We have been renting a SFH since Feb 2009. Our lease has several bullets specifying issues like vermin and so on. When we viewed the house prior to signing the lease, the previous tenant was still living at the house and everything was fully decorated. In hindsight, we should have requested to view the house without all the previous tenants belongings present.
Upon moving in, We made note and informed the landlord of the following:
Rodent infestation, Ants, a few roaches, heavily molded basement, a water pocket in the floor if the tub, and neglected trees on the premises.
The landlord did not address any of the above even though it was written in the lease that any vermin found in the first 2 weeks were her responsibility.
Over the last 6 months we pleaded to have the tub repaired, the trees trimmed and other repairs, to no avail. Finally 9/09- the landlord sent her husband and a plummer to drain the tub and consulted an exterminator. To our knowledge, the tree experts did not remove any of the dead branches, two of which fell on my husbands new car, and my car as well.
At one point we had 2 leaks in the basement from old pipes. Instead of hiring certified repairmen, she hired two men who had no certificates and were not qualified as plumbers. They messed up the piping so badly that when the landlord actually called in a plummer, he was really upset and frustrated. With the leaking, came even more mold. The landlord denied our request for remediation, and sent us a shop-vac and a fan.
We have had other issues like the door rotting and being replaced by a hollow wood door.
No matter how much we complain or research state law, our landlord does not seem to care. A few weeks ago, our landlord brought over an electrician in response to our complaint of being shocked. She did not provide 24 hrs notice and just walked in with him. She then continued to call us stupid and accused of being liars to our faces and in front of the electrician.
All personal issues aside, the landlord has neglected some very serious complaints and still has not addressed them. Our lease is up in 3 months ans we are NOT renewing the lease. So much was wrong with the house and we have suffered so much.
What can we do? Is the landlord responsible for violating the lease agreement? Is she negligent for not taking care of the dying tree branches and the mold?
Upon moving in, We made note and informed the landlord of the following:
Rodent infestation, Ants, a few roaches, heavily molded basement, a water pocket in the floor if the tub, and neglected trees on the premises.
The landlord did not address any of the above even though it was written in the lease that any vermin found in the first 2 weeks were her responsibility.
Over the last 6 months we pleaded to have the tub repaired, the trees trimmed and other repairs, to no avail. Finally 9/09- the landlord sent her husband and a plummer to drain the tub and consulted an exterminator. To our knowledge, the tree experts did not remove any of the dead branches, two of which fell on my husbands new car, and my car as well.
At one point we had 2 leaks in the basement from old pipes. Instead of hiring certified repairmen, she hired two men who had no certificates and were not qualified as plumbers. They messed up the piping so badly that when the landlord actually called in a plummer, he was really upset and frustrated. With the leaking, came even more mold. The landlord denied our request for remediation, and sent us a shop-vac and a fan.
We have had other issues like the door rotting and being replaced by a hollow wood door.
No matter how much we complain or research state law, our landlord does not seem to care. A few weeks ago, our landlord brought over an electrician in response to our complaint of being shocked. She did not provide 24 hrs notice and just walked in with him. She then continued to call us stupid and accused of being liars to our faces and in front of the electrician.
All personal issues aside, the landlord has neglected some very serious complaints and still has not addressed them. Our lease is up in 3 months ans we are NOT renewing the lease. So much was wrong with the house and we have suffered so much.
What can we do? Is the landlord responsible for violating the lease agreement? Is she negligent for not taking care of the dying tree branches and the mold?