Should I buy a new refrigerator

[Smooth23]

Originally Posted by Avalon08

A lease doesn't usually spell out every appliance and amenity, does it?

I would totally expect the landlord to fix or replace the existing icemaker. I feel the same way as the person above who said an icemaker is a high priority. I use a ton of ice, and everybody knows ice cube trays are a pain in the b***. I wouldn't say "no icemaker" would be a dealbreaker if I were renting a place, but if it had one when I rented, I would expect that it is part of the amenities, just like a self-cleaning oven or garbage disposal. BTW, I haven't had all the problems with icemakers that you all have had. (Knock wood....)

Ive never seen a lease spell out all the amenities. Sometimes I think this forum should really be called the slumlord circle jerk forum.

[STT Resident]

Originally Posted by Smooth23

Ive never seen a lease spell out all the amenities. Sometimes I think this forum should really be called the slumlord circle jerk forum.

As I said, many do where appliances are concerned. "Amenities" are totally different from "appliances" and weren't questioned here. As far as your "slumlord circle jerk" comment is concerned, I take umbrage. I was a landlord for around 15 years, have been a tenant of both residential and commercial property for probably 25 years and a homeowner for probably total 15 years. Don't take the time to add up those figures unless to assure yourself that I do indeed, at 68, have that sort of mileage under my belt.

[davebarnes]

Originally Posted by Smooth23

this forum should really be called the slumlord circle jerk forum.

I do not agree.
I am neither a landlord nor a tenant a this time.
I find that many posts here are from what I would call "prospective Judge Judy contestants". Tenants who are clueless.

[fraydnerv]

Well all I can say is I wish some of the landlords who post here rented out in my town... we do not seem to have a very high percentage of quality landlords here. The ones I've rented from certainly aren't slumlords, but they don't seem to have the mindset that many landlords on here do. I'd love to be able to rent from some of them who post here.