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Division of University Housing
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Position for Spring Semester 1985
There are a. limited number of openings for SA
positions for Spring Semester, 1 985. Students wishing
to apply must have a 2.0 accum., and must be at least
Sophomore standing as of January 1985.
Applications will be available at 1102 Seaton Hall
from October 29 thru November 2 between 8 a.m.
noon and 1 p.m.-5 p.m. If you already have an applica
tion on file, please come into the office and fill out a
new one.
Please call Sue at 472-3885 with any questions.
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Eyes for fashion...
At right from top to bottom, Rita Muhlbach, Britta VVheeler and Jean Schroeder show their
designer sweaters for this fall designed by UNL alumnus Marv Graff. Graff said each sweater
costs bout $400. At left is Lisa Hill just before show time. Graff is a free-lance designer in New
York. He brought his fall sweater line to show at UNL's College of Home Economics annual
dessert night. The models are members of the UNL design club. .
Landlord responsibleor gas heat;
uninsured drivers face problems
By Shelley Stall
Student Legal Services Lawyer
QUESTION: When my room
mate and I woke up this morning,
we could see our breath. It's colder
inside our apartment than it is
outside. We would like to take
care of turning on the heat, but
our lease says the landlord is
responsible for the gas heating.
I've called him twice in the last 10
days and he says he'll have it
turned on, but nothing gets done.
We can't stand it anymore. What
can we do? Signed, Freezing.
ANSWER: Dear Freezing: What
you may have here is a failure to
communicate.
Call Minnegasco and find out if
they have received a request from
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your landlord to turn on the heat.
If they have, find out the exact
day and time they plan to do it.
Try to make sure the gas company
will have access to the furnace at
that time.
If Minnegasco has no record of
your landlord requesting that they
turn on the gas, call your landlord
and tell him. Be polite, but make
it clear that this is an emergency
situation and the request has to
be made TODAY. Give him Min
negasco's phone number and ask
him to call as soon as you hang
up. Minnegasco will not send
someone out to turn on the heat
unless the person whose name is
on the account (your landlord)
authorizes it by phone or in
writing.
If clearing up communication
problems does not solve the heat
situation, Section 76-1427 of the
Nebraska Residential Landlord
Tenant Act allows you to notify
your landlord in writing of the
emergency, hire someone to turn
on the heat at your cost and
deduct it from your rent. Make
sure you keep a copy of the written
notice.
A tenant may only use the
"repair and deduct" approach
when, contrary to the lease or the
Nebraska Residential Landlord
Tenant Act, the landlord deliber
ately or negligently fails to supply
running water, hot water, heat or
essential services and the tenant
gives written notice of the problem
to the landlord.
QUESTION: Last week I ran a
red light and hit a woman driving
a new Datsun. The police gave me
a ticket for negligent driving and
the other driver's insurance com
pany wants $1,500 for damages
to her car. My 1971 Ford Fairlane
is totaled. I don't have any car
insurance. What should I do?
Signed, Depressed.
ANSWER: Dear Depressed:
First check with your parents to
find out if you might be covered
under their policy. Then make an
appointment with an attorney.
Take copies of the police report,
the accident reports and the letter
from the other driver's insurance
company with you to the ap
pointment. Nebraska law requires
you to turn in an accident report
within 10 days. It's a good idea to
have the attorney look at it before
you send it in. Don't admit any
fault regarding the accident to
anyone but your attorney. In the
meantime, here is some general
information about the problems
you face:
Possible Revocation of
Driver's License. The Department
of Motor Vehicles will process the
police and accident reports. It is
likely the DMV will determine
that you are responsible for the
accident since you ran a red light.
You will receive a form letter
from the DMV asking you to prove
"financial responsibility" by giving
them the name of your insurance
company. Since you don't have
auto liability insurance, you face
the possibility of having your
driver's license revoked. The DMV
will give you about 90 days to
obtain a release from the other
driver's insurance company by
paying for the damage.
Since you don't have $1,500,
you and your attorney might try
to negotiate a payment plan with
the insurance company and ob
tain a release that is conditioned
upon making monthly payments.
Negligence Citation. You will
have to go to court on the date
and time noted on your citation.
The charge of negligent driving
will be read and you will have an
opportunity to plead innocent,
guilty or no contest. If your attor
ney thinks you probably would
lose at trial on the negligence
ticket, you probably will be advised
to plead "no contest." A no contest
plea, unlike a guilty plea, cannot
be used in a civil suit as evidence
of your responsibility for the acci
dent. The judge can give you a
fine of up to $100 plus $21 in
court costs. You also will lose
three points off your driver's li
cense. Depressed, you have learned
the hard way. You should never
drive a car without car insurance.
If you had been insured at the
time of the accident, most of
these problems would be your
insurance company's problems
and your driver's license would
not be in jeopardy.
If you have a legal question of
problem for this column, send
your letter to Ask Your Attorney,
co Shelley Stall Nebraska Union
335, UNL, City Campus