https://www.rentalprotectionagency.com/tenant-rights/repairs-dragging-their-feet Sat, 16 Oct 2021 17:50:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 https://www.rentalprotectionagency.com/tenant-rights/repairs-dragging-their-feet#comment-12631 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:09:24 +0000 http://www.rentalprotectionagency.com/blog/renter?p=1223#comment-12631 Don’t hire an attorney to request back rents for the studio!  You will want to tread lightly when dealing with this situation.  Your landlord could easily come back and prohibit you from renting out the studio.  In fact, I’m surprised they allow it at all.  It seems like they are losing money by allowing you to sublet the space.  Financially, it would make much more sense for your landlord to rent out the studio unit separately.
 
Things that are cosmetic such as windows not opening are not really considered necessities.  Leaking roof… well that would be a bigger priority.  I would work with management as much as possible.  I would try finding another tenant for the studio unit ASAP.  Windows can easily be replaced while a tenant is living there.  Roof leaks can be fixed for relatively low cost, try contacting a roofing company to see what they would charge.  You might even be able to find someone on craigslist that can do it on the side for even less money.  Might be time to think outside of the box.   If I had to spend $500 one-time to earn a monthly income of $400– I would do it in a heart beat.  Its really just a math question.  Determine how much money you are losing by having the studio unit sit vacant vs how much you will need to invest to bring the unit back to rentable condition.

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