What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
Hi,
About one month ago, I turned the heat on in my apartment for the first time. Since then, the heat has ceased working 3 times. Each time, I had to call my landlord and have maintenance come to fix it. Currently (partially because I am on the third floor), the temperature in the apartment only drops to about 55 degrees when the heat goes out overnight, and between 60 and 70 when it goes out during the day (depending on how sunny it is that day). The problem is, it's only December and it's not very cold outside yet. If this continues breaking once a week, I'm going to be very cold come January through March.
On each occasion, my landlord has sent maintenance to fix the heat within 8 hours of my notification that it has broken. Maintenance claims I just got unlucky, and it'll work each time. I appreciate that they do not let my heat stay off for very long at any time. I also realize that this is not entirely their fault; however, I pay $900 a month for one bedroom, and I expect to be able to heat it without having to buy extra electric space heaters or call them almost once a week because the heater broke. (Gas heat is included in rent. Electricity is not.) As far as I know, I am the only apartment with this problem. What are my rights here? Does anyone have a suggestion on how to handle this?
Thank you for your advice!
Hi,
About one month ago, I turned the heat on in my apartment for the first time. Since then, the heat has ceased working 3 times. Each time, I had to call my landlord and have maintenance come to fix it. Currently (partially because I am on the third floor), the temperature in the apartment only drops to about 55 degrees when the heat goes out overnight, and between 60 and 70 when it goes out during the day (depending on how sunny it is that day). The problem is, it's only December and it's not very cold outside yet. If this continues breaking once a week, I'm going to be very cold come January through March.
On each occasion, my landlord has sent maintenance to fix the heat within 8 hours of my notification that it has broken. Maintenance claims I just got unlucky, and it'll work each time. I appreciate that they do not let my heat stay off for very long at any time. I also realize that this is not entirely their fault; however, I pay $900 a month for one bedroom, and I expect to be able to heat it without having to buy extra electric space heaters or call them almost once a week because the heater broke. (Gas heat is included in rent. Electricity is not.) As far as I know, I am the only apartment with this problem. What are my rights here? Does anyone have a suggestion on how to handle this?
Thank you for your advice!