The wording seems to be that repairs must start within 48 hours, which is reasonable. Landlords could likely successfully argue that ordering replacement parts or having a someone scheduled to come out counts as starting or commencement.
Yeah some work requiring contractors can take days to even find someone who can fit you into their schedule. 2 days seems great for critical to life things like no heat/ac, no functioning water/sewer, etc. But like, roof damage, a broken window? shit like that? Larger jobs It’ll take at least a week to get a crew scheduled to even show up, and seems like an unreasonable legal burden.
Personally, I feel like for health and safety items, after 48 hours the renter should be able to call someone to do the repair on their behalf and bill the landlord any reasonable fees / withhold that money from the next month’s rent.
I think it should be like 7 days, but 2 days seems too short.
The wording seems to be that repairs must start within 48 hours, which is reasonable. Landlords could likely successfully argue that ordering replacement parts or having a someone scheduled to come out counts as starting or commencement.
If it’s heat or power or water in the dead of winter, 2 days is frankly extremely generous.
If it’s power or water at any time of the year, 2 days is frankly extremely generous.
Michigan has colder winters. What if your heat goes out? Two days is too long in this scenario, especially for elderly or young kids.
Yeah some work requiring contractors can take days to even find someone who can fit you into their schedule. 2 days seems great for critical to life things like no heat/ac, no functioning water/sewer, etc. But like, roof damage, a broken window? shit like that? Larger jobs It’ll take at least a week to get a crew scheduled to even show up, and seems like an unreasonable legal burden.
48 hours is plenty of notice to find somebody to tarp a hole in a roof or board up a broken window.
Depends on the action needed.
Personally, I feel like for health and safety items, after 48 hours the renter should be able to call someone to do the repair on their behalf and bill the landlord any reasonable fees / withhold that money from the next month’s rent.
Hell, can you even get somebody booked in that timeframe if you do? Even for emergency service?
Yes.
Every tradie has a “fuck you” price. If I can take it out of rent, that money has already been budgeted.
Wrong, they should be on-call 24/7 to do repairs immediately. 48 hours is a generous compromise offer.
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Seven days is a long time to be homeless simply due to a landlord’s neglect.