test your patience

[jandtjil]

So there you are watching Superbowl XL, when the Mrs asks, "if the baseboard behind the entertainment center has always been discolored". You nod in agreement, but realize too late it was a question. After the nasty comment, you walk toward the baseboard and about 2 ft from the wall your feet hit water.

Quickly you surmise that your afternoon watching the game may be interrupted.

A call and a msg to the homebuilder leaves you confident that help will be on the way, later, not now though. Monday, the home bldr returns the call and set an appointment, the wheels of repair begin to turn. Almost two months later your washer and dryer are still sitting in the garage, and you spend at least one day of your weekend (every week) at the laundromat. The most recent setback includes a cancellation the day before the appointment and a request to reschedule on a saturday.

How patient are YOU, and what do YOU do to fix the situation?



JJ

 

[Boomer II]

Kill somebody.

 

[rubberneck]

I feel your pain man, I just finished building a custom home. There are plenty of things that aren't right. I am just so sick and tired of dealing with contractors, I have begun fixing them myself. Our master bath shower leaked and ruined a cabinet and a bunch of drywall. I got so tired of walking across the house and up the stairs to use the shower for 2 months, i finally knocked it all out and fixed myself. Shouldn't be that way, but what are you going to do?

 

[rubberneck]

Kill somebody.

There were several occasions when it was a good thing all the guns were locked away at dads house during the build. LOL, I might be typing this from my cell otherwise :-{}

 

[jandtjil]

Kill somebody.

Cool a concensus!

 

[jandtjil]

Okay, two weeks later and still no resolution.

Same problem different question. If you are renting a house and you do not have use of the washer and dryer, through NO fault of the owner (warrantee issue, bad build). Do you (renter) ask or expect a reduced amount on rent? This is approaching 3 months.



JJ

 

[lmills]

If he is a licensed contractor, find out if your state has a complasint board to handle situations that arise between with contractors and homeowners. If so, get the process started ASAP. Most states that have boards to deal with contractors will lean on them pretty hard.

 

[Turbo1Ton]

Okay, two weeks later and still no resolution.

Same problem different question. If you are renting a house and you do not have use of the washer and dryer, through NO fault of the owner (warrantee issue, bad build). Do you (renter) ask or expect a reduced amount on rent? This is approaching 3 months.



JJ

It all depends on what was said by the landlord before renting.



I would say if the house was rented and nothing was stated in the contract or otherwise that the washer and dryer hookups were not functional, then yes, you should ask for a reduced rate.



If it was stated that the hookups did not work and you agreed to rent the place then asking for a reduced rent would not be right.



Asking for the reduced rate would have been better during the first month of renting(maybe you did ask about it during the first month and they are just dragging it out).



Jeff

 

[jandtjil]

Good words Imills, I do appreciate that bit o info.



Jeff

Washer and dryer hookups were functional when we began renting, it was after a couple months of the heater (Dec/Jan), that the condensation line from the heater that was not properly routed to drain, flooded the wall/carpet/baseboard, linoleum and cabinets and required extensive work to the house. Which is still be repaired.



So yes, it was always assumed that EVERYTHING in the NEW house worked.



Thanks fellas.



JJ

 

[Turbo1Ton]

I am a little confused here. The house that has the water damage is one that you are renting? So not only are you having to put up with not having a washer and dryer but you are also having to deal with the mess of the repairs? If that's the case it would seem to me that the landlord should find you another place(if they have one) or seriously reduce the rent during this time.



I understand that things happen but that is part of why people rent, so they don't really have to deal with it. If it had been taken care of in a timely manner then all is good. It seems that 2-3 months timeframe is more than enough time to get the problem resolved and repairs made. Heck the timeframe to build a new house is only 90-120 days around here. They could have leveled it and started over and been farther along from what it sounds.



Sorry to kinda go off there. I just get frustrated with people these days.



Hope you get it worked out.



Jeff

 

[Carlsummers]

If you are renting, it really doesn't matter whether it is the landlord's fault or not. If you want some interesting/enlightening reading, log onto your state's official web site. Buried somewhere on that site, you will find the law's governing renting/leasing in your state. That will tell you what is reasonable and what is not - what can be expected as reasonable by the rentor and by the landlord. Great information, that if both parties know, can possibly result in an understanding that does not end up in court. I am not a lawyer, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express a few years back..... lol.....