I'm sure I'm not alone in this, but I'm wondering what is legal, and what my LL's duties are to me as a good tenant who always pays my rent on time.
After almost 2 years of trying to get it fixed, my LL has finally had major repair work done in my bathroom. I should be over the moon, but I feel more like crying:
- The work is shoddy and has been done improperly
- It has caused new problems
- Some of the things have still not been fixed
- I've had to put up with verbal abuse from the contractor
- I've been unable to use my shower for a week (I don't have a tub)
- I'm left with a ridiculous mess
What are my rights as a tenant? My new shower stall measures 2'x3'. I kid you not. Is this legal???
I was promised the work would take 2 days max. Instead, I was unable to use my shower for an entire week.
Now my drain seems to be clogged with debris, so when I shower it immediately floods the bathroom.
The edge of the shower also seems to be caulked with something that is not waterproof, it has turned into a big goopy mess that I can literally scoop up with a spoon.
The door to my bathroom will no longer close, because those idiots plastered the door frame and now the door no longer fits.
Our building doesn't have a real super - there's a porter who is here a few days a week, and the "super" is actually the contractor. Both take care of 11 buildings, so they never have time for anything (garbage build-up is so bad, we now have a mouse plague in the building).
The super, uh, I mean contractor, has said he doesn't have time until next week "sometime" to even look at what needs doing. He acts like it's all my fault and I'm breaking things on purpose, including his balls. I'm sick & tired of having to deal with him and his lousy attitude. Do I have to put up with this?
Thanks for any and all advice!