My apartment toliet has overflown 2 times. I told the mantanice manager his respond, "if it happens again I'll call a plumber". I know a plumber has been here since that call because water was leaking from a light fixture and I left him a message. I saw a bucket under the fixture and the light still on. Yesterday the toliet over flowed again. These are major overflows, discusting, health concerns, costly, and time consuming, miserable. There is no reason this should be happening. It's a nice apartment really, I don't want to move I have only lived here 5 months. I'm not the best letter writer.
2007-06-06 17:56:22 · 6 answers · asked by hpy2b 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You do not say what state you live in. In California a rental unit must be "habitable" Bad plumbing makes it not habitable.
Write a formal notice to the owner/manager detailing the events and lack of repairs. Make it certified return receipt.
If no repairs then contact the health department and the housing department. There are regulations that protect you from reprisal.
Best of luck
2007-06-06 18:08:27 · answer #1 · answered by .*. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of calling the manager, go see him personally. Tell him the plumber seems to have missed you, you have water, from the toilet you believe, coming through the light fixture and, the plumber put a bucket under it, he left it that way and, you were wondering if and when, he's coming back.
If he ignores you or gives you some type of inane response then tell him your considering moving and he, not you, have broken the lease. Ask him for the owners name so you may contact them and let them know your reasons for leaving.
Be firm, don't take "next week" for an answer, ask him, right now or else.
If you want to go further go to the County health department or the codes division. An apartment without a working toilet is not admissible and non-rent-able due to health codes. Maybe you can get them to inspect but, don't figure on a new lease.
2007-06-07 05:37:05 · answer #2 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Federal code supersedes any state, or local ordinance. Contact State Health authorities immediately! The light fixture could cause a FIRE! Look in the blue section of your phone book for State listings, or call the Attorney General's office of your state, and they'll direct you to the department you need.
2007-06-07 01:13:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a plunger when it starts to overflow it sounds like you have something blocking the pipe to the toilet if that doesnt fix it. Tell your land lord that you will call a plumber pay him to fix it and you will take it off next months rent if he is draging his but to fix it. You gave him the oppertunity to get it fixed. Thats why you pay rent so you dont have to worry about stuff breaking.
2007-06-07 10:42:08 · answer #4 · answered by J22401 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell the maintenance manager that it overflowed again that's all you can do.
2007-06-07 01:07:12 · answer #5 · answered by Johnny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell the manager to get your toilet fixed, or to put you in another apt. with a working toilet.
2007-06-07 01:31:41 · answer #6 · answered by Gin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋