leaks

… stay put if you wanted toand youre probably entitled to a rent abatement says  Sam Himmelstein  a lawyer at  … the warranty of habitability and a leak is always the landlords responsibility unless the tenant damages the plumbing somehow Himmelstein says You can withhold your rent to pursue the abatement and bring an HP proceeding …

… … In an emergency situation when the landlord is not available tenants can pay out of pocket for needed repairs and then deduct it from their rentbut if the landlord refuses to acknowledge the expense … repairs tenants can do them and deduct the cost from their rent payment Himmelstein says These are known as Repair and …

… by the high cost of housing But did you know you can get renters insurance starting as low as $5 a month Lemonade Renters Insurance one of the most affordable renters … make the mistake of thinking that theyre covered by their landlords insurance thats just not the caseyour stuff is not …