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We only see our landlord a couple of times a month around the building but are on a first name basis with him. We have told him verbally of repairs needed in our unit but he drags his feet and has not gotten around to them.
Anyways, we are including a note in with our rent check reminding him of the repairs -- ok to be handwritten or should it be formal and typed?
Just in case things go sour and you need proof, it's best to address repairs formally in a written letter sent by return receipt certified mail. Check your state landlord tenant laws which you'll find linked in the first "sticky" on this forum for information on how long a LL has to make repairs. Good luck.
Send him and email, along with the time of the original noted, you will have your record, and will have CYA.
Not the best response. Although email notification is sometimes legally accepted by courts (particularly when such email is in turn responded to), a return receipt certified letter via USPS is proof that the letter was sent. Even if it isn't accepted by the recipient and returned to the sender, the documented train of proof via USPS tracking is sufficient legal evidence to be duly entered without question.
I can understand that, but if a toilet is running a letter can take a long time...and the floor will get wet and rot...
Had a tenant call me once and said a pipe broke, went over and shut the water off outside and repaired it, sure glad she did not mail me a letter.
Obviously one would telephone in event of an emergency such as that. In fact one would logically telephone first regardless of the repair. However, it's always prudent to follow up a non-emergent verbal request with a written request particularly if the LL shows a predisposition of being tardy making repairs.
My fault in the original post, forgot to include the telephone call, along with the email.
We also have it in our lease that the tenant is to notify the LL of any problem, protects the LL if they neglect to call and the toilet leak damages, etc the floor....and yes it has happened to me..
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