What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Arizona
We moved in to an apartment 6 months ago and we have roaches. I have contacted the leasing office and told them about it....they stated that they would get the pest control out here to spray and they never did. I recently found out that the office changed management companies and fired all the old people that were there. After the office not doing anything for a few months about the problem and multiple call ins we decided to put our month notice in since roaches are all over the place and it is not habitable. The apartment manager told us that we are not going to be able to be let out of the lease that easy and we need to talk about it. We are supposed to be out of here in 5 days. The one problem we are facing is....there is no record of us calling the office in the first place since there are new people in there. Should the office have notified us that they were changing management so we could have let the new ones know of the problem?
This is the law that is in place regarding our problem....
According to the law, the landlord has the obligation to maintain premises fit for living. This includes providing running water as well as air conditioning and even dealing with pests and vermin. A.R.S. 33-1324. The tenant must bring these needed repairs and maintenance with to the landlord's attention in writing to ensure that the landlord is aware of the problems. This notice must explain the cause of the breach in the rental agreement and that the tenant will exercise his or her right to terminate if repairs are not made by a specified date (but no sooner than ten days of receipt of the notice). A.R.S. 33-1361.
We moved in to an apartment 6 months ago and we have roaches. I have contacted the leasing office and told them about it....they stated that they would get the pest control out here to spray and they never did. I recently found out that the office changed management companies and fired all the old people that were there. After the office not doing anything for a few months about the problem and multiple call ins we decided to put our month notice in since roaches are all over the place and it is not habitable. The apartment manager told us that we are not going to be able to be let out of the lease that easy and we need to talk about it. We are supposed to be out of here in 5 days. The one problem we are facing is....there is no record of us calling the office in the first place since there are new people in there. Should the office have notified us that they were changing management so we could have let the new ones know of the problem?
This is the law that is in place regarding our problem....
According to the law, the landlord has the obligation to maintain premises fit for living. This includes providing running water as well as air conditioning and even dealing with pests and vermin. A.R.S. 33-1324. The tenant must bring these needed repairs and maintenance with to the landlord's attention in writing to ensure that the landlord is aware of the problems. This notice must explain the cause of the breach in the rental agreement and that the tenant will exercise his or her right to terminate if repairs are not made by a specified date (but no sooner than ten days of receipt of the notice). A.R.S. 33-1361.
