2006-07-29 03:38:29 · 14 answers · asked by baalat10 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
No but you can ask them to call out an exterminator and maybe you can get away with asking them to clean it up. Sucks but thats about all you can do.
2006-07-29 03:41:27 · answer #1 · answered by K<3C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can request anything. But don't expect to get a new apartment. Your lease is a legal contract for a given residence, eg house or apartment number. If the landlord did have another unit available and was inclined to allow you to move, you should 'perfect' another lease agreement with him. Or at a minimum, ammend the one you should have already signed with him.
Residential leases typically have language regarding 'habitibility'. If you think you can proove the rats were there before you moved in, and the situation is bad enough to render the place 'un-inhabitable' you may have a little more 'clout' with your landlord. Your city or county Health Department will be the final determining agency as to whether or not the place is fit for occupancy relative to a possible rat infestation. I doubt if the fly issue will get you very far.
But before you call them, call your landlord. Tell him what's going on. Without making demands of him, ask him to look at the situation with you. If he is a good landlord and being forthright with you, he and you will be able to work out a plan to deal with the rats. It could be he needs to call in an exterminator. But that decision and the remedy to the situation are his decisions to make.
I am a landlord. And tenant / landlord realtionships always go better if they are not advisarial. Remember the day he 'accepted' you as a tenant. You were happy that day. And he was happy to have you as a new tenant that very same day.
Build on that day and keep the lines of communication open with your landlord. He is not the enemy. He is someone that you need to maintain a business relationship with. Do so with respect and professionalism and your desires will be met more often than with accusations, innuendos and demands.
2006-07-29 18:09:36 · answer #2 · answered by scubadiver50704 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure just take pictures first and save the physical evidence in containers and take it to the leasing office when there are potential renters in there filling out applications and talking to the leasing agents. That'll embarrass the hell out of them and they'll either fumigate the place or you might get out of your lease all together. I've gotten out of two leases in the past just from complaining on noisy neighbors but living with rat droppings and flies is health hazardous and you don't have to tolerate it. Look up the landlord/tenant rights for your state too, check with your local State Attorney's office as well if they hassle you.
2006-07-29 10:44:12 · answer #3 · answered by duvaldiva.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but you can ask that an exterminator be brought in to deal with the rats or set up some traps yourself. Flies are just part of life, everyone has them. Hang up some fly strips where they are most often seen. If you do catch some rats, I would save them and show them to your landlord as proof of an infestation.
2006-07-29 10:43:07 · answer #4 · answered by cathcoug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laws vary from state to state, but in general the answer would be NO. The landlord must be given time to exterminate, if he doesn't in a reasonable amount of time, in most states you can then stop paying your rent, but you must then place the rent in an escrow account until such time that the repairs are done. Then you may be able to get a credit in housing court for the time your home was infested, or for any amount you pay to have it exterminated. EVIDENCE, pictures, affidavits, unbiased witnesses etc., if you want to win in court. Hope your problem is rectified before getting into this much hassle.
2006-07-29 11:13:19 · answer #5 · answered by geotom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you just have the right to demand the landlord remedy the situation promptly and to the best of his abilities. And generally, you can't just hire an exterminator and take it off your rent - most states say you must give the landlord a specific period of time to fix it first. One caveat here, though - if it is a legitimate health hazard, your city or county health department may help you by issuing a citation, which would put your landlord in a more difficult position.
2006-07-29 10:43:13 · answer #6 · answered by nkasoff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a right to tell the landlord about this and give them an opportunity to fix the problem (get an exterminator in)...If they then do nothing about the rats, then yes, I believe you can probably take them to court...I don't believe there is anything you can so about the flies...sorry
2006-07-29 11:02:42 · answer #7 · answered by yoohoosusie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on your lease read it carefully you can get a lot of things according to most tenant leases
in some if the leasor doesn't have an open apartment
and owns or manages other properties you can change without cost and/or lease infringement-- some leases require you to sign a new lease
check your lease or have an attorney check it out
2006-07-29 11:04:51 · answer #8 · answered by maruawe@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually,you can get your landlord to pay for an exterminator to come out and spray the place. If conditions worsen,go in person and report him to your local Housing Authority office.
2006-07-29 10:44:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
all the apartment in that building would be the same,just clean it up and put out traps and fly strips.or move to another place
2006-07-29 10:45:07 · answer #10 · answered by granny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋