a lawyer, but he just knows there's a way to rescind the contract. Yeah, right, dad.

Also, he called Andrew's family's phone today. I have no idea how he got their number. Andrew answered the phone and my dad was on the other end. So I told Andrew to tell my dad that I wasn't there, that I couldn't talk. Because I'm still pretty damn pissed at my dad and I didn't want to talk to him. But then my dad must have insisted to talk to me because Andrew passed me the phone. So I told my dad I didn't want to talk to him and he very smugly said that I didn't want to pick a fight with him because it's not good to make him angry and he alluded that he would have brought me back to Italy. Yeah, dad, I'd like to see you try. I'm an adult now, I make my own decision and you don't have any right to force me into doing something I don't want to do. He thinks he has so much control over my life, but really, he doesn't. He thinks he scares me, but he doesn't. I'm not scared of his threats, I know they're empty. I was very close to just hanging up the phone on him. He just told me again to find a lawyer and then the conversation was over. Ugh, he really drives me mad.

Overall I'm feeling better than yesterday. Still feeling pretty angry at my parents though.

On a happier note, Andrew and I had dinner in Perth last night. Since the place opened after 5pm, we just decided to go there for dinner. They did amazing food. I ate arancini (which were very weird, since they didn't have any tomato sauce in them, just rice and cheese) and a very tasty lasagna (which I couldn't finish, so I brought it home with me and and had it today for lunch), while Andrew ate calamari and a pizza (the pizza was definitely the most Italian pizza I've ever seen in the UK, he said it was great). We had a great night out and I really enjoyed it.

I applied for a job as a Spa receptionist in a super fancy hotel near Andrew's house (which is also the place where he works). They will hopefully let me know within two weeks if I got the job or not. In the meantime I'll also hand my CV around in Perth. At this point I just really want to get a job just so I can shut my mom up about being jobless.

I'm off to play ocarina.

Comments

[cleo]

I don't know anything about the law there, but a lease like that here would be legal. I'd say it's probably binding...though it might not hurt to check the law on it.

[muladhara]

Oh god, your dad! Man, mine could be stubborn and shouty, but I think yours wins (not that that's a good thing). I honestly think that right now your parents should be a lot more supportive than they are being, because I think they're being really unfair right now. I mean, yes, they may be unhappy with what you're doing/have done, etc., but they could still support you. I say this because I have a situation with my mum that I know she doesn't approve of or understand, but she tries to help me with it where and how she can (my dad, on the other hand, would probably be like your dad, though).

Fingers crossed you get the job! At least with Andrew working there, you would know someone else on the staff, which would be nice :)

[chibichan]

From my knowledge of English contract law, the only way to rescind the contract is either by showing duress or misrepresentation. The first one doesn't apply because no one forced me into the contract and it's highly improbable that misrep applies either. So yeah, I'd say it's legal and binding.

I will talk to a lawyer only if the renting place doesn't find anyone who can take my place for the room. It's pointless talking to a lawyer now, also considering that lawyers aren't exactly cheap. Getting a lawyer for this can quickly become very expensive and if we end up paying the same amount of money (as the rent) for a lawyer instead of the rent, then what have we gained exactly, you know? So yeah, I'm really hoping everything gets fixed instead of having to go to a lawyer.

[chibichan]

Yeah, that's what I think, too. I know the situation isn't one of the best, and I'm angry about it too, but at least I direct my anger at the renting company or I try not to yell at every person I see. The fact that they are blaming me for this is utterly ridiculous and pointlessly stressful for me. Also the way he treats me and the way he thinks he scares me just drive me mad. He needs to get over himself, because he really doesn't have the kind of power over me that he thinks he has.

Thanks! Yes, it would indeed be very nice to work where Andrew works! :D