I live in Ohio and I have been out of hot water for 7 weeks. My landlord says he will send someone out and they do not show he says he cannot help if all these people do not show up. I want compensated for this time. I have kids and my Grandmother lives with me. I have to boil water for everything. My electric bill went up also. I want this fixed. I am planning to escrow my money but any help on what would be good compensation and if the courts will compensate. I have also been unable to use my garage he says he will clean it out it is filled with his moms things.
2007-02-28 03:32:25 · 10 answers · asked by SADGIRLOH 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
I am out because the hot water tank does not work needs a new one.
2007-02-28 03:39:06 · update #1
We have an outside basement like where the hot water tank is it is flooded with sewage and I paid to have a sump pump drain it out once and he needs to fix it it just fills back up again it will damage a new tank again and be back at square one if I do that. I do not have money to keep forking out for it to be drained and it is a little pricey to fix the sewage. That is why I have not put in a hot water tank myself which is also pricey around $500.
2007-02-28 03:54:37 · update #2
First and foremost is the safety and health of your family. You have the right to decent, safe, and sanitary housing free from any environmental hazards (raw sewage). I would seek legal guidance from an attorney, or call the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation at 1-866-LAWOHIO (1-866-529-6446). Explain your problem to them and see what they say. Good luck!!!
2007-02-28 04:17:22 · answer #1 · answered by Scott 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow! I was mad when I had to go a day without hot water. I am so sorry for your troubles! I would definitely put my money in a bank account for something like that where you paid the rent but he cant get it until the problem is fixed. Call your area's health department and housing department. Both of those places should be able to tell you the best way of going about getting it fixed and may be able to go after your landlord for you.
Good Luck!
2007-02-28 03:37:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"call the cops" sounds silly, but.
Some years ago, I (briefly) had abysmal landlords. I couldn't get heat, and, well, this is Canada. It was also late at night; calling the usual landlord-tenant numbers wasn't on.
I called the cops.
It worked. The heat was blasting away within the hour.
I don't know if they were just unusually bored, or figured it would be an easy problem to fix, or...
No hot water renders a dwelling unfit for human habitation. If your rent's paid up and you have friendly cops in your area, it might be worth a try.
As for reasonable compensation? For me, 'reasonable' would be a full refund of the rent. At minimum.
2007-02-28 19:18:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a lease stating whose responsibility is what ? as far as the garage goes, is it in your lease for your use ? if its just verbal give that up now. As far as the hot water, call a plumber , or hot water heater repair or someone and have them come and fix it. Submit your receipt to the landlord along with your reduced months rent. You can't go without hot water for 2 month's that's ridiculous. As far as looking for compensation for whats already happened , I wouldn't waste my time , just get the water fixed.
Ok you have serious problems, if your not going to move I suggest taking pictures of everything. Get everything fixed , and deduct the cost from your rent. Get and keep copies of all reciepts.
2007-02-28 03:47:43 · answer #4 · answered by EGOman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before you take any actions contrary to the written lease you really should contact a local legal begal for an opinion, but being that as it may here are the links you need regarding what the laws in Ohio are
Small claims court brochure: http://www.ag.state.oh.us/citizen/pubs/smallclaimscourtWEB.pdf STATE’S WEB SITE: http://www.ohio.gov/
LANDLORD TENANT ACT: http://www.ohiolegalservices.org/OSLSA/PublicWeb/Library/Index/1690000/1630100/index_html
Ohio Bar Association article on Landlord Tenant Issues: http://www.ohiobar.org/pub/lycu/index.asp?articleid=407
United Way site on Cleveland Renter assistance and Landlord Tenant Issues:
http://www.housingcleveland.org/housing_support_programs/eviction.htm
Cities Web sites: http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Data_and_Demographics&Template=/cffiles/counties/citiesstateall.cfm&STATECODE=OH
State Bar Association: http://www.ohiobar.org/
Buena Suerte
2007-02-28 03:44:02 · answer #5 · answered by newmexicorealestateforms 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an attorney, but I would think you should receive a credit towards your rent for both the lack of hot water and not being able to use the garage. If you are renting, you should be able to use it all and without a doubt, you should have hot water. Good luck!
2007-02-28 03:36:05 · answer #6 · answered by aosmnm2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow that must be tough for you..... well if it's not to much trouble you can move.sounds like hes a bad land lord if your going to court take pictures of all the damage of where you live so you can have proof date the photos and try to date out the last time you had hot water explain how the land lord puts things off and try to give good info.I hope everything will be OK good luck.
2007-02-28 03:42:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may want to get an attorney that only gets a percentage of what you are awarded. Sounds like you have a good case.
2007-02-28 03:38:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have hott water and i live in ohio
but i live in hillsboro
2007-02-28 03:35:21 · answer #9 · answered by Megan C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call the cops.
btw i live in ohio.
in gahanna
2007-02-28 03:39:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋