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Re: Reasonable to request a rent reduction?
by Bill
on April 16, 2014 @11:55
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You are not hearing what I am saying.
You have both feet on a banana peel headed for the front door and do not even see it coming. The first time you withhold rent your landlord is going to serve you with a notice to pay or move out in three days. If you are still there in three days he will proceed with an eviction that will add permanent harm to your credit record. This is legal in California. Your landlord will be much better at this kind of thing than you believe you are. Get your stuff packed. No matter how you slice it, you are headed for the door.
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Re: Reasonable to request a rent reduction?
by Anonymous
on April 16, 2014 @13:21
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I don't understand why you think my LL is so keen to get us out when he is now spending $$ to make the space habitable again. We (the tenants) have not done anything to this point wrong. We have communicated all issues to him (of which there have really only been the 2 leaks and some bugs when we first moved in) immediately. We have taken very good care of the house and are treating it well. We have great relationships with all of our neighbors (residential street where we are the only renters) and are involved in the community. No pets, smoking, or parties. I don't believe that IF we ever had to withhold rent (and followed all the legal steps to do so as required by NH tenant law) that LL would be able to evict us solely based on the nonpayment. However, we haven't been in a situation to do that at this point and we hope not to.
Not all LL are great (just as not all tenants are, I've had some not great ones myself when I was a LL). I don't believe that my LL has much idea of his legal responsibilities because when I sent him the letter regarding mold testing I emailed it to him as well (with a "just letting you know I have sent this via mail") and he called me freaking out that it made him "uncomfortable" to receive such a letter in the mail. Not sure why, WE were just covering ourselves in the event we want to leave and LL doesn't allow it. Anyhow...
As I said, we have paid each month in full on time. I only started this discussion to see if asking for a reduction was a reasonable request in my particular situation.
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