If the terms of your lease agreement state that the landlord will fix any of the problems you are having then the landlord is under a legal duty to do so.
Floor under toilet rotten landlord wont do anything.
The letter or email will provide proof that the tenant actually requested the repairs if there is a dispute later on.
Your landlord must also supply a working toilet wash basin and bathtub or shower.
I was told by the landlord owners if you don t like it then leave i have called code enforcement building inspectors health and safety officers the city manager the county manager and no one will come out to do a code violation check on my condo.
The tenant should let the landlord know about the problem in writing.
A landlord might find it easy to ignore your drippy faucet until you point out the possibility of an overflowing sink causing water damage to the floors.
Lastly state and local building.
A hole in the stairway carpeting could cause someone to trip and fall making the landlord liable for the.
In addition if your landlord ever promised you a repair either in writing or by talking with you you may be able to hold your landlord to that promise.
Tenant big stick remedies if your landlord won t handle serious habitability problems.
Minor issues lesser problems such as a dripping faucet do not make your unit uninhabitable.
Another theme that will grab your landlord s attention is the potential for injury.