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MaryInMN
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My brother is renting an apartment and is on a year lease. He has been in the hospital for the past 2 1/2 months and will not be able to live on his own when and if he gets out. 10 days after being in the hospital I called the property manager and explained that no one would be living in the apartment and that we would need to move him out. She said that we would have to pay the last 2 months rent and clean the apartment. 5 days later she called and said that his apartment had a flood. Apparently the toilet over flowed and she was going to hold my brother responsible for replacing the carpet. It was completely ruined. I finally got her to see that my brother is not responsible for faulty equipment in the apartment. In the past 2 1/2 months since the apartment manager was notified of the damage only the carpet was just replaced 5 days ago. The toilet has never been fixed since and has been turned off. We have payed the past 2 months rent in full because they tolf me we were still responsible for the rent. But, if the apartment was in unlivable conditions, do we have to still pay rent? Shouldn't we be refunded the rent due to the fact that they did not make the repairs in a timly fashion? Is there a law about this? Because the carpet was not replced right away mold grew around the edges of the wall and the gasious smell was overwhelming. The toilet is still not fixed to this day. I have went and done all the final cleaning they asked. But I don't feel we should ahve had to pay rent on an apartment that could not be lived in. I know they did not make the repairs because they knew no one would be living in the apartment.. But, if we are paying full rent then it should be considered a rented apartment and have all the repairs done as any lived in apartment has. Correct? Please help! Any written documentaion of laws or such would be much appreciated also.
Thank you!
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