fmarangoni76
Junior Member
Hi all,
My wife and I rent an apartment in Massachusetts. My neighbor recently had a water leak that stained our ceiling. Our landlady arranged drying and repairs through her insurance.
The problem is that the company performing the works badly underestimated the amount of disruption needed. They told us that they would have poked a small hole on one wall and house would have been inhabitable; in fact they opened up an entire wall ceiling to floor and removed plaster and paint from additional two walls and a ceiling. They disrupted the baseboard, part of the fixtures, and part of the furniture. Dust is unbearable as well as the noise of the fans they brought in to dry the walls; house is very small and we are now living in the bedroom. I am also concerned because my wife is 6 months pregnant. We notified our landlady saying that if we were told all this in advance we could have arranged to move temporarily, but she was poorly responsive.
My question to you is what are our rights in this situation? Do we have the right of asking for painting of the walls with a matching color? Do we have the right of asking for fixtures and furniture brought back to the original state? Do we have the right to ask for a professional cleanup of the apartment? What about asking the landlady to pay us hotel until works have been finished?
Thanks a lot for any input on this matter,
Francesco
My wife and I rent an apartment in Massachusetts. My neighbor recently had a water leak that stained our ceiling. Our landlady arranged drying and repairs through her insurance.
The problem is that the company performing the works badly underestimated the amount of disruption needed. They told us that they would have poked a small hole on one wall and house would have been inhabitable; in fact they opened up an entire wall ceiling to floor and removed plaster and paint from additional two walls and a ceiling. They disrupted the baseboard, part of the fixtures, and part of the furniture. Dust is unbearable as well as the noise of the fans they brought in to dry the walls; house is very small and we are now living in the bedroom. I am also concerned because my wife is 6 months pregnant. We notified our landlady saying that if we were told all this in advance we could have arranged to move temporarily, but she was poorly responsive.
My question to you is what are our rights in this situation? Do we have the right of asking for painting of the walls with a matching color? Do we have the right of asking for fixtures and furniture brought back to the original state? Do we have the right to ask for a professional cleanup of the apartment? What about asking the landlady to pay us hotel until works have been finished?
Thanks a lot for any input on this matter,
Francesco