https://www.rentalprotectionagency.com/tenant-rights/non-functioning-sewer-is-that-legal Sat, 16 Oct 2021 17:50:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 https://www.rentalprotectionagency.com/tenant-rights/non-functioning-sewer-is-that-legal#comment-36649 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:52:03 +0000 http://www.rentalprotectionagency.com/tenant-rights?p=5403#comment-36649 Withholding your rent is a lengthy process that involves the clerk of court. So unless you are cleared by the clerk of court to withhold rent then you can; otherwise, you need to keep paying rent. If you have already called the health department, was an inspector sent out and if so, was there a written order to have the sewer fixed? Usually for issues like these, the landlord will be given a specific time frame to get the problem resolved, otherwise the state will have them pay for penalties and fines. If you have already informed the health department and still nothing has been done, you can file for a complaint to prompt your landlord to act on the waste. RPA has that option through their complaint center.

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