Heavy rains 2 weeks ago caused leak in roof, landlord won't repair
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It's not optional. Start calling around for a lawyer who knows tenancy laws.
Constructive eviction. You also most likely have mold.
So that’s fer sure uninhabitable conditions. In California, you can legally withhold rent if you follow a few documentation procedures.
Landlords are terrible investors. When you invest in something, you take care of it in order to maintain its value. Landlords just collect rent & don't fix anything & they wonder why their properties get condemned. Housing shouldn't be an investment anyway, but here we...
I'm sure there \*are\* plenty of landlords that do this, but considering I've lived in both properties I lease out, I try my best to maintain them and keep them in the same condition as when I was living there. Tenants do sometimes wear things out but at that point it's time t...
These landlords literally aren't investing, they are extracting money. Not growing future money. Its gross. Some landlords are the opposite. And then there are corporate properties. I personally dont trust the corporate options but a extraction slumlord is worse.
Document everything
Contact a tenant rights group to guide you on what to do legally.
Well, be a tenant that doesn't pay rent and looks for a lawyer. Some landlords man, bastards.
Call code enforcement.
So you need to immediately contact the police and the building inspector. And the news. Coordinate all three if you can. The landlord is required by law to maintain a safe environment compliant with codes. Document everything. Stop posting here. Focus your whole energy ...
Did someone say Heavy Rain
no m8, hole in roof caused leak, & they have to be responsible surely?
We had our roof come in as well and a building man fell through into our bathroom. Luckily it was 30 seconds after I had peed otherwise I would have had a huge man fall on me
As others have said, document everything and notify the health department and housing department (if applicable). Be wary about withholding rent until you've got something in writing from a government agency. Withholding rent can complicate things, only do it as a last resort.
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One of the first apartments I rented had something like that, not that bad but similar, the lease office took care of everything right away, sent their crew to fix it and offer to pay for damages to my belongings, at the time I new nothing and I was like no no worries is all g...
That's cause he doesn't want to pay for you to live somewhere eles while he fixes everything cause that's just the top of the iceberg you can see
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Throw some plywood on the roof and start garnishing their rent money every month, let’s say 20%, put it aside until someone fixes everything correctly. And then I would just leave after 6 months if no fixes happened after that.