MichelleCarmen
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So, we found mold in our apartment.
There are awesome french doors and those are what won me over. The deal is we've had a lot of rain and water has apparently gotten in as I've found mold on both walls down by the hinges. Not much, but the carpet was also wet for a few days.
I called my landlord and left a message. Also looked online at the tenant laws for WA st. and read that we do not have to pay full rent till repairs are made (rent minus the deminished value due to problems - who determines that though?).
Any suggestions to arm myself in case there are problems?
So far I plan to take pictures and then print them out at Walgreens or another place that prints the date on the back of the photos.
I also have audio recording capability on my phone (not sure if that'll be useful) so I can document any communication. Is that legal recourse though (lol)?
Should I send her a certified letter?
She had a pipe burst in another apt and very promptly gutted the whole place so I do think she'll get on it (she's always on-the-ball and fixes things)...but a) is it safe for us to live in the apt while mold repair is going on?, and b) what about paying the full-rental amount while workers are coming in and out? Do I withhold Jan rent until there is something planned out?
Our rent isn't very much but our standard-of-living will go down while work is being done.
Thoughts? Thanks.
There are awesome french doors and those are what won me over. The deal is we've had a lot of rain and water has apparently gotten in as I've found mold on both walls down by the hinges. Not much, but the carpet was also wet for a few days.
I called my landlord and left a message. Also looked online at the tenant laws for WA st. and read that we do not have to pay full rent till repairs are made (rent minus the deminished value due to problems - who determines that though?).
Any suggestions to arm myself in case there are problems?
So far I plan to take pictures and then print them out at Walgreens or another place that prints the date on the back of the photos.
I also have audio recording capability on my phone (not sure if that'll be useful) so I can document any communication. Is that legal recourse though (lol)?
Should I send her a certified letter?
She had a pipe burst in another apt and very promptly gutted the whole place so I do think she'll get on it (she's always on-the-ball and fixes things)...but a) is it safe for us to live in the apt while mold repair is going on?, and b) what about paying the full-rental amount while workers are coming in and out? Do I withhold Jan rent until there is something planned out?
Our rent isn't very much but our standard-of-living will go down while work is being done.
Thoughts? Thanks.