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Landlord Repairs: 3

Heather — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:48:03 +0000

Paper trail – check, reporting the problem, check … now what happens if your landlord does absolutely nothing to repair your apartment? Well, that is when you are about to become a bug. One of the first things that you need to realize is that your landlord probably has multiple jobs – so if the repair is not absolutely urgent, there is no reason for you to nag them about it every day – just every few days.

If for example, you have no heat or hot water or something is leaking … that is certainly something that is urgent and you will need to contact your landlord as soon as possible. If nothing is done, well, that is when you can slowly but surely remind them as many times as possible to fix it.

When I had a problem with my hot water and heat this past weekend – well, my landlord was out of town and I still called them and they sent someone to fix it. Do not be a chicken, you are paying for the place you are living.

Landlord Repairs: 2

Heather — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:31:46 +0000

Now that we have talked a little bit about the paper trail, let’s go ahead and talk about exactly how you should call in a repair to your landlord. When you are calling in a repair, you need to think about the actual time and importance of the repair that is needed.

For example, if you have no hot water, that is going to be a very, very important repairs that needs to be fixed as soon as possible. If it is just something that needs to be replaced, such as a smoke detector or something like that, it is a little less urgent and can be fixed at leisure – within reason.

In the next blog, we will talk about time frame and just how long you should wait before really getting on your landlord’s nerves.

Landlord Repairs: 1

Heather — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:07:28 +0000

When you are renting, it is very important that you make sure that you keep up not only a good working relationship with your landlord but that you feel comfortable enough to report any problems that you might be having.

In the next few blogs, we are going to go through some of the steps that you need to complete whenever you are making your landlord fix something or if you are reporting a problem.

One of the first things that you need to remember is that you always, always need to leave a paper tail. While you might have a really good relationship with your landlord, you want to make sure to cover your own butt. More tips in the next blog!