live on the second and third floor of a two apartment victorian house. There hasn't been anyone on the first floor for years. (I know for a fact they just took out the old gas light fixtures a few months ago.) My floor is sooo cold, I dont put my drinks in the fridge, i put them on the floor. I dont mop as often because it forms ice in the corners of the room. I see my breath if my furnace isn't constantly on.....I have had no hot water for 3 days, ( I have to leave a moderate stream running at all times. The tub drain has frozen solid. I turned off the water to take a nap for an hour and a half, when I woke up: I only got a trickle of cold water before it completely froze.) My landlord has ignored calls about the celing caving in, lawn not mowed for six months, a large hole foot wide hole in the floor...Negliigent is a good term to use.
My question is, Can I make my landlord turn the heat on the first floor..legaly?
2007-02-05 00:11:13 · 10 answers · asked by cypher2b 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I haven't found anything in the PA codes yet....
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>>>> If anyone has a good link to a code/order I could site for getting him to turn on the heat in the place below me, thanks in advance for posting.
2007-02-05 00:54:35 · update #1
YES ! Give your landlord a letter (of which you make a copy)stating the current problems, tell him/her if heat is not restored in 24 hours you are going to purchase heaters, the cost of which will be held out of the next rent payment and you will include copies of receipts with partial rent payment. You can pull up the tenant/landlord laws for your state and county. I am a landlord. This is awful. In our state you would have the right to stay at a hotel ,at my expense, till the situation was corrected.
2007-02-05 00:22:39 · answer #1 · answered by thirsty mind 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
This has to be a local law. Since I don't know where you live I don't know how to answer your question. But your landlord is required to keep his rental units up to code and to have them inhabitable. Among other things, this means properly functioning appliances and utilities. Call a local building inspector or code enforcement office and explain your situation. I am sure that they will tell you what your land lord is required to do. Your landlord cannot legally do anything to you if you rat him out to your state for legitimate concerns. If nothing else, move out without notice. If he screams that he is going to take you to court, let him. Just take pictures of all the problems and show them to a judge. I had a similar situation and I had an inspector come out to see the property. The place was condemned and not rentable until the landlord fixed a LOT of problems. Last I saw, the place had weeds sky high and no one was living there. Anyway, start causing your slum lord a lot of legal headaches. He will threaten you with eviction but it's against the law to retaliate against tenants for safety concerns over a property. Good luck!!
2007-02-05 02:00:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!!!
Call your local State Attorney Generals office and ask them to look up the codes for General living. According to the landlord tenant act your are supposed to have a general well being when renting.. Good luck.
2007-02-05 00:23:43 · answer #3 · answered by psstoffagain 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
NO! as a remember of actuality, each housing unit might desire to be provided with separate heating and billing instruments. He can not legally have in basic terms one warmth meter for the completed residence complicated, it rather is against interior of reach, state anf federal code.
2016-09-28 10:57:02 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes - you can call the board of health, and also lodge a complaint with a landlord tenant code agency in your area.
Why not start looking for a new apartment that will have least problems and more bang for your dollars.
2007-02-05 00:22:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes,You pay your rent you are entitled to a decent standard of living,Get in touch with your local council,They will be able to advice you of your rights..
2007-02-05 00:16:31 · answer #6 · answered by Bella 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Here is the tenant-landlord handbook for PA it should have everything you need to know.
http://www.tenant.net/Other_Areas/Penn/harris/pa-part3.html
2007-02-05 01:10:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
in Texas you must be able to heat your to 70 degrees,,i think the attourney general is who to talk to
2007-02-05 00:24:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your Landlord WILL turn on the heat below you if you don't beg his forgiveness. Get Ready.
2007-02-05 00:23:09 · answer #9 · answered by Kwan Kong 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Find a lawyer, get hold of the housing authorities............................
2007-02-05 01:18:43 · answer #10 · answered by gorglin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋