Does My Landlord Have To Fix A Shower If I Am Not Completely Happy With It?
My shower wall leaks through the kitchen celling and my landlord has just put up an extra shower curtain rather than re-tilling the wall which is not very effective.
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Call your landlord/tenant board and talk to them about this. I can't say for sure, but if you set up a bank account, you can put the rent in there, and keep it there, to show that you have the rent money. Then write a letter to the landlord telling him that you will withhold the rent until this problem is fixed. When it's fixed, then you pay your rent up. Hope this helps, good luck to you.
answered 2 months ago
With the buildup of moisture in the wall, the best way to approach your landloard is in writting addressing the issue of mold. When the moisture is left in the wall, and the source remains present, mold is going to grow within the wall and eventually spores will be released into the house.
I suggest downloading all of the information that you can about mold and add copies to your written letter of demand to repair.
In your letter to repair you must give the landlord a reasonable period of time to make the repairs. If after that period of time the repairs have not been completed, you then write your landlord a letter telling them that you will be moving (that is if you want to move if the repairs are not made) with the terms of the lease being broken citing "failure to repair" as the basis.
If you don't want to move, you may try contacting housing and environmental agencies and get them onboard to help you get the repairs made.
answered 2 months ago
Yes she needs to fix the shower leak immediately or fix it yourself hire someone and deduct from the rent you are allowed to do so if she wont fix it you will win if you take her to court or just notify housing authority
answered 2 months ago
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Only thing I would add here is to make sure that you make a copy of your letters and send as (Certified Letters). That way you have proof that the landlord was notified. Also, the sooner you get the letter of intent to not pay rent until situation is repaired, the better out come you will have. I don't know where you live, but in the U.S., the law states that you will be able to keep said monies from the time you first gave the written letter of intent, up through the time that the repairs were actually made. Looks like you are dealing with a slum lord here and chances are that he is not going to make those repairs unless he is forced to.
You may want to seek legal help on this. You can go to your local legal services which is provided by the state. If you have a low income situation, you may qualify for legal services, free of or very low charge to you.
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