Faq what can a tenant do if the landlord won t fix anything.
Floor under toilet rotten landlord wont do anything.
The landlord owners won t fix or repair anything.
Your landlord must also supply a working toilet wash basin and bathtub or shower.
A hole in the stairway carpeting could cause someone to trip and fall making the landlord liable for the.
Minor issues lesser problems such as a dripping faucet do not make your unit uninhabitable.
The tenant should let the landlord know about the problem in writing.
Lastly state and local building.
Tenant big stick remedies if your landlord won t handle serious habitability problems.
If the terms of your lease agreement state that the landlord will fix any of the problems you are having then the landlord is under a legal duty to do so.
A landlord might find it easy to ignore your drippy faucet until you point out the possibility of an overflowing sink causing water damage to the floors.
If despite your businesslike written repair requests the landlord hasn t fixed or addressed a serious problem that truly makes your rental unit uninhabitable rats in the kitchen or broken locks on the apartment door for example.
In addition if your landlord ever promised you a repair either in writing or by talking with you you may be able to hold your landlord to that promise.