Q: If I've made multiple requests for maintenance in my rental and nothing has been done can I legally termnate my lease?
An enforcement worker has come to find multiple violations which resulted in my apartment complex being fined 2x times and the problems are extensive as to electrical wiring being exposed, smoke detectors not working, air filters not being replaced since before we have moved in and well passed their expiration, etc. Our windows leak water and warp the paint and we have been reassured all the windows will be replaced for the last 6 months with no corrections being made to any of the aforementioned problem in addition to many more.
A: Not unless the place is uninhabitable and you’ve made those requests in writing.
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