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Take the pics now - just in case. I very much doubt there's anything you can do if the LL just doesn't want to replace the blinds but at least if, when you move, any attempt is made to charge you for damages to them you'll have proof of what they were like a month from when you moved in which should be more than adequate if needed.
The last place I lived in was only for a year but there were blinds in there that were very old, ratty and dysfunctional. The landlady didn't want to replace them (the place was unfurnished and they'd been left there by a previous tenant) but it was fine with her that I removed them, wrapped and put them in her storage area and then purchased a couple of my own. When I left I simply put back the ones which were there when I moved in and took the new ones with me as they were a standard size which would fit elsewhere.
Jared, did you mention the blinds in your walk-through? Have you also asked about having them replaced?
If so, it would be obvious that there was an issue with the blinds that you didn't cause, seems to me. I agree taking pics now would also be helpful.
I hate those types of blinds. Actually, the only really good thing about blinds is that they're cheap and easy to replace, so you can get a nice new clean look cheaply and easily.
If the LL says no, I'd do what STT did and take them down, keep them, and put up something that looks nice and works.
Agree with the others that you should haunt the LL about fixing the stove, though.
Go to Home Depot or Lowes to get some blind slat replacements. They are usually under $10 per window.
Since you already have the main mechanism for the vertical blinds in place (the bar that is installed at the top that the blind slats attach to), you only need to get some packages of slats.
Take a look at the top where the slats attach and bring a spare to the store. Match up to what they have for replacement slats. Home Depot/Lowes will cut the new slats to match your needs. If you bring an old slat from each window(mark in pencil which window it goes with)...then they can cut slats for each window. Measure the width of each window so you know how many slats to get.
Even if you have 10 windows, you should be able to walk away with $100 or less spent. If only a few windows, much less.
Go to Home Depot or Lowes to get some blind slat replacements. They are usually under $10 per window.
Since you already have the main mechanism for the vertical blinds in place (the bar that is installed at the top that the blind slats attach to), you only need to get some packages of slats.
Take a look at the top where the slats attach and bring a spare to the store. Match up to what they have for replacement slats. Home Depot/Lowes will cut the new slats to match your needs. If you bring an old slat from each window(mark in pencil which window it goes with)...then they can cut slats for each window. Measure the width of each window so you know how many slats to get.
Even if you have 10 windows, you should be able to walk away with $100 or less spent. If only a few windows, much less.
This is what we needed to do. In our last apartment, our kids would break the blinds (they break very easily). We got a pack of replacements, and only needed a couple of slats. They were really cheap, around $10 for a pack of... 10 slats? Maybe more. For the apartment, we didn't need them cut. When we moved into our current rental, there were a lot of slats missing that the landlord wouldn't fix right away ("cosmetic" issue). We were able to cut some of the slats we had leftover and insert them as needed.
It's a really cheap fix. Sure, maybe you shouldn't "have to" pay for it, but it's cheap, and really isn't worth fighting over it.
Well the slats are just part of the problem. Most of the vertical blinds also have the plastic clip part that is broken as well. Are those replaceable? Anyway, thanks for all the help guys.
Well the slats are just part of the problem. Most of the vertical blinds also have the plastic clip part that is broken as well. Are those replaceable? Anyway, thanks for all the help guys.
Check Home Depot & Lowes - they have vertical blind replacement parts, even a kit. You would have to look at them to see if they would work for you, but they are cheap. If neither has the parts that you need, you can probably source the parts at a window covering store. They might need to see a whole unbroken part in order to match it up, but you will probably already have taken a part with you to HD or Lowes anyway, and so you will have it at the ready.
Check Home Depot & Lowes - they have vertical blind replacement parts, even a kit. You would have to look at them to see if they would work for you, but they are cheap. If neither has the parts that you need, you can probably source the parts at a window covering store. They might need to see a whole unbroken part in order to match it up, but you will probably already have taken a part with you to HD or Lowes anyway, and so you will have it at the ready.
Great, thank you.
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