Q: My landlord hasn't had major repairs fixed and its been a month causing my bills to triple in price, and its unsafe
I have an old front door, and 3 of the glass panels broke and there's also a half inch gap in my door and its frame. She even sent me text message stating those panels have been cracked for years why did they break all of a sudden. Its causing my bills to increase and its getting colder and its unsafe. You can reach your hand inside and just lock my front door. Also I have had a major water leak for three weeks now. It took her two days to get anyone here, and I asked her if she could simply go to the water dept or call them to have the paperwork to have it adjusted done and it took her three weeks to do so. I live in a duplex my neighbor's water bill was $104 and mine is almost $230 for the second month in a row. I paid the first one after the leak $207.77, and the leak is still not repaired. She won't allow us to fix it.
A: Deposit your rent with your local municipal court and seek an order compelling the landlord to make repairs. DO NOT STOP PAYING RENT, just pay it to the court instead.
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