I live in rent. The heater is broken since one week and the owner said that he want to repair it by himself. I m still waiting. Do I have the right to not pay the rent for the days that the heater was broken?
216756
I think you would be OK if you didn't pay rent until he fixes it.  I would just tell the landlord that.
517388
The fact that he's payed at all is evidence of your verbal agreement. You could sue, but if you want to improve your chances of a successful suit, I'd get something written out of him first (just a signed note promising to pay the back-rent due will be an extra sign of the verbal agreement). Put it nicely though - say that you need it for your Bank Manager or something, so they know you'll be able to pay off an overdraft. Once you have that, file your suit, and give him notice to quit the property. Because he's resident at your property he may actually have tenant's rights despite not paying rent or having a contract, so give notice properly, and do everything from that point on through your solicitor.
81571
First, I sure get tired of folks responding to questions as if they were text messaging you; I wonder if they can properly spell anything. Second, each state has slightly different laws regarding personal property and tenancy. I also have a feeling you left a few details out; the owner of the property where your "house" or trailer was/is sitting on, is a rented space to you (Lessee) owned by the Lessor.  You must have recieved multiple notices regarding the issue of your back lot rent, and THEN it went to Small Claims Court.  The Judge in Small Claims must have had your "paid up" receipts of record, (if you bothered to show up)or not-if not, the Lessor (owner of the property) would have won the small claims case, then she/he (Lesor)would have had an additional request, through another court, at another date later, to request seizure of your property to pay the back owed bills.***** They can only do this if they have proved you had received Notices of these actions.**** The only way they could have had the utilities turned off is if they ended up owning YOUR property in this very legal way.  Seek free legal help from your community legal program; there is pro bono in just about every city in the USA.
125956
I am a law student so I can offer you NO legal advice all I can do is give you my opinion it bears no legal weight whatsoever. I will have no legal consequence for anything you do with this opinion. I will not be liable for any loss, expenditure etc that you incur. If you plan to take action seek a licensed attorney. \n\nThat is a disclaimer I have to say sorry. Normally I would not reply because of it but I feel for your situation I chose to.\n\nYou might have a legal claim on implied warranty of habitability. I’m not sure what state you are in and what law they apply but most states say that the apartment must be fit for human habitation. It would be in the courts hands however, if they would find that being without electricity to the appliances that stopped working when the breaker went off made the unit uninhabitable.\n\nIf you replace anything on your own keep the receipts in some jurisdictions the court will allow you to withhold rent in the amount of the repairs that you do. Again seek an attorney’s advice.\n\nIf you are evicted there is a possibility that you would be able to claim constructive eviction. That the place was so uninhabitable that you had to leave and once the landlord makes the appropriate repairs you might be able to recover the expenses you incurred from moving out. Again seek an attorney for a valid opinion\n\nLastly and probably the first thing you consider doing; check your lease. There could be certain things promised to you or the availability within the lease for you to break it if they fall below a certain standard. If you want to you could point it out to them and state that the unit is below the expectation that they drafted.\n\nAgain, I am NOT an attorney. This is my opinion and everything stated within it should not be relied upon as legal advice. The only person who can give you good advice is a licensed attorney.
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Yes and No...This would be one that all depends on the judge. In my opinion, she shouldn't have a case, because you were not present, and did not spend any of the electricity. but in the judges eyes, he might say, since you entered into the "roommate obligation" that your roommate depended on you to pay half of everything. this one is tricky. But I can tell you this, She'd spend more money taking you to court than the entire utility bill costs. So I'd say stick her with it, and move out. :)
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I've been in this situation many times and it is incredibly frustrating.I feel your pain...I would maybe hold half of the cost of the utilities from his deposit.This way your not eating the whole amount but,he still get's a break.Maybe offer this,first as a compromise-show him the bills-be very open with him-show him your payment history.Next time,next roommate, make sure you make it very clear that utlities are not included in the rent.Unfortunatley if it's not in writing there's not much you can do about it now.Well,at least you've both learned lessons from it all.
655670
I live in Florida and I worked for an apartment complex for a couple of months.  If people broke their lease and would come to explain why, we would still charge them but we would give them like 60 days to pay before we sent it to a collection agency.
16342
Call the Department of Health. The landlord has probably broken the lease and you can move with your deposit. I would have already moved if it's been since October. That is BS! I have kids mysself and I would not put up with that. I had a mold problem and I told the landlord I can move out because he did not provide aduquite quarters for my family, and I had to pay rent for a bathroom that I didn't even use. Good luck!
98244
If your landlord continually ignores you or refuses to fix problems you can report or sue him for being a bad landlord.  Look into your legal rights as a renter.
445735
The landlord can ask a tenant to pay for whatever they want.  It's up to YOU if you want to or not.  If you don't, I would suggest looking else where, where it's not included in the lease.
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Put your request in writing (include the fact that the landlord previously had stated the problem was going to fixed), ensuring a date is on it, make a copy of it and send it certified to your landlord; also notify your local building code services office and explain the situation to them.  In most areas of the country where it gets cold, it is illegal for landlords to rent unheated dwellings and they can be fined if they do so.  If the heat goes out in one of their rentals that is inhabited and they do nothing about it, the local building code department can issue an "uninhabitable dwelling" violation which forces the tenants to move out until the problem is resolved.  (I worked in a codes services office in Kansas and we had a few of these  every year.)   Hope this helps! (Hope you get some heat!)
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She seems to want you out because she already has another renter ready to take your place.  \nUsually you get minimum 30 days, she can't make you get out before that.  Nov 9, you get at least to the Dec 9th\n\nShe can't keep the money for that reason, those money were for the following:\nAny charge specified in the apartment lease agreement or any charge resulting from your breaking the lease.  You didn't break the lease, she kicked you out.\n\nCharges for damages, wear and tear resulting from negligence, carelessness, accident or abuse on your part. "Normal wear and tear" items cannot be deducted.   Did you!\n\n\nUnpaid rent and other unpaid charges listed in your apartment lease, such as those for late rent payment, returned checks, missing furniture or fixtures, keys you don't return to the apartment manager, etc.\n\n\nThe reasonable cost of cleaning if you fail to properly clean your apartment before you leave. Many rental properties have written cleaning instructions for you to follow.\n \nIf not, you still have a leg to stand on, and depending on your contract with them, you can still negotiate until the end of Dec.  \n\nIf she has someone already lined up to take your place, that can be good for you.  You can use it to get extra money from her, because if you don't leave by that time, she will lose her new tenant.  Check the laws in your area, before you do anything, but it seems the ball is in your court.\n\nYou are not giving enough infor, to give you a fair answer, hope that help with the little infos in your question.\n\nOne more thing.  Before you give the keys up.  Take pictures of the whole place, and make sure you have the walk through with her, to make sure that she will not be able later on, to keep the money because of how you left the place.  Take picture.  As they say picture tells a thousand words.  protect yourself, so you can get your money back.\nGood Luck
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Unfortunately you've got an old fashion landlord who does not appreciate you as he should. Keep the pressure on the landlord to replace the heating equipment and buy yourself one or two room heaters. You could report this habitability violation to your local buidling code inspection department. And let them "persuade" your landlord into providing proper heat to your home.
450769
It depends on where you were living, if it was an apartment then there should be a manager taking care of the rents and repairs that you can talk to. If it was a house that you were renting you may have more of a problem and if you file a civil suit you may be wasting your money since it will be hard to serve him with the papers. Was it his personal property that you were renting or something owned by his business, it is was company property there will be a registered agent who can accept service for him. You can find out who this is through the Secretary of States office in your state. If it was his personal property then I would suggest looking at your lease, was it drawn up by an attorney, it is possible that he could be on a retainer and you could have him served. The only other way you could have him served would be with a foreign process server and some courts wont accept this. Check the magistrate or municipal court in your city to see if this is ok. Ask the court clerk how you can get him served, they are not supposed to give legal advice but they are usually friendly.\nYou might also send him an email threatening to file a civil suit and see if he responds to that. And if you do manage to get him served and get a judgment then I would suggest filing a lien against the home to protect your interests, that way he cant sell it without paying you.
20082
You have the right to what's called "quiet enjoyment" of the home you've rented, and its up to the landlord to ensure that you get it.  This can be a very difficult situation, in that this can be difficult to prove.  Suggest you talk with a renters rights organization in your area.
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He may have no choice, meaning that the tenant currently occupying the unit apparently has not left.  This actually happens more than you'd think.  To be able to force the tenant out, the landlord would have to evict and get restitution of the premises from a court order.  Then he'd have to make it ready for you as well.\n\nThat being said, the landlord should be prepared to address the fact that he cannot meet his contract terms (the move-in date).  No doubt your rent should be pro-rated for the days you can't be in the unit.  However, you might be able to negotiate an even better deal, and if YOUR landlord doesn't allow you to stay (see my comment above), you are at risk of potential court action and a negative landlord reference.  You should be compensated, perhaps in a small way, for that.
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Is this an appliance that you provided them?  If so you do have to pay to fix it, but since they're breaking the contract why don't you try to evict them if you have proof that there are more people living there than are on the lease.  You could also raise their rent based on the amount of people they've got living there.