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Mohammed Nasser
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  • San Jose, CA
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Landlord Giving Hard Time for Repairs.

Mohammed Nasser
  • New to Real Estate
  • San Jose, CA
Posted

Hi BP Family! I have a question for you but from the tenant side.

I am currently renting a house in California and yesterday the garage door spring decided to give way and the garage rolled down as I was passing under it, luckily missing be by just a few inches (I was on foot, not in my car). I informed my landlord that the door needs to be fixed and she requested I call the home warranty company which I did and they sent a technician out. The technician said the repairs aren't covered by the warranty since its an issue with the spring system and not the motor and quoted $650. I conveyed this info to my landlord and forwarded the report and quote to them and they said that they think it is too expensive and recommended I do "diligence". Mind you, things at this house break all the time and whenever any technician comes to fix whatever broke, the technicians all same the same thing: whoever built the house installed the cheapest material on the market. I'm pretty sick of always having to call the warranty company myself and waste time scheduling appointments. Am I wrong in assuming this is something my landlord has to do? If they dont like the quoted price shouldn't they be the ones looking up other quotes? I feel like I already have been doing a lot of the work that my landlord should be doing. Please let me know if I am wrong or any suggestions you may have on how I should go about this?

Just a side note, I have been at this house for 3 years and haven't missed a single rent payment. I have also been the one paying the fee for whenever a technician comes to the house to repair something.

Thank you and I appreciate you all!

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Sergey A. Petrov
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Sergey A. Petrov
  • Real Estate Consultant
  • Seattle, WA
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@Mohammed Nasser look me up if you decide to move to Seattle. I love tenants that pay rent and then also arrange and pay for all the repairs as well. That was the sarcastic answer. The real answer is your landlord is responsible for the repairs (unless of course you cause the damages).

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