Gail, thanks so much for your guidance so far. I will try to discuss with the landlord again to see if he is willing to put in writing a completion date for the repairs, with the understanding that if that deadline is not met, I will call upon a builing inspector for the ceiling/leak problem...
Ideal would be to have the landlord finish making the repairs, so I can write him a monthly check and not deal with him any more other than when maintenance is required. Moving is such a hassle, and other than the landlord being extremely slow and unreliable, I am satisfied with the new place...
I agree, the situation with the sunroom is the worst.
The last leak happened AFTER he had patched up the ceiling with new insulation and drywall. He had to puncture holes in the ceiling with a screwdriver to allow it to drain. All because he didn't fix the exterior (the layers on the...
Sorry this is so long, but I wanted to be as thorough as possible.
I entered into a rental agreement on a lower duplex starting Aug 2009. At the time, there were many repairs and fixes still to be done on the unit, including the sunroom ceiling missing half the ceiling from a leak (sunroom...