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ladyorthetiger0 t1_jahn6rk wrote

Your landlord needs to provide you alternative accommodations.

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Itslolo52484 t1_jahruh6 wrote

This! Even though he's making repairs, removing you from your dwelling, he needs to provide reasonable accommodations for you while repairs are made.

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oh_my_gods t1_jaig4t4 wrote

thanks for confirming. I left a message with OTA as well, so hopefully they'll get back to me with some details.

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oh_my_gods t1_jan0ur7 wrote

okay, so my official notice came in and he did not provide any info on reasonable accommodations (he didn't mention anything about that at all, even just about pro-rating rent.) is there a code/law/provision you can point me to about accommodations that I can use when I bring it up with him?

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Itslolo52484 t1_jan40a6 wrote

Have you spoken to your landlord about pro-rating your rent? You're going to want to have that conversation before speaking to OTA.

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oh_my_gods t1_jan552s wrote

sorry, my wording was confusing. He is pro-rating rent for the two weeks that the major construction is taking place, but not offering anything in terms of alternate accommodations (so far). Is it sort of an either or thing? I get either pro rated rent or alternative accommodations? my pro-rated rent comes out to be around 70ish a day, which is impossible ti find a long term stay at that price. I guess what I'm looking for is something to be able to point to, to be like "hey, you gotta help us out"

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GuyNoirPI t1_jai8sn4 wrote

The nerve of the landlord to try this is truly wild.

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Professional-Can1385 t1_jaidolf wrote

I had to leave my apartment so they could tear out a wall and fix the plumbing. My landlord prorated my rent and put me up somewhere else. They gave me all these details when I got the official notice I would have to leave my apartment for a week.

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JHG0 t1_jahil4a wrote

Contact OTA

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DoblinJames t1_jaiexwt wrote

Everything is hypothetical until your landlord gives you the official info. He probably needs time to schedule the repair people, figure out where to house people, etc.

From what I can see, the landlord is behaving reasonably so far and is actually communicating way better than many I’ve seen.

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oh_my_gods t1_jaigfvz wrote

Totally, I'm still waiting on official notice, and I'm glad to be communicated too, but to be honest the reason this is even a problem is because he had under the table repair people improperly install the water heater so I'm not feeling too bad for him.

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DoblinJames t1_jaigm4y wrote

Yeah, that does sound pretty bad. Hope things work out well for you!

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oh_my_gods t1_jan0xuu wrote

I left a similar comment above, but my official notice came in and he did not provide any info on reasonable accommodations (he didn't mention anything about that at all, even just about pro-rating rent.) is there a code/law/provision you can point me to about accommodations that I can use when I bring it up with him?

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FlowersBloomUntil t1_jahoswy wrote

If you have renters insurance, that often covers these sorts of situations

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oh_my_gods t1_jaig0js wrote

I just checked and it does! thanks for the tip :)

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M3L03Y t1_jaigu65 wrote

Yes, some renters insurance policies will have additional living expenses (ALE) that will cover you.

Also, if the repairs are a part of an insurance claim, and if the landlord has an policy that states that this property is a rental property - their insurance would help as well. But that’s as long as the landlord has the correct policy (I don’t think there’s a law saying that they have to have that type of policy)

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Mstechnicality t1_jakizeg wrote

Contact a CBO that can help with tenant services. There are tenant right organizers that will get together with you and neighbors and discuss your options and help you face the landlord. For free LEDC, HCS, La Casa, etc. Let me know if you want me to connect you with any of them. ☺️

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