Forum Archive: Posts by: carrollgdnapt

Looking for input from owners who rent (or others with similar experience) on this board on a situation with my landlord. I agreed to allow my landlord into the apartment to do some work on the bathroom. The work was to last no longer than 3 days which was fine given that I would be out of town for those days. Of course the work was not done upon my return and the bathroom contained no sink, tub or toilet — they were all in the living room. After many excuses and a whole week the landlord finally finished the work recently — six days after it had been promised — leaving me with none of the items mentioned above during those 6 days. Since the apartment with toilet, sink and tub is what I pay for every month I’m hoping to deduct the days off of my monthly rent. This total exceeds what the landlord has offered to deduct ($200 plus another $100 for a cleaning service)

Am I within my rights to deduct the 6 days off of my rent?