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State of Kansas: Good tenant, bad landlord. What to do?
Hello, my domestic partner and I signed a one-year lease on an apartment in Shawnee, Kansas in February of this year. We have always paid our rent on time and we have never caused a problem. Since then, a property management company, Celtic, has taken over the maintenance aspect of the apartment building. My toilet has been leaking sewage since shortly after we moved in. It is gross and unsanitary and I'm sure it's against city code
I have called Celtic several times over the past few months; the response is generally to the tune of "oh, we'll get right on that." I recently sent a certified letter formally requesting maintenance. The letter was received but no one has contacted us and maintenance has not visited. Celtic has provided us with three different building managers in as many months; clearly they are totally unorganized. I am planning to send another certified letter in the near future. What is the next legal step, if my certified letters are being received but my issue is not being addressed? P.S.--There are other tenants in this building having the same problem. We have all agreed to pool our resources and take action as a group, if necessary. I do not want to move unless absolutely necessary; moving is stressful and expensive. The location of this apartment is great.
I do know how to fix the toilet myself--it needs a wax ring, which is neither difficult nor expensive. It is the principle of the thing. It isn't my responsibility. My downstairs-to-the-right neighbors are getting rained on every time my next-door-to-the-right neighbor does laundry. Today I am expected to fix my own leak; tomorrow, perhaps, I am expected to put on a new roof?
4 Answers
- ?Lv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
A few things you could do to be ready to take legal action:
-Contact a local tenants organization. They can educate you on the local law, find you a lawyer who specializes, and give great advice.
-Start photographing the issue in your house, and have your neighbors do the same. Be sure to use a camera that includes time stamps, or hold up a newspaper in the photo to show the date. Make sure you also date any letters you send and save what they send. All of this allows you to prove that they have let the problem go on for a long time, and that they have promised to fix it and have not done so.
-Let them know that you understand your rights. When you send a letter, make it very clear that you know that you can take legal action. This should light a fire under their butts.
-Worst-case scenario: they don't fix it, so you and your neighbors take your documentation to a lawyer and press charges.
- RobLv 79 years ago
have tenants as a group inform local
board of health for rentals.
government agencies will get 'management'
fixed.
if that is of no use, visit loews/home depot to
learn how to fix it your self. it is big deal
unless u know zero about it.
do google county property records and find actual
owners then send signature required mail to them.
contact local news tv/radio for help.
good knowledge is good luck.
Source(s): ex tenant. landlord now - rusty_266Lv 49 years ago
Start off calling by Wayne Wilson with codes enforcement at 913-573-8600. If he can't help you he can tell you who to call.
- LandlordLv 79 years ago
You can not force the repair. Sorry.
You can sue for Breach of Contract and get out of the lease so you can move.
