When you withhold rent, you do so until the terms are met, then you pay what’s owed. It isn’t a discount, it’s an incentive.
(e.g., the toilet is not functional. Okay. Rent is $2k, but I am renting a place with a bathroom, and I don’t have that. Get me my bathroom and I’ll get you your $2k.)
So… I don’t get it. You cannot enforce 48 hours unless the repair is requested less than 48 hours before rent is due.
Uhm, cool, but …
Rent isn’t due every 48 hours.
So, the landlord can effectively wait a month.
When you withhold rent, you do so until the terms are met, then you pay what’s owed. It isn’t a discount, it’s an incentive.
(e.g., the toilet is not functional. Okay. Rent is $2k, but I am renting a place with a bathroom, and I don’t have that. Get me my bathroom and I’ll get you your $2k.)
So… I don’t get it. You cannot enforce 48 hours unless the repair is requested less than 48 hours before rent is due.
It also allows tenants to make arrangements themselves to get the issue repaired after the 48 hours and deduct it from rent.
That sounds like the landlord’s now just never going to get anything fixed
Hey if I’m allowed to call a plumber I trust and actually get a fix and not the landlord special, that’s a win!
They will when I keep booking the most expensive handymen in town.
If the landlord’s paying for it I’m not gonna haggle on price.
Effectively half a month on average.
It’s better than nothing. Wish it were better but it’s a step in the right direction.