baby seal
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Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 06:36:56 AM
l am living in a place that was unliveble. The carpets was very very old
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and very very dusty. l took out the carpetmy self and there was a scraped
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wooden floor underneath. l scraped and shined it. l payed 500 bucks. My
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bathroom is tiles are all cracked up, when l asked my landlord to fix it,
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he put cement or l dont know what material which has become black during
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the years the toilet is a comercial toilet and the tube on it is really
rusty, the floor is unleveled. the sink and cabinet in the bathroom are
old and falling apart. l am planning to fix them myself since he. the
floor in the kitchen is disgusting so l took it off and planning to put
ceramic tiles, currently l left it to its wood of construction. fridge is
old and spends a lot of electricity,sinks and its base are rusty, he wants
me to buy new ones. cabinets are broken he wants me to buy new ones. Lease
expired and now he wants to raise the rent after all l did.Any advise,
what is he responsible for? what should l do
living for 10 years/>i live in NYC
Sunshine
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Thursday, 12th of August 2010 04:31:55 PM
You need to sue this slumlord. Even though the previous answer
Sunshine
is correct in saying that there was no pre-existing agreement that you
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would be reembersed it sounds like your living conditions were bad enough
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where your landlord would be liable for most if not all of the work you've
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done. Check your state laws and go from there. I think a law suit is
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definitely called for here.
MZ.Gigglez
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Friday, 13th of August 2010 05:34:30 PM
You don't mention where you live. State & local laws apply to
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landlord/tenant matters.
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Generally, all of the tasks you've performed are the landlord is
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responsibility; however, with a reluctant landlord, the onus may be on you
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to demonstrate that they're needed, not just cosmetic. He is likely within
his rights to raise the rent. Your voluntary improvements to the property
don't necessarily entitle you to anything. For future improvements, before
you invest the money & work, you might want to get an agreement with him
that in return for the improvements, you get a credit on ur rent.