Baby slipped and fell...

[doc2b]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? GA

I don't know if this belongs in landlord/tenant or here...sorry if it's in the wrong spot.

I've been living in my apartment with my family for one and a half months. At the move in inspection, I noticed and reported a leak in the fridge that left the inside of the fridge wet and also created a small pool of water on the floor underneath. The work order was submitted the day we moved in, and has yet to be looked at (along with all other work orders that were put in-nothing has been done).

I've gone into the office 3 or 4 times complaining about the leak because it is getting worse, not to mention I've slipped in the puddle (at 9 1/2 mos. pregnant), it's ruining all of our food in the fridge and the rags and pan I have to leave under the door to catch the mess are a breeding ground for fruit flies (gross).

Well, this morning, my baby (16 mos. old) was going into the kitchen and slipped and fell hard in a huge puddle (nearly 3 feet wide-the towels didn't contain this one). He smacked his face on the floor and cut his lip open, but was otherwise okay. I ran in to help him up and care for him and, not realizing the size of the puddle, slipped and fell on the floor, too. I didn't get hurt, but scared the daylights out of me. I'm not looking for a slip and fall case, but more what can I say/do to get the landlord to take this repair seriously? The baby or I could have been really hurt falling like that, not to mention any of the other family members. I reported the falls to them this morning, hoping it would put a fire under their rear to get it fixed, but I was basically blown off-they didn't even bother to ask if little guys was okay

Any words of advice would be great (and let me know if I need to move this somewhere else).

Thanks!

 

[Isis1]

does the landlord have a boss?

i'm going to assume the fridge came with the property.

i've got to say, at 9.5 months pregnant, you have more restraint then i would have. i would have brought those fruit flies to their office along with rage soaked in the fluid and left it on someone's office desk. but i was never rational during pregnancy. and that would have been my second option. my first option would have been to haul the fridge and throw it on someone's desk myself.

 

[doc2b]

does the landlord have a boss?

i'm going to assume the fridge came with the property.

Yes, we're in an apartment that is owned and operated by a large leasing company that spans five states...I haven't tried to go corporate yet, I don't have the energy right now.

The fridge came with the property...it's a nasty old piece.

i've got to say, at 9.5 months pregnant, you have more restraint then i would have. i would have brought those fruit flies to their office along with rage soaked in the fluid and left it on someone's office desk. but i was never rational during pregnancy. and that would have been my second option. my first option would have been to haul the fridge and throw it on someone's desk myself.

I have to really work on my self restraint right now...there have been so many things wrong with this place in the last month and a half that I've lost track of them. It was a pigsty at move in and has several (what I consider to be) potentially dangerous issues in need of repair, including clogged dryer vents (the whirlpool guy said it needs professionally cleaned and is a serious fire hazard, especially because they cut corners and combined vents with a neighboring apartment). The fruit flies are just one of the buggy pets we've noticed since we got here...some ugly spiders, a few roaches and a nice thick coat of mold that the painters PAINTED OVER before we moved in...I can't get rid of it (even with straight bleach), and two of us have serious mold allergies. It's my own personal palace around here

Oh, and they just showed up to *fix* the fridge and freezer...we'll see how that goes

 

[justalayman]

(the whirlpool guy said it needs professionally cleaned and is a serious fire hazard, especially because they cut corners and combined vents with a neighboring apartment)

please tell me that, at least, the dryers are all electric.

If they are gas, you need to call your building department immediately and report this. In most states, if not all, separate vents are required. If using electric dryers, it is not a huge issue, at least, to the extent of when using gas dryers. If the dryers are gas, you could be being subjected to a potentially lethal situation every time a joint vent user uses their dryer.

 

[doc2b]

please tell me that, at least, the dryers are all electric.

If they are gas, you need to call your building department immediately and report this. In most states, if not all, separate vents are required. If using electric dryers, it is not a huge issue, at least, to the extent of when using gas dryers. If the dryers are gas, you could be being subjected to a potentially lethal situation every time a joint vent user uses their dryer.

Yes, they're electric-I would have been much more persistent if they were gas (and as paranoid as I am, probably wouldn't have stayed here until it was fixed). I'll have to check into the vent issue in this state, if I can find it. My biggest complaint at this point, is that when I leave dry clothes in the dryer, and my neighbor dries hers, mine become damp again and I have to redry them. Guess it's my fault for leaving them too long sometimes Plus, we have to leave the dryer door open due to condensation building up in there when she uses her dryer. Nothing here is an easy task...

 

[candg918]

Get a refrigerator and freezer thermometer to see if your food is being kept at the proper temperature.

Call housing code enforement for your city.

Notify the national that you have done so because the local manager has not responded to your maintenance requests.