As for “just move out,” why play that card now? Why not politely find out if the landlord is even aware there’s a problem? I find that 95% of the time, treating people respectfully will get you going in the right direction. And if speaking with the landlord doesn’t do any good, yeah, ok, maybe then looking for a new place makes sense, but why run off in a huff before the reasonable options are exhausted?[/quote]
True, assuming the landlord wants to respond and can be found. For some landlords, they really don’t care the plight of the tenant, unless you explain it in terms of costs to them, liability to them, and how it might affect their property.
Not all landlords are like this, but if you happen to run into one that is like this, that’s probably the only way they will understand. And then, you want to weigh how much of a hassle you really want to put up with. And one can put it in these terms without being a jackass about it too, they probably are more likely to address the issue (not saying the OP was… But some tenants end up being a jackass when they report issues too, so it goes both ways).
Not every landlord thinks with a straight head, like you Hatfield. Seriously. You got some really illogical people out there who are itching to jack up rents by $200-300/month, and end up leaving 2-3 months of vacancy because of it. I had tenant prospects contacting me about a rental, because that’s what their landlords did.
