Horrible landlord

Our furnace is broken we asked landlord to fix it he said like hell he's going to get it fixed so we paid for it. He even told a employee of the heating company he was not going to pay for it to get fixed . we took it out of the rent now he is trying to get us to pay him our 900 dollar rent plus the 500 we had to pay for the furnace so by the 15th he wants 1400 monthly from now on everyone is disabled in the household except for one child . Any time we asked him for repairs for example the even told a employee of the heating company he was not going to pay for it to get fixed we took it out of the rent now he is trying to get us to pay him our 900 dollar rent plus the 500 we had to pay for the furnace so by the 15th he wants 1400 monthly from now on. everyone is disabled in the household except for one child . Any time we asked him for repairs for example the roof leaking he kept saying that was our problem to fix we had to beg and plead with him. Due to a not functional furnace our pipes froze and busted in multiple areas. We have informed him for 8 months the furnace, some pipes, the insulation under the house has fallen and the floors are warped they feel like your going to step through them in places, needed to be fixed vocally and written he said he would return with a copy of our written notification but he keeps acting like he has forgotten and we kept paying him 900 on time every month now he wants jack it up before rent day because we took care of the furnace

Some people would report the defects in the home to the city or county building department, or health department.

I suggest you also contact your local legal aid or tenant's rights agency for assistance.

No offense, but you don't appear capable of handling this without help.

Deducting the cost of repair from the rent was not the correct decision.
There is a process that must be followed before that becomes an option.
You have quite a mess on your hands.
If I were you I would be looking for a new place to live just to get away from the problem.
You won't likely get the repair money back without suing for it, and you will likely lose any suit against you for not paying the rent since you didn't follow the correct procedures.

He kept on saying that we would have to handle it ourselves we gave him written notice he would say that he would be back after he made a copy then he would hop in his car go next door then ignore our calls and act like he was not home. When we would see him again and ask him for a copy he would then say look at the Time and look at his wrist where there was no watch. He would constantly harass us for rent weeks ahead of the agreed rent due date. We have never been late with rent to begin with to receive this treatment. He would only sign and acknowledge our notice if he could take it home to copy

You can't fix a rotten landlord.

Elick123 said:

He kept on saying that we would have to handle it ourselves we gave him written notice he would say that he would be back after he made a copy then he would hop in his car go next door then ignore our calls and act like he was not home. When we would see him again and ask him for a copy he would then say look at the Time and look at his wrist where there was no watch. He would constantly harass us for rent weeks ahead of the agreed rent due date. We have never been late with rent to begin with to receive this treatment. He would only sign and acknowledge our notice if he could take it home to copy

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Give the person you wish to sign a document TWO copies, one he/she can retain, one to be returned to you.

It might be time for you to give notice and move.

The landlord won't change.

You've created a problem by improperly withholding rent.

If you wish to pursue money you believe is owed to you, your remedy is small claims court.

However, sometimes you need to know when it's time to fold your hand and move along.