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Problem with Airconditioning

Tenant — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:25:37 +0000

I am having problem with my airconditioning.It is not cooling my house and my house has been 85-90 since this summer.The renter office has send technician to repair it and the problem continues and they finally says nothing thy can do. My leasing contract doesnot have aircondition label in it and my lease expire Oct 2010. Sir/Madam this condition is causing serious depression because the law say Aircondition is luxury.I need help.I have a sick mother and a 4 year old son.I need help and advice

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can’t open the windows b/c screens don’t fit

Tenant — Thu, 26 May 2011 07:20:59 +0000

all of the windows in our new house have screens with large gaps. there is one screen that goes up or down but doesn’t seal in either direction. we can’t open the windows because we’re in a very wooded area full of bugs that we’re trying so hard to keep out.

we let the owners know and they said that they move up or down and weren’t concerned.

now the house is starting to get very stuffy and the air conditioning is recycling our old air over and over. i’m worried about the bad air for our two small children. we’re home just about all day for meals and naps.

aren’t they responsible?

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Landlord Won’t Fix The A/C

Tenant — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:15:18 +0000

I am a renter in Florida and have a standard Residential Lease. 4 days ago, the central air conditioning broke in the house. The landlord is in the middle of foreclosure on the house and refuses to spend the money required to get the AC fixed because she said she may lose the house anyway. The LL offered to install window AC units in the house but I don’t want those because they would not adequately cool the house and would increase my electric bill. I rented a home with central air, not window units. The temperature in the house has been around 95 degrees for 4 days now. Her response also has been that if I don’t like her solution than I can break the lease.

Isn’t, by law, the landlord obligated to keep the premises in repair, to the same standard that existed when I initially leased the premises?
If so, how long does she have to get the repairs done?
What legal recourse, if any, do I have in this situation?

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I filed a Landlord Complaint!!

Tenant — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:32:17 +0000

I just thought I would post an update about a landlord complaint I just filed with the RPA.

The process was fairly simple. It took me about 5 minutes to complete the complaint form. I was impressed that I immediately got my case number after paying the $35 filing fee. Since my complaint is based upon my air conditioning being out AND its over 100 degrees outside, I chose to rush my complaint for an extra $18.

When I came back today to check out the status of my landlord complaint I was surprised to see that an agent was already assigned to my case. In fact, the complaint has about 8 different updates from the agent showing that my complaint has been accepted, reviewed, paper work completed and mailied. According to my case status we are now pending a response from management.

So far I’m very happy with this process. I’m confident my Air Conditioner will be up and running very soon.

I hope that helps anyone else who may be wondering what happens after you file a landlord complaint. I know for me, I had no idea what was going to happen… the site doesn’t really explain it too well. Hopefully the RPA can improve the complaint page so that people can understand the process better before they file. For what its worth, I’m impressed up to this point.

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