Submitted by Dauoa_Static t3_yh1qxq in LifeProTips
FlyJunior172 t1_iubnof0 wrote
Reply to comment by notfrancisard in LPT Request: How to spot rental scams by Dauoa_Static
I’ve had several landlords fail to fulfill their obligations. Problem is that the way most landlords fail to meet their obligations doesn’t show until after you move in.
notfrancisard t1_iubnsy6 wrote
Examples???
FlyJunior172 t1_iubooug wrote
Failure to properly address maintenance requests in a timely manner. In my current apartment:
- I’ve had one plumbing leak cause my ceiling to come down, that took more than a month to get addressed.
- I’ve had another leak in the bathtub that spilled enough water on the floor to saturate beach towels for 72+ hours, that took a week and a half to address (all the while my apartment was technically uninhabitable).
- I can see daylight through the corner of my front door, the hole the daylight is coming through is big enough I have lizards coming in. That’s been an open and continuously reported issue since April.
- Leaky window reported in late August/early September, still hasn’t been looked at, let alone repaired.
- garbage disposal had no gasket in the drain from the sink (i.e. you could clearly see the blades), reported in April, not fixed until July
Holiday-Can-997 t1_iuk8gya wrote
Check your state on laws regarding withholding of your rent payments. The state I live in, you are advised to put your rent payments in escrow. The owner has to take you to court to get you out. The judge saw I had the back rent available and intended to pay when the issues were resolved. I showed all my emails and pictures of damages to the judge. He chastised the owner for failure to maintain the property and gave him 14 days to complete all repairs. I did not have a lawyer, didn’t need one.
notfrancisard t1_iuboyiq wrote
And you haven’t pursued legal action because?
FlyJunior172 t1_iubpdrp wrote
Don’t have the resources to do so, but threatening legal action was enough to get things moving on some of these issues.
bewitchedbumblebee t1_iubt1s6 wrote
>And you haven’t pursued legal action because?
Nosy much?
notfrancisard t1_iuega5j wrote
I love you.
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