Making that request to the landlord would tend to start out the tenant landlord relationship on a bad footing, for something that is likely worth less than $10.00.
You mean you didn't inspect the apartment before you moved in? And if you did, didn't you check to make sure everything was working?
Gotta agree with that. I'd be a little miffed if my tenant started off by nickel and diming me.
Or, as Quincy hinted, if they were seriously specialty light bulbs that were very expensive. Although, an apartment is not going to use many light bulbs, expensive or not. A 1 bedroom, one bath is unlikely to use more than 10 at the most. Half of 10 is going to be 5. Even 5 expensive bulbs is not going to be much.
True, but one isn't going to see many apartments with cathedral ceilings. In that instance, I probably would consider it appropriate to at least ask the landlord for assistance. The landlord would likely have the necessary ladders etc.
One reason I mentioned location of bulbs is that we have one building that was converted to loft apartments and the ceilings in a couple of the apartments are 25' high. An extension ladder is needed to change the ceiling track lighting. We don't really expect our tenants to replace those bulbs.
Pennsylvania. The canned lights in the ceiling and vanity in bathroom.
Pennsylvania. Most are flood lights in the ceiling. And a few on the vanity.
The power was turned off when I viewed the apartment, so I had no way of knowing the bulbs were out. And making a request this early in my tenancy is my concern too. Thanks
Well, that's a lesson for the future.
That would definitely indicate a miserly landlord. Being cheap enough to show the apartment without any power is pretty miserly. If you asked him to change the lightbulbs it probably would not go over well. Don't do anything until you are certain that there isn't anything else wrong with the apartment.
