A Landlord Promised Repairs Before Move-In, But Once Tenants Settled In, He Never Followed Through
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You can’t always trust what a landlord tells you, and some renters find that out the hard way. It can be truly disappointing to find what you think is the perfect place to live, but it ends up becoming a nightmare because of the landlord.
In this story, a couple moves into a house that they’re renting, but before they moved in, they pointed out a few concerns to the landlord. He promised to fix everything.
They trusted him, and that was a big mistake.
Now, after they’ve moved in, they’re wondering if they’re the problem for trying to get the landlord to do what he promised to do.
Let’s read all about it.
AITA for being a pain in the side with my landlord?
A month ago I (F26) moved, we made the decision with my husband (M29)to move to a bigger house that has more rooms and more space in general, from the house we were living in.
We saw this house that had a beautiful view and decided it was perfect for us and for my 1 year old daughter.
Before we moved in we noticed that the house was missing a few details, it should be noted that this is a remodeled house.
They brought up their concerns to the landlord.
We talked to our landlord (M31) to see if it was possible to fix these issues before we moved in because I didn’t want no one to be working inside the house while I was living there.
Just for context these details were basic, (paint a wall well because it had patches, put canoes throughout the house, fix multiple leaks that had, repair the garage roof because it leaked a lot of water.
To all this he said he was going to fix it before we passed.
But the landlord didn’t follow through with his promises.
We have been dealing with this man for 1 month because he does not make the repairs, he works really slow, he does not buy the materials that are needed and we have to keep insisting every week.
At this point we already notice him a little irritated that we insist so much, but he was the one who from the beginning promised to fix these issues.
Besides we are paying a high enough rent to have this kind of problems and they are not luxuries what we are asking for is something to live with more dignity.
Am I crazy to be asking for this kind of arrangements? Am I really being foolish or is he really incompetent?
Sounds like a typical landlord to me. He overpromised and underdelivered after it was too late for the tenants to back out.
Let’s see what Reddit suggests.
They need to get it in writing.
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One person suggests moving.
This person doesn’t understand the problem, but the problem is that the landlord promised to fix things he didn’t end up fixing.
This person says to check the lease.
Unfortunately, moving probably isn’t an option for them without breaking their lease. It sounds like the issues are minor, so it doesn’t seem like the house is unlivable. The issues seem more cosmetic.
Still, the real problem is that the landlord lied. He said he would fix things he didn’t fix.
I hope they took lots of pictures before moving in. I’m concerned that the landlord will try to keep their security deposit too.
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