Q: If the apartment is not livable because of fire caused by landlord what legal rights do you have
Your paying out of pocket for a hotel also this landlord has no insurance
A: Since you are paying for room at a hotel, you seem to believe that you will be moving back in at some point. If not, your apartment being unlivable at present certainly entitles you to terminate your rental agreement and find other living quarters. Notify the owner. Are you implying that the landlord deliberately set the fire? IF so, you would be entitled to recovery of reasonable costs of shelter while he rebuilds. Did you have renters insurance? Apparently your personal property was not damaged. What is the landlord doing about repairing the damage? Has he given you a completion date? Lots of questions!
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