My landlord once didn’t call the repairman when the air conditioning went out on a Saturday when it was 110°F outside (and remained that way all weekend). She made the excuse that her AC repairman was at a tournament and didn’t have anyone come over til the following Monday. You know. When rates were cheaper.
Nevermind the fact that she made >$20,000 in rent from us. She couldn’t spend the extra $150 for the weekend rate.
That was the moment I was radicalized against landlords.
My ceiling leaked water anytime it rained. I woke up next to a puddle more than once. The landlord had his maitnence guy come, he went up into the attic crawl space, and placed a bucket where the leak was. A bucket. My kitchen sink also had a small leak, and I just placed a bucket under it, I had to empty it about once a week. Did that for over a year.
My landlord pulled the same shit. And I told him how much rent are you taking off until you fix this. And believe it or not for 8 months until he fixed the roof I paid half. But I made sure to pay the other half back to me like I was still paying rent.
My landlord once didn’t call the repairman when the air conditioning went out on a Saturday when it was 110°F outside (and remained that way all weekend). She made the excuse that her AC repairman was at a tournament and didn’t have anyone come over til the following Monday. You know. When rates were cheaper.
Nevermind the fact that she made >$20,000 in rent from us. She couldn’t spend the extra $150 for the weekend rate.
That was the moment I was radicalized against landlords.
Probably because they’re legally required to fix heat immediately but not AC. I agree with your PoV, but that’s probably their thinking.
My ceiling leaked water anytime it rained. I woke up next to a puddle more than once. The landlord had his maitnence guy come, he went up into the attic crawl space, and placed a bucket where the leak was. A bucket. My kitchen sink also had a small leak, and I just placed a bucket under it, I had to empty it about once a week. Did that for over a year.
My landlord pulled the same shit. And I told him how much rent are you taking off until you fix this. And believe it or not for 8 months until he fixed the roof I paid half. But I made sure to pay the other half back to me like I was still paying rent.