Hi

We have the following situation. We have a 1 year lease finishing at the end of march 2010. The landlady has not fixed the issues that where promised (no working oven, no chimney on the gas heater (illegal) and exposed wiring throughout the house). She has a 3 month deposit and is a known offender when it comes to not returning the deposit (she has probably spent it).

I got advice from a friend to send an official letter outlining the problems and lack of action from here side to rectify the issues and to stop payment until the contract is up and we leave the apartment at the end of march.

Furthermore she has not declared the rental income to the Spanish IRS and I'm considering using it against here if she does indeed make further problems. All payments have been bank transfers so there's a clear paper trail in payments.

Am I being to drastic ?

Christian