What is the name of your state? Iowa
This involves a house that we just moved out after a one year lease. During our stay, we had numerous problems with the landlord not fixing appliances.
In January of this year a window pane was broken and we quickly contacted the landlord about it. Due to the low temperatures in Iowa the landlord came over the next day and brought with him insulation and a piece of plywood that we used as makeshift window until the window could be replaced. We were told that the window would be installed in two weeks, but even after we continued to call him on a weekly basis the window was NEVER replaced, even after we have moved out.
After moving out we left an address in writing where the deposit could be mailed. We contacted the landlord after he failed to return our deposit within the one month the lease required. At this time we were informed that the cost to replace the window was almost $300, despite the fact that the window was never replaced while we lived there and the only damages to the window were one pane of glass was broken. He claims that the window frame was damaged beyond repair and the whole thing needed to be replaced. We argue that because the window had a wooden frame and was partially open for rain and snow (the insulation and plywood did not cover the whole window) that any damage to the frame based on his negligence to replace the window is not our fault. Also, the window that was damaged had a wooden frame and he is trying to replace it with an aluminum window instead. Shouldn’t it be replaced with a window of equal quality?What is the name of your state?
This involves a house that we just moved out after a one year lease. During our stay, we had numerous problems with the landlord not fixing appliances.
In January of this year a window pane was broken and we quickly contacted the landlord about it. Due to the low temperatures in Iowa the landlord came over the next day and brought with him insulation and a piece of plywood that we used as makeshift window until the window could be replaced. We were told that the window would be installed in two weeks, but even after we continued to call him on a weekly basis the window was NEVER replaced, even after we have moved out.
After moving out we left an address in writing where the deposit could be mailed. We contacted the landlord after he failed to return our deposit within the one month the lease required. At this time we were informed that the cost to replace the window was almost $300, despite the fact that the window was never replaced while we lived there and the only damages to the window were one pane of glass was broken. He claims that the window frame was damaged beyond repair and the whole thing needed to be replaced. We argue that because the window had a wooden frame and was partially open for rain and snow (the insulation and plywood did not cover the whole window) that any damage to the frame based on his negligence to replace the window is not our fault. Also, the window that was damaged had a wooden frame and he is trying to replace it with an aluminum window instead. Shouldn’t it be replaced with a window of equal quality?What is the name of your state?