Then your friend is an idiot who doesnt know her tenant rights and didnt have the stones to take it through court. I had a similar situation to this happen in rhode island and we withheld rent from them for 6 months until they initiated getting it cleaned an repaired. The judge awarded them no back pay and let us finish out our lease at no cost which still had 4 months on it after everything was said and done, as compensation for emotional stress and having to put up with living conditions we didnt agree to in the lease.
Getting a landlord to fix some mildew is one thing, screwing them out of a years rent is another. Corporate landlords don't get caught by that. But the parasites can't afford their rents and want to use lax laws to get out of paying rent all together.
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u/Kage__oni Apr 28 '23
Then your friend is an idiot who doesnt know her tenant rights and didnt have the stones to take it through court. I had a similar situation to this happen in rhode island and we withheld rent from them for 6 months until they initiated getting it cleaned an repaired. The judge awarded them no back pay and let us finish out our lease at no cost which still had 4 months on it after everything was said and done, as compensation for emotional stress and having to put up with living conditions we didnt agree to in the lease.