Landlord aware of big leaking issue, won't fix, can cause problems though (apartment, lease)
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I just moved into an apt with a few problems and one that's not being fixed by the LL. Basically there's a pretty bad leak with my kitchen sinks. Like they leak so bad I can fill the sink up with water and most of it will just drip out from the plumbing. This I didn't know until I went to soak my dishes and wash them and came back to an empty sink. I thought "maybe I didn't cut them on" and filled it up again. When to run errands, came back, empty again and a puddle of water near the sink. I mopped it up and, this time, ran it and opened the doors and saw the water practically dripping from the pipes.
There's a residential manager on site and I told him and he said "Oh yeah, we know. Just don't use that side much or you can DAMAGE the garbage disposal and it's electrical and can cause a big problem."
I was baffled and said "So you knew the piping was bad and never told me? Why not?" He shrugged and said he and the landlord barely saw me and assumed I wouldn't be home enough to notice. Yes, somehow I wouldn't be home long enough within a whole year to not notice a plumbing issue -_-.
I called the LL and told him and he said it's a pre-existing problem they can't seem to fix, so not much he can (or will) do about it. Said, like the manager, to not use that side often cause it's connected to the disposal and it's electrical and can cause a problem or worse.
So now I'm stuck with damaged AF pipes and still can't cook cause the idiot also didn't have a stove installed prior to me moving and I'm STILL (almost two weeks later) waiting for someone to hook up my stove so I can cook dinner finally. It's costly buying quick meal stuff, I prefer to cook too, so this is really aggravating.
Like the apt itself is nicely sized, in a nice area, close to everything, cat friendly, and affordable but this is really making me already gather my options for next year. Hell I used to live in a studio and this is a two bed and I MISS the studio cause of this crap. At least I got what I saw, the apt I toured was the apt I got, it was actually READY for occupancy upon move-in, and had all of two problems that were resolved within 24hrs of calling!
Drain plumbing is simple to fix, take some pictures and also show where the water is coming out and I can likely walk you through it. Most likely it is missing an o ring or something stupid simple like that. I'd bet that it is a habitability issue so you might be able to call some inspector out for it, be prepared to move at the end of your lease if you do that.
Edit: after a second read, it is leaking when the drain is plugged?
Telling a tenant not to use stuff in their apartment isn’t and adequate solution to a problem. Leaks must be fixed, as it can become a safety and health hazard if they are not.
I just moved into an apt with a few problems and one that's not being fixed by the LL. Basically there's a pretty bad leak with my kitchen sinks. Like they leak so bad I can fill the sink up with water and most of it will just drip out from the plumbing. This I didn't know until I went to soak my dishes and wash them and came back to an empty sink. I thought "maybe I didn't cut them on" and filled it up again. When to run errands, came back, empty again and a puddle of water near the sink. I mopped it up and, this time, ran it and opened the doors and saw the water practically dripping from the pipes.
There's a residential manager on site and I told him and he said "Oh yeah, we know. Just don't use that side much or you can DAMAGE the garbage disposal and it's electrical and can cause a big problem."
I was baffled and said "So you knew the piping was bad and never told me? Why not?" He shrugged and said he and the landlord barely saw me and assumed I wouldn't be home enough to notice. Yes, somehow I wouldn't be home long enough within a whole year to not notice a plumbing issue -_-.
I called the LL and told him and he said it's a pre-existing problem they can't seem to fix, so not much he can (or will) do about it. Said, like the manager, to not use that side often cause it's connected to the disposal and it's electrical and can cause a problem or worse.
So now I'm stuck with damaged AF pipes and still can't cook cause the idiot also didn't have a stove installed prior to me moving and I'm STILL (almost two weeks later) waiting for someone to hook up my stove so I can cook dinner finally. It's costly buying quick meal stuff, I prefer to cook too, so this is really aggravating.
Like the apt itself is nicely sized, in a nice area, close to everything, cat friendly, and affordable but this is really making me already gather my options for next year. Hell I used to live in a studio and this is a two bed and I MISS the studio cause of this crap. At least I got what I saw, the apt I toured was the apt I got, it was actually READY for occupancy upon move-in, and had all of two problems that were resolved within 24hrs of calling!
If its leaking with the drain plugged, four bucks and some plumber’s putty is the fix.
and how cheap is the rent compared to other choices you had?
This couldn’t be any less relevant to the issues at hand. Why is it always asked on here, as if low rent is an excuse not to fix problems. (It’s not)
Why is it always asked on here, as if low rent is an excuse not to fix problems. (It’s not)
Correct. Low rent is not an excuse. I don't recall anyone saying it was; including me.
But we all know low rent aligns commonly with condition defects. Right?
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This couldn’t be any less relevant to the issues at hand.
Rent rates relative to the larger market are entirely relevant. In every thread.
We all know that low rent aligns commonly with ignorant owner/manager practices. Right?
Back on point... and for those who seem to need every point spoon fed... does anyone suppose that the POS
sort of property manager the OP describes didn't give off signals of how they operate PRIOR to signing up and the move in?
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