Illegal Washer Dryer
My rent controlled tenant has installed a washer dryer. This is causing sinks to back up, creates noise to the tenants below her, and could cause a massive flood if it overlowed. Anyone have any tips on how I can get her to remove it. I’ve already given her a letter explaining why I want…
My rent controlled tenant has installed a washer dryer. This is causing sinks to back up, creates noise to the tenants below her, and could cause a massive flood if it overlowed. Anyone have any tips on how I can get her to remove it. I’ve already given her a letter explaining why I want it removed but she simply refuses. I’d prefer not to just consult a lawyer. thx.
You should cut the line to her Direct TV and go in and remove her extra water lines. You can’t just install a washing machine without actually doing some renovations with a plumber. She does NOT have the right to do that without a permit. She also must have done electrical work illegally in order to get an appliance outlet installed. Tell her it must be removed because you’ll get a violation for illegal work.
I have 0 chance of evicting her and if I even try she will sue me for harassment. She’s constantly calling the city to complain claiming there is no heat when I’ve had workers complain to me they cannot work in the apartment becuase it’s like a sauna.
I also don’t want to be the person responsible for removing it. Why should I pay, she shouldn’t have put it in there in the first place.
I’ve explained to her why it’s a problem and she doesn’t care. The question is, what do I do know. Does housing court handle this. What can of a pleading would I be filing? I certainly don’t want to have to pay a lawyer for this.
thx.
Really, legally, for a rent control apt, what is the course of action? My RC tenant also does not have my permission to have or use it. How can I make them stop using it, legally? They are protected from eviction over this, but how can I make them stop?
He also did not have my permission to put a satellite dish on my roof, but he did too when I wasn’t home!
I’m a sympathetic renter, but you should move to evict. She is being completely unreasonable and will probably only get worse.
1:12 – Didnt you read, this is a rent control unit. How will increasing your water sewer charges and having plumbing expense to accomidate it increase the value of the property. It is rent controlled, he could install viking appliances and furnish it with Italian leather furniture and the property will not be worth $1 more.
You’d be better off to fix the plumbing, in my opinion, to accomodate it – and get her a pan for under it to control flooding. It’ll make your property more valuable. It isn’t the washer that causes the backups, it is your plumbing.
Have a plumber shut off and seal the water pipe feeding the washer. Maybe even cut the power that is feeding the Washing Machine. Then she can still have it, although it will be useless.
Tell her you will be accessing the apartment to remove it. Give her written notice and then when she is not there – Take it. Put it in storage and give her the key. After 1 month, she is on her own to pay for storage or dispose of it.
Bust a cap in her ads.