My apartment for the better part of october (which is when they officially turn it on for the year), had no heat although I did not suffer any sickness from it, just had to wear slippers and a sweater, Others had the same problem, but i was the only one who compplained, The complaints I made to the office did no help, They would never answer me back, but they did send the maintenance people, they did come and see if they could fix it on several occasions. Than because they could not, they hired a private company to do it. I feel inconvienenced and want the apartments to give me free rent for the month of October, whats my chances of this being in my favor, I was told to sue in court for the rent I feel Im owed for my aggravation.
2006-11-10 07:12:36 · 4 answers · asked by kimmy3 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
do you have copies of the complaints you made? on what days you made them? and to whom?
if so, contcat your local/govenment fair housing authority.
as for free rent...not likely. if they sent people to fix it, in a timely fashion after yoru complain was made, (within a week) then you have no case to sue.
2006-11-10 07:18:49 · answer #1 · answered by wizywyg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on your state. But the answer to your question is most likely "yes." Heating in a residential home is an element of "habitability." The landlord in most states has affirmative obligations to maintain habitability.
But generally this does not mean that you get a free month's rent. The most the court will do for you is give you a break on your rent. You had less than one month of inconvenience wherein you had to bundle up. Nothing in your post indicates that you live in an area where you were freezing. At best, you're probably looking at a court giving you roughly a $100 deduction in rent.
Not even worth it. Let it go.
To JD: Get the heck out of here you sleaze-ball.
2006-11-10 16:32:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have no case. These things happen and the owners responded in what would be considered a timely manner and resolved the problem. It is also only the start of winter which means it is not yet cold enough for you to complain on extreme aggravation. Lots of people live in homes with no heat and they get space heaters to resolve the issue so you could have mitigated your situation by purchasing a $50 heater and asking the owners to reimburse the cost. However, you do not have a legal case.
2006-11-10 15:24:15 · answer #3 · answered by nativeAZ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
quit crying wussy. You should not have even had your heat on in october anyways.
2006-11-10 15:21:39 · answer #4 · answered by godoompah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋