Manual Labor Required By Tenant to Maintain Rental Property? (limits?) - Was required to perform 24/7 labor, with a water issue.

[markskor]

I think the law thinks differently.

I hope so... I have asked four different organizations that handle this, and everything has been pretty vague. It seems like the law doesn't cover a particular situation like this. (most of the laws just speak of fixing an issue within 14 days, and if i repair it, I could take some money off the rent.)

 

[quincy]

I hope so... I have asked four different organizations that handle this, and everything has been pretty vague. It seems like the law doesn't cover a particular situation like this. (most of the laws just speak of fixing an issue within 14 days, and if i repair it, I could take some money off the rent.)

Fixing a minor problem can wait 14 days. Emergency repairs require emergency action.

 

[markskor]

While the snow/ice may be an "act of God" the continued negligence of the LL is not.

Yes, that is what I believe, (and many others) but this seems to be a gray area in the laws... Hopefully I can figure out a way to find a good resolution without coming up with thousands of dollars to get out of this situation. (Because, now they have been treating me like a nuisance..)

 

[Zigner]

Illinois has had some severe weather recently. It is possible that it really is too dangerous to get up on the roof to fix this immediately. I don't necessarily agree that, under the current circumstances, 5-10 days is out of line for a repair, or even a mitigation of the problem.

 

[quincy]

Yes, that is what I believe, (and many others) but this seems to be a gray area in the laws... Hopefully I can figure out a way to find a good resolution without coming up with thousands of dollars to get out of this situation. (Because, now they have been treating me like a nuisance..)

Again, call for legal assistance. That can put an end to the problem with the landlord.

 

[zddoodah]

They have stated it is my responsibility to do this... Correct, or no?

What's the alternative? You do what you gotta do. One would assume you could set up something better than a bucket that needs to be emptied every half hour.

 

[markskor]

Illinois has had some severe weather recently. It is possible that it really is too dangerous to get up on the roof to fix this immediately. I don't necessarily agree that, under the current circumstances, 5-10 days is out of line for a repair, or even a mitigation of the problem.

Hi, Thank you for the reply. yeah, they said it was too dangerous and they wanted to let the ice/snow melt into the building. (They do have ice removal companies, but they decided against that route - it was from ice damming, in the valley of the roof. The ice built up beyond the tarred area of the roof, so when it started to melt, it came flooding in.) If they wanted to have hundreds of gallons of water come inside, that's fine with me. I am just shocked that they put it on me to handle the day-to-day (and night-to-night) of the maintenance. They offered to help, two times a day; no nights, or Sundays. (Because that's when everyone is off.. But not me apparently.) fyi, they didn't show up for even the two times a day they promised. I'm not too concerned about doing my part, during the day, but what was killing me, is 5 nights in a row, setting my alarm for every 2 times, so the containers wouldn't overflow.

 

[Zigner]

Hi, Thank you for the reply. yeah, they said it was too dangerous and they wanted to let the ice/snow melt into the building. (They do have ice removal companies, but they decided against that route - it was from ice damming, in the valley of the roof. The ice built up beyond the tarred area of the roof, so when it started to melt, it came flooding in.) If they wanted to have hundreds of gallons of water come inside, that's fine with me. I am just shocked that they put it on me to handle the day-to-day (and night-to-night) of the maintenance. They offered to help, two times a day; no nights, or Sundays. (Because that's when everyone is off.. But not me apparently.) fyi, they didn't show up for even the two times a day they promised. I'm not too concerned about doing my part, during the day, but what was killing me, is 5 nights in a row, setting my alarm for every 2 times, so the containers wouldn't overflow.

Get a bigger bucket. I don't mean that sarcastically...see about putting a 15-20 gallon trash can there instead of a 5 gallon bucket.

 

[markskor]

What's the alternative? You do what you gotta do. One would assume you could set up something better than a bucket that needs to be emptied every half hour.

(every 2 hours.) Yes, I had various sizes of containers. (They provided two buckets, for seven holes in my ceiling.) I had to provide the rest. I would use a large container to pour the smaller buckets into. (yes, I made them aware of the bucket to hole ratio.)

 

[markskor]

Get a bigger bucket. I don't mean that sarcastically...see about putting a 15-20 gallon trash can there instead of a 5 gallon bucket.

Yes, I had various sizes of containers. (They provided two buckets, for seven holes in my ceiling.) I had to provide the rest. I would use a large container to pour the smaller buckets into. (yes, I made them aware of the bucket to hole ratio.)

 

[markskor]

Again, call for legal assistance. That can put an end to the problem with the landlord.

Yeah. (Just trying to reply to everyone, but it seems that's about it.) Thanks for helping.

 

[quincy]

Yes, I had various sizes of containers. (They provided two buckets, for seven holes in my ceiling.) I had to provide the rest. I would use a large container to pour the smaller buckets into. (yes, I made them aware of the bucket to hole ratio.)

The property owner had options to protect your unit from water damage. It might have cost more to hire a company to repair the damage than to have you to collect water in buckets until the sun melted the snow ... but it is the property owner's responsibility to provide a water tight living space.

 

[markskor]

The property owner had options to protect your unit from water damage. It might have cost more to hire a company to repair the damage than to have you to collect water in buckets until the sun melted the snow ... but it is the property owner's responsibility to provide a water tight living space.

Yeah, I agree. Was hoping someone heard of a similar situation/law that would clarify what is what, but i guess it is kind of a grey area. - Thanks again!

 

[FarmerJ]

If you call your city building inspections and they come out and condemn your apartment then whether your landlord likes it or not your lease is over and if the LL attempted to sue you for rent money after you vacated because city condemns it so NO ONE can live there and you brought to court a copy of the condemnation order the LLs claim would be denied.

 

[Just Blue]

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