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What can I do if my landlord refuses to make repairs and wants me to make them?
We have a fence in our backyard that needs repair and our landlord refuses to fix it. He says he will give us the materials to do it ourselves. Is that legal?
12/01/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Oklahoma | #13180What can I do if the landlord has failed to make needed repairs?
Our front door has needed to be replaced for almost a year and the landlord knows about this. To replace it with the right kind of door, the price is very high. So he says he's going to have it done but don't know when. The weather is getting colder and we won't this fixed before the weather gets bad.
12/01/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Georgia | #13157Is it legal for the landlord to keep part of my deposit because she did not like the color paint?
My landlord withheld $150 of my security deposit because she did not like the color I painted the living room and dining room. The walls of the apartment had to painted when I moved in they were trashed! I paid for all the paint and supplies. I don't think it's right she kept my money is she allowed to keep my money since it was not damage to the property?
11/30/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: New Hampshire | #13113I'M NOT SURE WHO MY LANDLORD IS. THE MAN WHOM I PAY MY RENT TO IS A MAN WHO TELLS US THAT HE IS THE MANAGER. THE ONE ISSUE IS...
I'M NOT SURE WHO MY LANDLORD IS. THE MAN WHOM I PAY MY RENT TO IS A MAN WHO TELLS US THAT HE IS THE MANAGER. THE ONE ISSUE IS THAT MY CEILING IS LEAKING NOW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE WASHROOM HAS NO SINK BECAUSE THEY CAME AND TOOK IT OUT ABOUT A MONTH AGO. NOW, MY WINDOWS ARE FALLING OUT, BUT HE WANTS ME TO PAY HIM RENT. I INFORMED HIM THAT I WILL NOT PAY HIM RENT UNTIL THESE PRO...
11/14/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Illinois | #12269What can I do if the landlord is refusing to repair the only bathroom we have?
I live in my bi-level house and I rent the bottom half of that. My landlord seems to think that a backed up toilet is not his responsibility. We have only lived here 3 months and they said that if it is toilet paper then they do not have to fix it. Is he right? Meanwhile I am unable to shower or use the bathroom inside. It is our only bathroom and I was wondering what to do to ...
11/09/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Maryland | #11974Can I terminate the lease if the repairs where not done properly and still get my deposit back?
I discovered a leak under my kitchen sink that had been leaking for sometime and finally the water came up throught the flooring into my kitchen and living room. Mold started to grow immediately. After being out of my rental trailer for over a week the repairs have been done. However the repairs do not look the same as to when I rented the trailer. The repairs done were not to ...
11/07/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Tennessee | #11823My landlord has filed a court action against me because I will not pay rent until he makes repairs
I have not paid my rent because there are maintainence issues that have been promised to complete and have been ignored. My landlord has filed against me in the courts for non-payment of rent, but I have been made broken prmises. What do I need to do?
11/05/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Michigan | #11665How often is the landlord required to replace carpet in a unit?
How often does landlord have to replace carpet?
11/04/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Illinois | #11617What can we do to force the landlord to make needed repairs?
We just moved into a house under a one year lease. The heating system is not working. We either have to turn it on or off so it is either too hot or too cold. The mornings are freezing. We've taken time off work twice for a repair person. The first visit determined an expensive problem so the owners wanted a 2nd bid. We waited again for a repair person but they did not sho...
11/01/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Oregon | #11419What are my options to force my landlord into making electrical repairs?
I am in a 1 year lease on a rental house, the central air/ heat has never worked and now we have no electric in the main bathroom, the hallway and one of the bedrooms. The owner told us if anything went wrong while we were renting, we had to pay to fix it. I think the house had not been wired correctly/ or by a real electrician. Do we have to pay to get the wiring & heat/air r...
10/30/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Oregon | #11263