anyone having major problems with landlords? Seems as if there are too many laws protecting them and no agencies to complain too......I constantly call, leave notes with my rent check when I mail it in but still get no call or response....the only time they call is when my check gets lost in the mail (which has happened twice in a year)....enough already.....we keep moving because they don't fix things but still demand rent....the last house we had the ac didn't work the entire summer (could not get it cooler than 85 degrees) we had ac companies and the electric company state that the ac/heat unit had major problems and the landlord still stated that there was no problem (and she was a real estate agent) someone help if they know of an agency we can complain to....these are all real estate agents that we are renting from and being ignored by...I am paying someone else's equity, shouldn't I expect perfection?????????
2007-01-09 11:01:51 · 6 answers · asked by Mom of Four 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
I have called the local housing....got no where.....I would have love to fix stuff but an a/c heating unit would have been 3-5k to fix and when I mean perfection, I mean every thing works as it should
2007-01-16 03:17:38 · update #1
Florida literally rots.
2007-01-09 11:04:46 · answer #1 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Perfection is a stretch. A good faith effort to respond in a timely manner, yes. Try your county/city Code Enforcement office. Unresolved issues, you may want to consider an attorney (if you are considered low income, check with legal aid) to see if you can set up escrow. You still need to pay your rent on time but in a court approved escrow account... not to your landlord until repairs are made.
Additionally, Baltimore has an organization called Baltimore Neighborhoods. They are an avocate for the tenent. You may check your social services office (as they may be aware) to see if your area has a similar nonprofit organization
Finally, you may ask to be released from your lease. Find a new place, preferably with an owner/managed property management company (larger apt communities).
Hope this helps
2007-01-09 11:08:10 · answer #2 · answered by AlwaysOverPack 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have maintenance problems, pay your rent to the clerk of court. Then just send a copy of the receipt to your landlord with written complaints and a specific list of problems. If he/she tries to evict you, the court will force him/her to fix the property and not make you leave. You must pay the court on time and keep paying them while the repairs are done. Complain to the realtors board about their conduct. The court will pay the landlord when things are fixed.
2007-01-10 05:29:33 · answer #3 · answered by sm4125 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the least confusing direction of action is to deliver a call for letter. whilst the owner fails to respond, report a small claims action. in case you have a signed hire & you have no longer been evicted, the owner might choose something signed with tips from you permitting exchange of that hire. it is an hassle-free breach of settlement declare. As a landlord, he's probable has some components (monetary organisation money owed & components) that is used to enforce the judgment. returned, that's a somewhat basic technique.
2016-10-06 22:06:35 · answer #4 · answered by kuhlmann 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be the same as in Kentucky. If a renter here repairs something, the cost of it is deducted from the rent and the balance paid to the landlord.
2007-01-15 01:16:16 · answer #5 · answered by Jade 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
contact your local housing collision right away thay will help fight landlords with you demand repairs and appear at court with you etc good luck
2007-01-15 17:34:10 · answer #6 · answered by realchicsrule 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋