Miserable summer this year
Miserable summer this year
Miserable summer this year
This happened to my parents in the 90s in Florida. They did a consultation with a lawyer and he told them to stop paying rent. So they did. Saved the money and used it to make a downpayment on their first house. I don't know if it still applies but it's probably worth a look.
Tomorrow is going to be brutal all across North America. I'm lucky enough to have A/C but if you don't you might want to make plans to shelter somewhere
It’s good be in the 60s in San Francisco like it has been for a few weeks haha.
True story?
I don't know about other places, but in the U.S., generally if your house is fucked to the extent of being kindof uninhabitable (and I'd think no AC would qualify -- though maybe depending on local climate, that might not so much be seen as the case?), your landlord would have to get it fixed or pay for a hotel stay until it was fixed.
Or maybe in your case, it's more of a condo situation where you don't have a landlord.
Or maybe I'm off base thinking a lack of AC in July would qualify as sufficiently uninhabitable to require your landlord to be responsible for an alternate dwelling.
AC not mandated in Texas
AC not mandated in LA, though that might change
In general, it’s a safe bet to just assume it’s not mandated and if it is or going to be there’s probably a landlord who opposes it.
Well shit. Every new thing I learn about the country I live in makes it shittier.
Not uninhabitable, just uncomfortable. My landlord is not exactly cooperative in any case, and it takes time, resources, and perhaps most of all, energy to square up seriously on such issues. He already has refused to fix the heating, the oven, the wonky electricity, and the leaky roof, and is currently trying to kick me out so he can raise rent.
... I'm actively looking for a new place.
IANAL, but I think /r/legaladvice might say in a case like this that once you've communicated to your landlord that the AC is busted, you should move into a hotel until the AC is fixed, send bills for reimbursement to the landlord, and refuse to pay more than your regular rent charge. Theoretically, the courts should back you up. (Unless, again, AC isn't considered a big enough deal to make your place uninhabitable in the eyes of the law locally.) Though also, if you don't have enough money on hand to just go stay at a hotel, reimbursement may not be good enough to justify that plan for your particular case. I dunno. Might be worth researching your options more, though.
Edit: LilB0kChoy has some relevant info in another comment, however, that makes it seem less likely that you'd be able to use the law in your favor here. :/
Got a quote the other day for a new AC unit because ours is 19 years old and is starting to act up. I don’t think it will make it through another Florida summer. Hell, I don’t know if I’ll make it. It hit 94 here…and somehow people are still moving here.
It's cool in here boy