I've been renting a house in PA since December. I rent through a rental agency, but the owner lives across the street. He's a nice guy and has reacted very quickly to all issues I've reported to date (wiring, plumbing, florescent bulb ballasts, etc... shit I don't mind doing, but that I don't want to pay for if I don't have to).
Just over a month ago, the upstairs A/C took a shit and I called the next day to report it. The agency had an independent company come out to diagnose the issue the next day (it's a fucking window A/C unit, built and sealed into the wall, it just needs replaced, the compressor is bad). They just left a note on the door saying the unit is bad. No shit, I knew that...
So since then, I've called the rental agency once a week or so to track the progress. I get a runaround, saying they are passing the estimate to the owner, waiting for response, blah blah blah...
I have been sleeping on my sofa, downstairs, for the past month, which is cool by me, but not with the girl. It's getting ridiculous. What can I do to, A., make them fix it yesterday or, B., Replace the unit myself in 10 minutes and make them pay for it?
It's under my contract that they are responsible for that appliance...
Details/Cliffs notes: House in PA that I rent, A/C stopped working one month ago, need it fixed now, what are my options?
Just over a month ago, the upstairs A/C took a shit and I called the next day to report it. The agency had an independent company come out to diagnose the issue the next day (it's a fucking window A/C unit, built and sealed into the wall, it just needs replaced, the compressor is bad). They just left a note on the door saying the unit is bad. No shit, I knew that...
So since then, I've called the rental agency once a week or so to track the progress. I get a runaround, saying they are passing the estimate to the owner, waiting for response, blah blah blah...
I have been sleeping on my sofa, downstairs, for the past month, which is cool by me, but not with the girl. It's getting ridiculous. What can I do to, A., make them fix it yesterday or, B., Replace the unit myself in 10 minutes and make them pay for it?
It's under my contract that they are responsible for that appliance...
Details/Cliffs notes: House in PA that I rent, A/C stopped working one month ago, need it fixed now, what are my options?
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