msveemomx3
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Michigan
We moved in this community in July 2007, so we've been here 3 months. We never had a pre-inspection, but were given a checklist and told to turn it in within 7 days. There are a multitude of of repairs needed (approx 10 of them). The dishwasher has almost all of the prongs missing inside the racks, also the soap dispenser doesn't work. The garbage disposal doesn't work at all. The floor in the full bath wasn't put in correctly at the tub and water is getting under it causing mildew, just to name a few. We gave management some time, as they said they would get work orders done. A month later, nothing! So we write letters (we've written two) listing repairs, give them a date to repair by, telling them we will withhold rent to make repairs, still nothing! We didn't send them certified, but we know they received them, because they told us and said they would affect repairs, still nothing! The next one is going to be notorized and certifield, although i wanted to give them time to actually do something.
On top of all that, we have neighbors that are noisy and obnoxious, and our front doors are only about 15 feet apart, and we share that part of the front yard. Neighbors daughter/babysitter (not sure) has other teenagers over almost every night (approximately about 10 of them). They are noisy, swear incessantly, one of the boys has been bouncing a basketball and hit their porch light and broke it. Well...one night I had had enough and threatened to call the cops. The next morning the glass from their porch light was in my yard. Now we have a dog that uses that yard and I don't want glass in his feet and vet bills. So that day I got the camera and took pictures of the glass, their porch light with the house number near it, and she knew I did it, and I'm going to write a letter and send them to management. Then it seemed like all of the kids in the neighborhood were in my yard, some younger ones also (I would say 7 or 8 year old) and I caught one of them sneaking up to my door. I'm thinking he was going to try to come in and steal the camera, but I caught him!
Now we have already complained to management about this family and they did send a notice to them and the problem stopped for about a week.
I am at my witts end. I don't want to withold rent, as I know this only opens another can of worms, but I will do it if I have to.
Any advice??
We moved in this community in July 2007, so we've been here 3 months. We never had a pre-inspection, but were given a checklist and told to turn it in within 7 days. There are a multitude of of repairs needed (approx 10 of them). The dishwasher has almost all of the prongs missing inside the racks, also the soap dispenser doesn't work. The garbage disposal doesn't work at all. The floor in the full bath wasn't put in correctly at the tub and water is getting under it causing mildew, just to name a few. We gave management some time, as they said they would get work orders done. A month later, nothing! So we write letters (we've written two) listing repairs, give them a date to repair by, telling them we will withhold rent to make repairs, still nothing! We didn't send them certified, but we know they received them, because they told us and said they would affect repairs, still nothing! The next one is going to be notorized and certifield, although i wanted to give them time to actually do something.
On top of all that, we have neighbors that are noisy and obnoxious, and our front doors are only about 15 feet apart, and we share that part of the front yard. Neighbors daughter/babysitter (not sure) has other teenagers over almost every night (approximately about 10 of them). They are noisy, swear incessantly, one of the boys has been bouncing a basketball and hit their porch light and broke it. Well...one night I had had enough and threatened to call the cops. The next morning the glass from their porch light was in my yard. Now we have a dog that uses that yard and I don't want glass in his feet and vet bills. So that day I got the camera and took pictures of the glass, their porch light with the house number near it, and she knew I did it, and I'm going to write a letter and send them to management. Then it seemed like all of the kids in the neighborhood were in my yard, some younger ones also (I would say 7 or 8 year old) and I caught one of them sneaking up to my door. I'm thinking he was going to try to come in and steal the camera, but I caught him!
Now we have already complained to management about this family and they did send a notice to them and the problem stopped for about a week.
I am at my witts end. I don't want to withold rent, as I know this only opens another can of worms, but I will do it if I have to.
Any advice??
but, I'm surprised you didn't think of it. You won't get much help with the neighbors if you withhold rent. I know I wouldn't. but then again I would not have rented property to a tenant in the condition you stated.