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What is the name of your state? GA
I have been on a 2 year lease with an individual (not an apartment complex) since May 2002, and getting repairs made has always been like pulling teeth. I sent a letter with the Nov. 1 rent check, detailing some repairs that need to be done around the house. I received no response.
I read about the "repair and deduct" procedure on a couple of different websites and decided to initiate it. With the Dec. 1 rent check, I included a letter stating that the problems needed to be addressed within 30 days, or I would hire a professional to take care of them and I would deduct the amount from the following month's rent. I did not say that they had to be "fixed", just that they needed to at least be examined. My concern is that some of the problems are dangerous (broken stairs, rotting upstairs floor).
Last night I recieved a phone call from my landlord. Her exact words were "If you do anything to that house, you will be out so fast your head will spin", at which point she hung up.
Am I really in danger of being evicted if I make these repairs? At what point to I need to call a lawyer? Thanks in advance for any advice/assistance.
I have been on a 2 year lease with an individual (not an apartment complex) since May 2002, and getting repairs made has always been like pulling teeth. I sent a letter with the Nov. 1 rent check, detailing some repairs that need to be done around the house. I received no response.
I read about the "repair and deduct" procedure on a couple of different websites and decided to initiate it. With the Dec. 1 rent check, I included a letter stating that the problems needed to be addressed within 30 days, or I would hire a professional to take care of them and I would deduct the amount from the following month's rent. I did not say that they had to be "fixed", just that they needed to at least be examined. My concern is that some of the problems are dangerous (broken stairs, rotting upstairs floor).
Last night I recieved a phone call from my landlord. Her exact words were "If you do anything to that house, you will be out so fast your head will spin", at which point she hung up.
Am I really in danger of being evicted if I make these repairs? At what point to I need to call a lawyer? Thanks in advance for any advice/assistance.