Hello - thanks for reading this post. I don't know if my situation qualifies, and haven't been able to find an answer so far short of calling someone - but I am curious about rights for potential rent reimbursement.
A short summary of my current situation: I'm in the process of trying to relocate while currently renting an apartment in Center City Philadelphia. My landlord decided he wanted to completely renovate the apt kitchen and said it would involve a week of "inconvenience". I agreed to let him do this and asked for his blessing to let me off my lease early when it is finished, pending my ability to find a replacement tenant.
He started the project on Tuesday 2/2 - flash forward to today, 1 week has passed - he emailed me today with an update that the kitchen sink, new dishwasher, new oven, are not operable yet and won't be until the new counter tops are installed. He stated measurements for new countertops will take place this Friday. So it's looking like this is turning into a 2-3+ week process. I've been staying out of town for the week, was planning on returning tonight, but am not returning yet after learning of the kitchen's current state.
I asked if he'll consider reimbursement for the extra time this is taking, and he responded very defensively that this all benefits me and will make the apt rent faster when complete. I'm not trying to get into a battle with him, but am feeling like he's trying to bully me a bit and not sure how to respond.
Does anyone have educated insights on something like this?
His exact email is copy/pasted below...#2 and #5 are what alarmed me, considering he was very clear initially that it would be a one week project. I'll also make note that this is a studio apartment, and #6 was an existing condition I asked to be fixed when I moved in last August 2015:
A short summary of my current situation: I'm in the process of trying to relocate while currently renting an apartment in Center City Philadelphia. My landlord decided he wanted to completely renovate the apt kitchen and said it would involve a week of "inconvenience". I agreed to let him do this and asked for his blessing to let me off my lease early when it is finished, pending my ability to find a replacement tenant.
He started the project on Tuesday 2/2 - flash forward to today, 1 week has passed - he emailed me today with an update that the kitchen sink, new dishwasher, new oven, are not operable yet and won't be until the new counter tops are installed. He stated measurements for new countertops will take place this Friday. So it's looking like this is turning into a 2-3+ week process. I've been staying out of town for the week, was planning on returning tonight, but am not returning yet after learning of the kitchen's current state.
I asked if he'll consider reimbursement for the extra time this is taking, and he responded very defensively that this all benefits me and will make the apt rent faster when complete. I'm not trying to get into a battle with him, but am feeling like he's trying to bully me a bit and not sure how to respond.
Does anyone have educated insights on something like this?
His exact email is copy/pasted below...#2 and #5 are what alarmed me, considering he was very clear initially that it would be a one week project. I'll also make note that this is a studio apartment, and #6 was an existing condition I asked to be fixed when I moved in last August 2015: