Landlord has been given move-in checklist

[SoulVein]

What is the name of your state? Arizona

my wife and i are leasing a house. The landlord / realtor have received our checklist from moving in and was received within the first week that we moved in on december 1st 2007.

Now we have waited long enough, what is the law that a realtor or the landlord needs to respond to get the requet we have made, completed? Due they have to respond with work being completed or fixes being completed within a certain duration of time from the date of our inspection checklist ??

What are the steps to getting the landlord to get out here and start working on the things that needs repaired for safety and for our baby is a concern for safety or wellness as well.

 

[Gadfly]

Did you give them a simple list of things that need to be repaired, or were you just giving them a list of things that were broken?

If it were your home would you have them fixed by now?

 

[Alaska landlord]

What is the name of your state? Arizona

my wife and i are leasing a house. The landlord / realtor have received our checklist from moving in and was received within the first week that we moved in on december 1st 2007.

Now we have waited long enough, what is the law that a realtor or the landlord needs to respond to get the requet we have made, completed? Due they have to respond with work being completed or fixes being completed within a certain duration of time from the date of our inspection checklist ??

§ 33-1324. Landlord to maintain fit premises
A. The landlord shall:
1. Comply with the requirements of applicable building codes materially affecting health and safety.
2. Make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition.
3. Keep all common areas of the premises in a clean and safe condition.
4. Maintain in good and safe working order and condition all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and other facilities and appliances, including elevators, supplied or required to be supplied by him.
5. Provide and maintain appropriate receptacles and conveniences for the removal of ashes, garbage, rubbish and other waste incidental to the occupancy of the dwelling unit and arrange for their removal.
6. Supply running water and reasonable amounts of hot water at all times, reasonable heat and reasonable air-conditioning or cooling where such units are installed and offered, when required by seasonal weather conditions, except where the building that includes the dwelling unit is not required by law to be equipped for that purpose or the dwelling unit is so constructed that heat, air-conditioning, cooling or hot water is generated by an installation within the exclusive control of the tenant and supplied by a direct public utility connection.
B. If the duty imposed by subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section is greater than any duty imposed by any other paragraph of this section, the landlord's duty shall be determined by reference to that paragraph.
C. The landlord and tenant of a single family residence may agree in writing, supported by adequate consideration, that the tenant perform the landlord's duties specified in subsection A, paragraphs 5 and 6 of this section, and also specified repairs, maintenance tasks, alterations and remodeling, but only if the transaction is entered into in good faith, not for the purpose of evading the obligations of the landlord and the work is not necessary to cure noncompliance with subsection A, paragraphs 1 and 2 of this section.
D. The landlord and tenant of any dwelling unit other than a single family residence may agree that the tenant is to perform specified repairs, maintenance tasks, alterations or remodeling only if:
1. The agreement of the parties is entered into in good faith and not for the purpose of evading the obligations of the landlord and is set forth in a separate writing signed by the parties and supported by adequate consideration.
2. The work is not necessary to cure noncompliance with subsection A, paragraphs 1 and 2 of this section.
3. The agreement does not diminish or affect the obligation of the landlord to other tenants in the premises.
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http://www.azsos.gov/public_services/Publications/Residential_Landlord_Tenant_Act/#1363

 

[aabbcc]

What needs to be repaired?

 

[FarmerJ]

Do your self a favor , take pics with throw away camera of the things that are broken , not cosmetic things things like burns in counter tops nicks , dings in appliances , torn carpet, broken windows , ETC have them dated by the proccessor and keep them in a safe place. If the LL refuses to make repairs and you decide to just wait out the end of your lease then you will have proof of what was wrong should you end up in a court dispute regarding your deposit.

 

[Cvillecpm]

A move-in check list is just that - a statement of the condition of the property when you took occupancy and it is NOT, repeat, NOT a request for repairs. It is to DOCUMENT THE PROPERTY for the benefit of your security deposit.

If the property was in poor condition, you should not have agreed to rent it OR moved into it.....for the safety of your children

 

[OHlandlord]

As Cvillecpm said, you completed a move-in checksheet, not a request for repairs. That list only states what condition everything was in when you took occupancy so it can be used for comparison purposes after you move out. It only protects your deposit.

If you want something repaired, you need to write a seperate letter to the LL telling them of a repair that needs to be made. Send it to him by CM, RRR, and keep a copy for yourself. Emergency repairs should be handled promptly, needed repairs within a few weeks, and cosmetic issues do not need to be done during your tenancy.