UB Dan; go screw yourself. This is a thread asking for advice; not your self-righteous disgruntled insults about some perceived slight against you in a thread no one remembers anymore...

You know NOTHING about this situation. Allow me to know what the fuck I am talking about. *You* try renting an apartment in Boston right now and see if the stench of greed does not make you pass out...

Your attempt to hijack this thread to demonize me because you are still sore from something I said to you WEEKS ago is just plain pathetic. Get a life, please.

Ahem....to continue.

I just spoke with the new landlord. I relayed my concerns about th elad paint and carcinogenic effects of the plaster dust. He said he has decided he will NOT do any work in the kitchen until I leave. He DOES want to drill a hole in the bathroom to extend some lines of some sort. I asked him to mask the area off with plastic. He is agreeable. I also asked him to put in writing his plans for any other work to be done in my apartment as of June 1st.

He also said "the guy is here today" so he wants to do this work TODAY apparently. So I am leery of trusting him to go by my wishes. So...

I am still contacting the legal office, to get their advice on what the wording should be in a letter to his lawyer, in which I state he does NOT have my permission to do any work until I vacate the premises, other than what we discussed today.

Thanks for your advice, everyone.