Rent reduction

You may have a case. Nothing else you should be able to get some type of credit or rent abatement during the time the unit was non-occupiable. I would suggest you start by filing a complaint with the RPA, it is quicker and has a higher success rate than court.

I had to take a landlord to court over a unrelated problem. Let me just say I won’t do that again! He ended up counter-suing me over something else. After the court case I ended up owing my landlord money, when I should have been the one getting money back. It also cost me $228 after I paid the court filing fees and the cost of serving the summons, etc.
Use caution if thinking about taking your landlord to court, they have deeper pockets and can hire attorney’s. For me there are only two real options:
1) Deal with the landlord myself.
2) File a landlord complaint with the RPA.
I have since used the RPA complaint system, it worked good for a problem I had with another landlord that wouldn’t respond to me. My final recommendation is to avoid taking your landlord to court.

Hi,

Filing a complaint with RPA is very easy and even I was benefited for my problem of security deposit which was with landlord, the RPA mediating agent which was assigned to me, did a fantastic job and i was successful in taking my remaining deposit from Landlord, For your help here is the filing complaint link: https://www.rentalprotectionagency.com/complaint_center_form.php Good luck to you