Long story short, I needed a place to stay badly. I found an apartment and the landlord that was willing to rent in a three-story building. I was supposed to get an apartment on the second floor but due to miscommunication on my part the landlord gave it to another renter. He offered me an apartment on the third floor for the same price as the one on the second. He said that there was no difference between the two other than it being "bigger ". I, somewhat foolishly, trusted him and gave him a months rent and the security deposit. We signed the receipt. And I moved in a few days later. Come to find out when I moved in but the place is nothing like I expected it.
There were two open windows they could not be shot that the landlord did nothing about it until I pressed him and he fixed one, finally. There was no mirror in the bathroom, the floor was completely torn up with missing tiles and rotting wood, The refrigerator, though he said it was okay, wouldn't keep things cold and I've had milk go rotten on me. And the place was infested with roaches from the previous tenant and the people who live underneath me. He never hired an exterminator and just gave me a few traps and some boric acid. I still have a wide open window, the bathroom is still trash, and the fridge is still broken. After a month of him giving me half assed excuses and putting off fixing things I decided it was enough and found another place to live.
I informed him the end of this months rent term that I was moving and I want my security deposit back. He seems reluctant to issue it to me. Now it's not a major issue yet, but if it does become one I'd just like to know what my options are and what my rights are should he decide to be a hard ass.
Submitted July 23, 2017 at 11:39AM by nowlan101 http://ift.tt/2unSvHU legaladvice
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