Drewdownkali
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- Washington
We moved into a new place earlier this month. The sliding glass door didn't work well before we moved in (slides poorly and locks when you close it). We failed to note this on the inspection but landlord told us it would lock on us sometimes and said she made it slide better but still didn't slide good at all. My fiance went outside with the dogs and got locked out in freezing weather. She had to break in and destroyed the latch. She had used a neighbor's phone while locked out to call the landlord but by the time the landlord responded she had already broke in and left for work. Landlord expected us to replace the whole door. We just replaced the latch and it works better than before we moved in. Still slides crappy of course. Landlord said she is planning on getting the place appraised and expects us to have the door replaced. 1200 dollars to have a new door put in.
Landlord also told us she would change the electric over to our name for us but never did and then got mad when she got the bill. She charged us (no problem there, we owe it) for a good portion of the bill. Basically divided it in half even though she used most of the electricity repairing the place and putting in new floors prior to us moving in. This is completely outrageous.
Now she is trying to claim that we did work without her approval (putting in a new latch) that didn't require any drilling or anything. Just bolted it up in place of the old latch.
Are we sol because we didn't make note of the door on the inspection?
Landlord also told us she would change the electric over to our name for us but never did and then got mad when she got the bill. She charged us (no problem there, we owe it) for a good portion of the bill. Basically divided it in half even though she used most of the electricity repairing the place and putting in new floors prior to us moving in. This is completely outrageous.
Now she is trying to claim that we did work without her approval (putting in a new latch) that didn't require any drilling or anything. Just bolted it up in place of the old latch.
Are we sol because we didn't make note of the door on the inspection?
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