My wife and I have recently moved into a new apartment in Houston, and about a week after taking up residence noticed that our refrigerator wasn't really cold. So we bought a thermometer and sure enough, even at the coldest setting it was above the refrigeration temperature range, and the freezer would fully thaw before kicking in and re-freezing its contents. Obviously, this is a recipe for food spoilage and sickness, so we told our office and asked for maintenance to come out and fix it. That was Saturday morning. By Monday our maintenance guy hadn't been by yet, so I went to the office and spoke with the manager to find out when he would come. She said she'd remind him, and on Tuesday he came. He said our fridge was 17 years old and dead, and he would order us a new one. It's Friday now, and the new fridge is finally here.
My question is about the contents of the fridge. We had just made a big "we have a new apartment, let's stick up" grocery run, and now all of it is spoiled. Can we seek any redress for the lost goods either a) from the apartment because their faulty appliance led to the loss, or b) through our renters insurance?
Also, would a non functional fridge constitue an emergency maintenance issue requiring same day fixing under Texas law? It seems like in inability to preserve food would fall under the umbrella of something that materially affects the health and safety of the occupants.
Submitted March 11, 2016 at 11:16PM by SaberDart http://ift.tt/1QMWPah legaladvice
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