does any one know how people can get their landlord to do his responsilities?

Question

i moved in to a new rental home and was asured that is was going to be cleaned and some of the former rentee was leaving me some of his furniture however i found them in a very unsafe garage......and the home was a disgrace for the landlord who insure me it would be clean....also there was some stuff left over from the other tenant (worth over 1000$) it probably will take me a month to finish. on top of it i have to take care of the landscaping and lawn and was not included in the lease it was the landlord resonsilblities. what should i do??????????

Answer 1

I am myself a landlord and rent out my premises. However before a new tenant moves in I clear all the debris in it, repait it, carry out necessary reforms and then hand over possession. Of course I take care to cover these expences in the revised rent . I have no garden to be attended to but if I had I would have compensated suitably to my tenant for its upkeep. It was rather indiscreet of you to have moved in with all these laibilities, probably lured by the 'reasonable' rent. It is now a standard practice asking the tenant himself to undertake minor repairs which may be found necesary and he is reimbursed the charges.

If your landlord is adamant there is one sure way of brining him round. Normally the municipal taxation depends on the rental value. To save themselves from the additional burden landlords do not declarle that the premises have been rented If any queries are there the landlord and the tenant have an implicit understanding to deny the tenant status but pose as a friend or relative staying under obligation. If the landlord refuses to be reasonable threaten that you would spill the beans(No matter even he does not give you a rent receipt the tenant status can easily be established from posts received by you at the address, ration cards, gas connections etc held. The landlord would come down mewing like a kitten.

Answer 2

Everything is very dependent on your local laws. I used in live in a town where the law sided with a tenant. The landlords were aware of this and usually were very quick to resolve problems. Now, I live in a town that is the other way around. One house we lived in was literally falling down on us, yet the lawyers told us we had almost no chance of successfully taking our landlord to court.

I make the following recommondations:

- What do you have in writing? Is it in writing that the landlord would clean the property, etc.? What does the lease say about your and their responsibilties to maintain the property? If you don't have it in writing you may not be able to do anything at all.

- Is the condition of the property dangerous in any way? Such as obvious mold, exposed wiring, fire hazards, etc. If so, document it, perhaps even go so far as to get an inspection from the local fire, health, or housing departments.

- Send a letter, preferably registered, to the landlord detailing the problems and your expectations. If nothing happens, send another a month later (if you send it too soon they can claim they didn't have a chance to respond to the first). Documenting your communications with the landlord is vital.

- Talk to a lawyer who knows the local laws. You may be able to find a service, like a 'fair-housing organization' that will give you basic legal advice for free or on a sliding scale. (When I went though this I was a student and the university offered students free legal services).

Answer 3

What you can do all depends on what your lease says. Does the Lease state what condition the Landlord was to deliver the Premises? If so, then you can place your Landlord in default for not delivering the space in the condition required by the terms of the Lease. If not, then you have no legal recourse. You also need to read the Landlord default provision of the Lease. Most leases provide for a thirty day cure period which means that after you send written notice to your Landlord notifying him that he is in default, he will have thirty days to cure the default before you can take action. It's possible that you may be able to cure the default yourself after the thirty day period, which means you can hire someone to do it and bill the Landlord. If the Lease clearly states that the landscaping and lawn are Landlrod's responsibility then you should go ahead and send Landlord a certified letter that states you are placing him in default, but you need to read the lease to determine what rights you have before doing anything. Good luck!

Answer 4

Does your lease specify anything regarding lawn or landscape maintenance? If it doesn't, its your responsibility.

If they lease didn't specify a cleaning or mention the furniture being left for you, you also can't enforce it. Get everything in writing and be sure both parties have signed off on it.

If you feel there is something unsafe in the house and the landlord refuses to fix it, you would have to sue them in civil court and you will probably win. Unfortunately, its a huge hassle.

Answer 5

call your local city building inspector or the town hall.they should be able to help you,good luck..i had a landlord that gave me a wet-vac whaen my apartment flooded,it happened 5 times.when our toilet was on the fritz,due to faulty plumbing,he put a trash bag inside the toilet and expected us to use it,grross!!i know what your going thru.just make a few phone calls and someone should be able to help you,i would hold out on the rent,make sure its there in your bank account,until the problems are fixed.

Answer 6

Read your lease carefully. Talk to your landlord and tell him your complaints. IF they don't want to talk to you call your area's code compliance or tenent rights association.

Answer 7

First threaten with a lawyer. If that doesn't work, introduce your landlord and lawyer.