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the landlord should be responsible for any water damage due to broken pipes/slab leaks, door and window leaks (provided you were unaware of any problem beforehand), anything not directly caused by the tenant. ditto with fire... example: you start a fire in your kitchen: you're liable to pay for all repairs to the unit. but, if it was an electrical fire started by faulty wiring, your landlord pays to fix the unit. oh... GET RENTER'S INSURANCE. I used to lease, and I saw so many tenants get screwed because they didn't have it. The landlord is usually not liable for any damage/loss of your personal property due to leaks, fire, random acts of various deities, etc... renter's insurance is usually around $15-$20 a month and is well worth it, I assure you.

Looks like you're probably covered, but ask a local lawyer, or have it written into the lease. THE LANDLORD'S RESPONSIBILITIES * Florida Statutes, Section 83.51, require a landlord to comply with the Jacksonville Property Maintenance Code. This means: 1. The roof must not leak. 2. The walls must be weather-tight, and in good repair. 3. The stairs must be safe for normal use and maintained in good repair. 4. Windows and doors must be basically weather-tight, water-tight, rodent-proof, and kept in sound working condition. Outside doors have to have proper locks. 5. Window panes cannot have cracks and holes. Outside windows must have screens. 6. Inside floors, walls, ceilings must be basically rodent-proof and kept in sound condition and good repair, and should be safe. 7. The house or apartment must have hot water, which is connected to the kitchen and bathroom sinks, tub or shower. 8. All houses or apartments must have a flush toilet in good working condition. 9. When cooking and heating equipment are provided by the landlord, they must be safely installed and in good working order. 10. There must be adequate garbage disposal facilities or garbage storage containers. 11. Every habitable room must have at least two separate floor or wall electric outlets and, additionally, every kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and hallway must have a ceiling or wall-type fixture, or an outlet controlled by a wall switch near the entrance to the room. 12. All electrical systems must be in good repair and good working order.

Powell wouldn't do it. He's turned down the option of that kind of political office before. I think Giuliani would do it. I don't think Bush'd pick Rice. I don't think McCain would take the nomination. just my feeling.

the only people I've heard refer to the US as the land of opportunity is the people who already live here. The rest of the world doesn't much care.

my own personal thoughts are more in line with libertarian, but I find that the libertarian party takes too extreme a position on several issues, to the point where I would be uncomfortable joining them, but have voted for libertarian candidates several times. I do not agree with a lot of the tax and spend stuff democrats tend to do. I also don't agree with their stance on gun control. I do, however, agree with their stance on most civil liberties, which, to me, is more important than money. I didn't choose my party because I agreed with everything they say, I chose it because I agree with what they say on the issues that are important to me, and I've taken the time to make sure that I am very well informed on these issues. I've been accused of many things, but I think this is the first time I've been accused of allowing someone else to tell me how to think.

I'd like to see some kind of additional penalty. However, the act was poorly worded and provided a backdoor loophole to attack abortion rights, which is why it didn't pass. If I'd been voting, I'd have voted against it too. Not because I disagree with the premise that harming an fetus against the will of the mother should have a harsh penalty, but because the act may open loopholes that ought to remain closed. If a bill can be drafted that does not elevate the status of a fetus to that of a born baby (perhaps a separate legal category alltogether), I'd probably support it.

there's no precedent for the Laci Peterson Act. In virtually every single other instance, a pregnant woman is treated by law as a single entity. An act like that could open a huge can of worms... for example: when leasing apartments, agents are required to ignore a woman's pregnancy, even if, when the baby is born, the apartment will be considered "overoccupied". Housing law requires a pregnant woman be treated and counted as one person, not two. when driving a car, a pregnant woman cannot take the carpool lane if she's the only person there. A fetus has no standing here either. She doesn't count as two people just because she's pregnant. The supreme court has ruled that " "the word 'person' as used in the Fourteenth Amendment, does not include the unborn." This bill elevates the legal status of a fetus to make it equal to that of the adult woman. The court's ruling stated that a fetus is NOT entitled to equal protection under the law. course, the main objection to that law was that it undermined abortion rights... even the republicans agree that it does (CNN): "Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, admitted that the measure could have an impact on abortion law. "They say it undermines abortion rights. It does undermine it," he said. "But that's irrelevant. We're concerned here about a woman and her child. ... The partisan arguments over abortion should not stop a bill that protects women and children."

well, considering the US has a lot more people than european countries, you'd have to look at percentages rather than actual numbers. and no, in my travels in Europe, while people were curious about the US and wanted to visit, nobody I met expressed a desire to live here. I've also had several Europeans (and a Japenese family) come to visit, and hosted several exchange students while in college as well as assisted in coordinating the program, and while they've had fun on their journeys, they look forward to returning home. A good family friend visits us from Japan almost every year, but he always gets a bit homesick towards the end, and leaves with a smile.

um... I think most people in Europe are quite happy with their home country. It's very arrogant of you to assume otherwise.

money. Perot, for example, had a lot of it, and did quite a bit for the independent folks... however, his waffling over whether or not he was actually going to run cost them a lot of credibility. with enough cash and a somewhat moderate platform, any party can be a viable alternative.

I don't think any private organization should be tax exempt.

thanks. that's what I was trying to say.

I think it was Kerry's job to point out any negatives Edwards may have had (and his inexperience may be one), and now its Kerry's job point out the positives. We all have negative and positive aspects.

no... that's what I think of Bush.

I took Kerry to mean that while he considers himself best for the job, Edwards is second best. They've both got their faults, nobody's denying that. However, Kerry supporters think Bush has more faults.

yes, but I learned it: "This land is my land, It isn't your land I've got a shot gun And you don't got one (rhymes) You better get off Or I'll blow your head off This land is private property."

my kitties stay at the vet's when my roomie and I are out of town. works well for all involved.

sex. no contest.

my schedule at perris has recently been: arrive in the morning, jump til about noon. sit my butt down and watch all the dust devils roll on through. get up and jump again at around 4. there's light til around 7:30, so there's a lot of jump time, and its kinda nice to have a bit of a siesta in the middle of the day. Too damn hot to be packing then anyway. . Plenty of time to get in 4-5 jumps easy.

I like the "frog" exit (at least, that's what it was called when it was taught to me. dunno if that's its real name). squat down in the door, hand on the bar, and hop out like a frog (out not up) into the relative wind. been rock solid stable every time I've tried it. easy and fast.

for a third party to ever be competitive, we need to get rid of federal contributions to campaigns. smaller campaigns (third party) have trouble raising enough money to qualify for government funds, as there's an initial amount the party has to come up with...the thing is, that initial amount is so high, anyone who can raise it doesn't really need govt money to campaign. getting rid of this would also remove the problem of taxpayers money going to candidates not supported by the taxpayer.

in all honesty, he may not have, but Shakespeare is the best guess we've got.

cardio. you can't see muscle definition if there's a layer of fat on top. hit the treadmill/stairstepper/eliptical. hire a personal trainer for a session or two, and they can help you out.

if you use someone you don't know, check references. Easiest thing to do is ask a neighbor who's about age 10-16 to watch her, and pay him or her, if you don't actually need someone to stay on the premises.

got to Perris a little too late today and it was all dust-devilly, so I elected to remain on the ground.