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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]to recap:

Abusive relationship with ex-boyfriend living in same complex. Restraining order granted. Requested transfer to different unit. Landlord initially agreed but later changed mind. Ex-boyfriend continues to harass. Landlord avoiding communication. Individual wants to move, feels landlord is going back on promise.

Just move and break the lease.[/quote]

Look for domestic violence legal aid organizations that may be able to help here.

Also, find and read the domestic violence legislation - what does it require the landlord to do? Is eviction of the offender one of the options? Because if not, then the landlord likely needs to allow you to move.

And who is the landlord? Is it a private individual or a corporation? Who exactly have you been talking to? Because a letter laying out the facts and law may be very effective in this situation.

Call the police for every violation of the restraining order.[/quote]

Thx for your helpful response PP.

Under the Women Against Violence Act (WAVA) if a tenant is a victim of DV/stalking, then she has the right to ask her landlord for a transfer unit if she does not feel safe where she currently resides.
The landlord is obligated by law to prioritize this request and move the tenant to a unit where the tenant feels safe.
(All transfer units are left to the discretion of the resident - not the landlord)

The law does not mandate that if the offender resides on the same property that the offender is to be evicted.

I think the manager is just choosing to do this after giving my situation some thought.
It will probably be easier for him to evict my ex vs. transferring me to another unit.

But the main point here is that my landlord offered me a specific unit.
Then they changed their mind and I do not think this is fair at all.

For five days, I was under the impression that I would be moving and I began packing and also contacted a moving company (thankfully I did not put down a deposit!) 
Then five days later I find out the landlord changed his mind.
Plus I get the feeling he is intentionally dodging my calls, office visits, messages, etc. because I can no longer get ahold of him.

I think he knows he promised me another apartment & is not supposed to renege on his offer so he is avoiding me.

- OP[/quote]

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