Shithole apartment help

[sidewaysil80]

Doubt the tankless water heater would work for the obvious reason of requiring water hook up. That's not that big of a deal, the bigger issue is venting them as they can blow back exhaust. Thus, it may likely result in some type of building code or permit issue...not to mention carbon monoxide poisoning (God forbid).

As far as leaving early it sounds as if the landlord is not keeping this property habitable (adequate electricity, water, sanitation, etc.) and there are laws that vary state to state to protect the renter. The link below is a quick run down. In full disclosure I'm by no means an expert but I'm a full time cop and am in class for my real estate license.

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclope...hapter7-2.html

Start annotating ALL contact with the landlord or property manager. Try and use email and/or text message as the primary contact. Print everything and label it for your records; your inquiry, their response, disposition, etc. Also, I would also film the water turning on with a thermometer and how long it takes to actually get to a usable level. This will show that the x amount of minutes is not only a waste of water but it is potentially creating a financial burden due to your water bill being so high. You could techincally do the math to put an exact dollar amount on it. Regardless, it just looks good if you have something like that when you bring it up to the county as it is proof and they know your not imbellishing or something.

Side note: I'm going to be in Leander, TX in March and am SUPER excited as its my first trip to the state. Always wanted to visit!

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Originally Posted by sidewaysil80

Doubt the tankless water heater would work for the obvious reason of requiring water hook up. That's not that big of a deal, the bigger issue is venting them as they can blow back exhaust. Thus, it may likely result in some type of building code or permit issue...not to mention carbon monoxide poisoning (God forbid).

As far as leaving early it sounds as if the landlord is not keeping this property habitable (adequate electricity, water, sanitation, etc.) and there are laws that vary state to state to protect the renter. The link below is a quick run down. In full disclosure I'm by no means an expert but I'm a full time cop and am in class for my real estate license.

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclope...hapter7-2.html

Start annotating ALL contact with the landlord or property manager. Try and use email and/or text message as the primary contact. Print everything and label it for your records; your inquiry, their response, disposition, etc. Also, I would also film the water turning on with a thermometer and how long it takes to actually get to a usable level. This will show that the x amount of minutes is not only a waste of water but it is potentially creating a financial burden due to your water bill being so high. You could techincally do the math to put an exact dollar amount on it. Regardless, it just looks good if you have something like that when you bring it up to the county as it is proof and they know your not imbellishing or something.

Side note: I'm going to be in Leander, TX in March and am SUPER excited as its my first trip to the state. Always wanted to visit!

You’re wrong, electric doesn’t have exhaust. That’s gas.

[sidewaysil80]

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