Landlord Giving Hard Time for Repairs.

[Mohammed Nasser]

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!