throwaway0101
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY
An ongoing issue with my LL has been the thermostat in our apt. When we looked at the apt for the first time, we were told heat was included and saw the thermostat in the main room. I came to realize that the thermostat, while containing wires to go to the proper area of the house, do not actually work. LL said he paid for a 2-zone heating system but the installer only did a 1-zone.
This means I am not in control of my own heat. When the upstairs tenants want heat, I get it. When they don't want heat, I don't get any.
LL "assures" me this will be fixed but he has told us that since we discovered the issue. Heat needs to be turned on by Oct 1st as per local law, and we are getting dangerously close and normal temperatures are dropping.
I feel this is a misrepresentation of the apt as I would not have rented it if I knew I would not be able to control my heat. Is this incorrect? We were not notified about anything with the heat so we were assuming everything was alright. I only found the issue after wanting to turn up the heat (after moving in) and realized nothing was happening. LL never said anything until we mentioned it.
Thanks.
An ongoing issue with my LL has been the thermostat in our apt. When we looked at the apt for the first time, we were told heat was included and saw the thermostat in the main room. I came to realize that the thermostat, while containing wires to go to the proper area of the house, do not actually work. LL said he paid for a 2-zone heating system but the installer only did a 1-zone.
This means I am not in control of my own heat. When the upstairs tenants want heat, I get it. When they don't want heat, I don't get any.
LL "assures" me this will be fixed but he has told us that since we discovered the issue. Heat needs to be turned on by Oct 1st as per local law, and we are getting dangerously close and normal temperatures are dropping.
I feel this is a misrepresentation of the apt as I would not have rented it if I knew I would not be able to control my heat. Is this incorrect? We were not notified about anything with the heat so we were assuming everything was alright. I only found the issue after wanting to turn up the heat (after moving in) and realized nothing was happening. LL never said anything until we mentioned it.
Thanks.