meegannie
Blue Crack Addict
I'm getting REALLY pissed off at my apartment building.
First the kitchen sink backed up and overflowed and when they installed the overflow valve (which had been missing to begin with), they installed it improperly again so my kitchen flooded yet again. The carpet outside the kitchen was stained from this and I was told that it would be cleaned, but it never was.
Then the pipes upstairs leaked and the paint on the ceiling and walls in one of the bathrooms is completely ruined. Again, I was told this would be repainted soon, but to this day, it's still yellow and gross.
Next, I came home last Wednesday to find that when they were replacing the pipes in the hallways, they accidentally knocked a hole into my the wall of my bathtub, so the tub had pieces of broken tile and drywall in it. I have been calling management since Thursday morning, and still nothing has been done, so I can only take baths and had to tape a piece of cardboard over the hole.
I've looked at Maryland housing websites, but can't find ANY relevant information as to what my rights are in this, what an acceptable time frame for repairs is, and what can be reported and to whom. All I've found is information for people in low-income housing and legal aid for people with a low income.
Has anyone else here dealt with something like this? I have no idea what to do, and I'm moving in two and a half months, but I don't want them to try to use my deposit to cover the costs of repainting and recarpeting when I didn't cause any of the damages.
I'm going to have a nervous breakdown.
First the kitchen sink backed up and overflowed and when they installed the overflow valve (which had been missing to begin with), they installed it improperly again so my kitchen flooded yet again. The carpet outside the kitchen was stained from this and I was told that it would be cleaned, but it never was.
Then the pipes upstairs leaked and the paint on the ceiling and walls in one of the bathrooms is completely ruined. Again, I was told this would be repainted soon, but to this day, it's still yellow and gross.
Next, I came home last Wednesday to find that when they were replacing the pipes in the hallways, they accidentally knocked a hole into my the wall of my bathtub, so the tub had pieces of broken tile and drywall in it. I have been calling management since Thursday morning, and still nothing has been done, so I can only take baths and had to tape a piece of cardboard over the hole.
I've looked at Maryland housing websites, but can't find ANY relevant information as to what my rights are in this, what an acceptable time frame for repairs is, and what can be reported and to whom. All I've found is information for people in low-income housing and legal aid for people with a low income.
Has anyone else here dealt with something like this? I have no idea what to do, and I'm moving in two and a half months, but I don't want them to try to use my deposit to cover the costs of repainting and recarpeting when I didn't cause any of the damages.
I'm going to have a nervous breakdown.
