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Can you take your landlord to court and win for not repairing problems in our unit that are causing you poor health symptoms? |
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Yes -but. . . You must have documentation to prove that: A) The poor health symptoms are caused by the problems in the unit B) That you have repeatedly informed the landlord about the problem and requested that it be repaired C) That the landlord did not do so within "a reasonable time".
All three can be difficult, but the tricky one is C, as "a reasonable time" varies by what the problem is and by local and state regulations. For an active leak/flood, it varies from 6 to 24 hours, and goes up sharpely from there.
First answer by EbeneezerSquid. Last edit by EbeneezerSquid. Question popularity: 102 [recommend question]
