All Forum Posts by: Nathan Brennan

Recently, there was water dripping through my ceiling and we thought it was a broker pipe. It turned out to be a problem with the AC that cause the leak, but the repair man the landlord sent made a huge hole in my ceiling and my landlord is refusing to fix it saying that it is my responsibility.

Any advice on this would be much appreciated.

Thank you,

Nate

So you didn’t cause the damage and he’s expecting you to repair it?

That's correct.

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Originally posted by @Nick Brown:

Did your attorney tell you to put the rent in an escrow? I'm not an attorney but I think you should talk to one. Sounds ridiculous tho the landlord should fix it.

Nick

I have a friend who is a code enforcer and landlord in Delaware County. He informed me of those options.

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Thank you for all the advice! My apartment is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania right next to Temple University's campus (I'm a student). I was told to put my rent in and escrow account until it is fixed - any thoughts in this? My landlord lives in China and has some lady (I'm assuming she would be considered the property manager) here do all of his business for him.

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Originally posted by @Thomas S.:

It would be the landlords responsibility however since it is the ceiling unless their is a safety issue he would not be required to repair it. Holes in walls and ceiings are mostly cosmetic in nature.

What would be considered a possible safety issue associated with this?

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Hello,

Any advice on this would be much appreciated.

Thank you,

Nate

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