Rebecca Iaquinta    |    Monterey    ,    Tennessee 38574    Landlord Complaint 23-4496

Moved in 106 Oak Street July 9th 2014. Landlord stated home had central heat /air & all home needed was a cleaning to be ready as prior tenant had moved out. There are major safety issues which are not repaired as of July 25th, 17 days after my sons & I occupied home. In good faith, we moved in with understanding repairs would be done in a timely manner. Repairs are major not minor . Condition of home is not safe & should not have been leased. Multiple, daily requests for ETA on when repairs will be made. To begin, No central AC. I would NOT have rented a 2000 + SQ foot home w/knowledge that the AC was not working. To date, it is not even hooked up. I asked what is reasonable time you believe I should wait. Response: I can't answer that. I do not have a stove. She offered a stove that was in storage. Was given access to view stove on 7.23. Pics avail. Stove had charred food, grease & hair. Was told I would receive different stove. 3 weeks of eating out because I do not have a stove and the fridge had mold in it. There were dead rats in kitchen & still have roaches. Exterminator came FINALLY to home but regardless, I do not want to unpack dishes knowing live roaches will be crawling on them. Toilet sits on plywood and shims. Smell is horrible. Was told someone fell thru & she would have it fixed. I am hoping the person will arrive this weekend to get it started. My view, is it should not have been rented if it was not going to be fixed w/7 days of occupation. There is a broken window that is a safety concern. The smoke alarms do not work. She said she replaced batteries 3 months ago however when someone came on 7/24 to fix it , was informed it was broken . Still no alarm. I had to purchase a small fridge because the fridge in the home had mold and due to the dead rats I did not feel it was safe to use. I was told to buy my own appliance if her fridge was not good enough. Unacceptable in my view that its liking pulling teeth to get the repairs done. Duct work is so dirty & smells as if there is mold under home. There was no disclosure about lead paint in the lease. Home built before 1900's. the paint is chipping everywhere. The tiles in home are up with tacks in some places. It should not be like pulling teeth to get things done. She has responsibility per our contract to make a place safe if she is going to take money to live here. Something as simple as cleaning 2 truckloads of stuff off the porch wasnt done until 7/24.