Argh!!!!!!! Would you be pissed?

Question

Me and my bf just paid our 2nd months rent on the house we just moved into to two months ago. The neighborhood is good. The rent price is average, and the house is pretty good-except the AC keeps breaking down, The refridgerator doesnt work right, and all the faucets are corroded. how can we fix our landlord? Any Ideas?

Oh! I forgot to add, we didnt sign a lease we paid a deposit though.

Answer 1

Well.... I was going to give an answer when.... I read you did not sign a lease. Dont you ever watch people's court or alikes? Contract, Contract, Contract, always Contract, you make a right contract and you will have the other party on its knees if they dont go by it. Now... going back to your problem..... first, make a detail inventory of the house, get plenty of pictures, better if with a camera that makes dated pictures. There are agencies and web sites that help tenants and will explain the law both from the tenant perspective as with the landlord. In other words dont make the same mistake twice which is ignorance, now brush up and read. Make yourself a time table you already are in the third month, 15 days should be enough to read all you can. Then plan what you can do. In the mean time, and parallel to that, try and make a friendly contact with your landlord and have a meeting with him. Before leaving each meeting both you and landlord sign the minutes of the meeting. Prepare the topics to discuss before the meeting. Be friendly but objective. If nothing comes out of the meetings, the signed minutes may become very important.

Answer 2

You need to let you landlord know that you are not going to put up with that. The longer you let it go, the longer he will. Keep a log of when you ask him to fix these problems and what his response is. Depending how how your lease is written the AC may not be something that he will fix. It might just be an extra that you are responsible for replacing if you want a new one. The refrigerator is definitely his job to fix. If he refuses to fix it let him know that you will be calling a repairman and that he can expect the bill to be deducted from the next rent check (include a copy of the receipt). Good luck!

Answer 3

I don't blame you for being pissed! It is the landlords job too fix the problems. I suggest you report it to him/her first. Then wait for awhile to see if anything happens. If nothing at least is started at the end of that time, then things change. Review your lease. Read the fine print. Then you could send a registered letter {always keep a photo copy}. Keep track of the date you mailed it on and when it was received. They only have a certain amount of time to respond. If that dose'nt do it {witch it should} Then call the landlord tenet board and possible the health board. Then you should see something happen! Just rember to give them a chance first. You don't want to start a war. Try the gentle approch first. Then if necisarry come out with both gun's blazing!! Make sure to read your Least first and very carefully. I wish you all the best and GOOD LUCK!!!!!! Hope it work's out for you!!

Answer 4

the AC and the faucets he really ought to fix, the fridge he probably isn't obliged to.
it depends on the (verbal) agreement. are you paying a rental that includes a fridge?
I would talk to the landlord and see what reaction is forthcoming.
in the worst case, just stop paying rent and move out when you have used up the value of the deposit.
next time be more careful and/or sign a lease.

Answer 5

YEah I'd be pissed, but dont just withhold the rent...send the landlord a letter telling him you are going to deposit the monies in a escrow account until you have the cost of repairs covered, and then you will resume paying the rent, or offer to let him pay for repairs.
Be reasonable and give him a reasonable ammount of time to fix the stuff you dont like

Answer 6

Most state laws have it to where the Landlords have to keep up maintence on thier properties. You can not stop paying your rent, due to this however. Your best way that I can think of is to contact your landlord in writing that these items must be repaired or replaced. Normally after 30 days from the written notice (make sure that you date that letter), then you can have the items taken care of yourself through a technician and with those reciepts (copy them and turn them in with the rent) that amount given can normally be taken off the rent, due to the landlord not keeping the property in livable conditions.

Answer 7

you need to tell him that you will not pay the rent if everything is not corrected. If you do withhold the rent, you need to make sure that you put it in an interest bearing escrow account by law. I would also contact my town/city code enforcement department and ask them what could also be done.

Be careful though, this could make it so that he will try to evict you because of the problems that would have to fix.

Answer 8

Well, I would say that you guys failed to do your homework before moving. The faucets didn't just corrode overnight.

You better take a look at your lease. He may not be obligated to fix anything.

Answer 9

In most states you can withold the rent until the landlord makes the repairs, but you will have to pay it once he fixes it all. Be sure and tell the land lord what you are doing.

Answer 10

Contact your local Tenant-Landlord association to find out your options. If this landlord has other rental properties; contact the other tenants and find out if your landlord takes care of these problems promptly. In many cases, should you fix the problems yourselves, you can deduct the cost of the repairs from your rent. Again, talk to your local association to find out how this would work in your community.