What Are My Rights As A Tenant If My Apartment Complex Refuses To Fix My A/c

Apartment Complex won't fix my A/C. What do I do?

The maintenance staff don't know what they are doing.They need a professional air conditioner tech. If they change the filters the it isn't that.It could be a number of things from the compressor, condenser fan,dirty coils,too much or to little refrigerant. legally if the maintenance is not licensed they can't put freon in the unit. And you are only aloud to have a certain% loss per year per unit. Then you need to find the leak and fix it. Your apt complex needs a Professional.

Doesn't the apartment complex HAVE to fix this?

Call the local health dept and and ask the number for the compliance officer. They can come out and verify the problem which will help with any law suit and they can forse the landlord to fix the problem or be fined. You can sue the landlord for moving expense and to be released from the lease. Sending a notarized letter to fix the problem will give you documentation too.

My guess is that it is ice daming which can be fixed but it is not fun or safe if it is a very high building. Ice collects near the edge of the roof and then causes flooding into the attic. If this is the case you can throw salt pellets about the size of ping pong balls on the roof which will stop the ice from forming.

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Your maintenance guy is an idiot.

My apartment complex won't come out to fix my a/c, what can I do?

I live in San Antonio and the weather is outrageously hot at times. Last week on Tuesday (April 16), I noticed that our a/c unit was frozen over. I turned the a/c off and immediately sent in a service request to our apartment complex letting them know I needed someone to come and look at our a/c unit because it was clearly broken. Last week, the weather was around 80-90 degrees F. By Saturday, I was extremely annoyed that no one had been out to check on our a/c, I sent an e-mail to the manager to let them know we needed this to be taken care of asap, and I never heard back. This past Tuesday, my fiance stopped by the office and let them know we were extremely miserable because it was hotter inside the house then it was outside and it was 90 degrees outside! She said that she would send someone out, probably after the next couple of days because it's supposed to be cold and they don't work on the a/c units when it is cold (not sure why).

Anyway, the weather is looking to be hot this weekend and I'm betting they won't come out to fix it. Is there something I can do legally to get them to come out and fix my a/c?

I'd also like to add, we are extremely good tenants, we pay our rent early/on time, we are great neighbors, and don't do anything wrong. Even though I may sound like I'm rude with this question, we've been extremely friendly in our requests and talks with the manager, I don't understand why they won't come out. What can I do?

What to do when your apartment complex refuses to fix problems?

what were the floods caused from in your bathroom? since you had 3 floods in your utility closet that means at least 2 of them must have been fixed and what were those from? water leaking into your dining room probably means the person upstairs left the water running in their kitchen while they were on the phone (that happened to me once) and if they cleaned up the mess upstairs then it shouldn't leak again. Why on earth would you report this stuff via voicemail? You need to report it in person and by letter so as to document your need, and you'd do it certified mail return receipt so that if there is mold or something dangerous like that then you'd pay the court until the guy fixed it, and/or moved into a hotel room until it's fixed and make the guy pay your hotel room fee until the place is fixed. Sorry but I can't go to your links. He's probably not answering now since it's so close to your moveout date and figures if you had to move out you would and then the two of you could argue the last two months rent and the deposit getting in court. You'd only affect your credit if you didn't pay, but appearing in court or taking him to court doesn't mean you're not paying. so start to look for another place. Sometimes people are ill, sometimes there's a death in the family, and sometimes there's a foreclosure going on or maybe he's working on a home in NJ or NY where there's been bad flooding or he or someone else in his family has had misfortune. you don't know why he's not responding to you. .

My landlord refuses to fix a problem in my apartment?

Serious repair issues, such as faulty electrical wiring, gas leaks, and structural damage may be violations of the local building code which should be brought to the attention of the Building Inspection office for your city or county. The Building Inspector may inspect your building, and if warranted, issue a citation to the landlord for any violations that require repairs. Section 55-248.13 of the VRLTA outlines the duties and responsibilities of the landlord to maintain the rental property.

For issues not involving safety, you should advise the landlord in writing of the specific items needing repair. The letter should state that the landlord has 21 days from the date of receipt to make the repairs. You should consider sending the letter via certified mail so the delivery date is noted. If repairs are still not made, the tenant may place the rent in an escrow account with the General District Court having jurisdiction in that locality. This action is detailed in Section 55-248.27 of the VRLTA.

The contact information for the appropriate General District Court in your locality is available from the Virginia Supreme Court Web site. You may also wish to check your local telephone directory.

Apartment complex won't fix anything - who do I call?

It doesn't sounds like your friend is a very good tenant.

1. Were the friends being loud? Noise is a violation of lease. Same about the police. If not allowing visitors is what it takes to make sure you are quiet, they are within their rights to ask no visitors.
2. Have you notified the landlord in writing about the "meth-head"? If they haven't been notified about the problem, of course they are doing nothing about it.
3. 20 minutes is a reasonable response time. If it takes a specialized tool, they often check the problem first to determine if it's something simple before getting parts or more tools.
4. Did he give notice in writing about any of the maintenance problems? Most states require written notice. A verbal notice is only considered a courtesy but is not required to respond.
5. Maintenance crews seldom clean up behind themselves, unfortunately. They can require the tenant to move furniture. Also, damage to tenant property is covered by renter's insurance. Hopefully you have that and can submit a claim. Landlords are not responsible for tenant property damage.
6. Wet carpet does not violate any EPA standard or health hazard.
7. You are not required to use their machines. Their machines are provides only as a courtesy. You need to contact AAL not the management about refund due to defective machines.
8. It is not neglect. They fixed or attempted to fix the problem. Just because you aren't happy with their response, doesn't make it neglect or discrimination. You are moving soon. They will probably do a more thorough renovation after you leave rather than having to work around your belongings.

What are my rights as a tenant to get my ac fixed?

I am not sure if anything can be done. I think the comment about talking to a military lawyer is prudent. Here is something to think about:

In general a landlord has a duty to keep a property habitable. Most states have specific statues that outline the responsibilities. In Texas the statute is: Texas Property Code Section 92.052. It reads as follows: § 92.052. LANDLORD'S DUTY TO REPAIR OR REMEDY. (a) A
landlord shall make a diligent effort to repair or remedy a
condition if:
(1) the tenant specifies the condition in a notice to
the person to whom or to the place where rent is normally paid;
(2) the tenant is not delinquent in the payment of rent
at the time notice is given; and
(3) the condition:
(A) materially affects the physical health or
safety of an ordinary tenant.

I think you will most likely have a difficult time satisfying condition 3 of this statute. I did a quick search of Texas cases, and it seems that in order to materially affect the physical health or safety the condition has to be worse than the one you currently have. Things like mold, uncovered electrical wires, and broken plumbing may satisfy the requirement.

It seems like your air conditioning unit IS working. Perhaps it is not large enough to cool the entire apartment, but 80 degrees is not not likely to be considered uninhabitable by a court. I could be wrong.

You might consider asking the landlord if YOU can install a larger cooling unit. I don't see any reason why they would deny this request.

You might also consider moving. There are certain provisions in the Texas Property Code that allow a person to terminate a lease prematurely if they are part of the military and are deployed. Once again you should check with the law office on base. It is free to service members and dependents.

I hope this helps. Sorry about your situation!