Rental Condition…

By Tenant

I rented this place with just pictures from internet. When i got to this home and opened the door the smell almost nocked me over,then i notice Rat Droping under sink area and draws. In the diningroom was bear wiring hanging out of the wall. the carpet in one of the bedrooms was stained and didn’t reach the walls and there were no baseboards to cover up where carpet didn’t reach. I opened up the door that went out from the dining room into shed,then the door wouldn’t reclose,and in this shop the wire just hang loose. The drains drained so slow that when running the water to clear spider down drain it just set in tub,and the torlet you had to flush twice to get torlet clean. the stove was so dirty no one would want to use it. Then I notice fles on me. The woodburning stove was so full of ashes you couldn’t get anymore in it. The kitchen cubburts had no top on them to keeps bugs or what ever out,and from looking on top of the refiguature you knew there were lots of bugs. I took lot of pictures.

Anyway i called her the next day of seeing the place that I couldn’t except the place. She said I signed an month to month and I was l would have to take tha place for the ist month. Then i ask for my deposit back because I didn’t move in. She says that she has 31days to give my deposit after the 30 days, thats Oregon law.

I belive the home was not liveable,so should she get away with this? What are my options?

Edited on: Sunday, May 1st, 2011 9:11 am

2 Responses to “Rental Condition…”

My response: (We welcome stories, examples, explanations, answers and a touch of your personality)
 

anonymous

December 16th, 2009 12:55 pm

There’s a big difference between rentals that are not liveable versus unacceptable. Based on what you mentioned above it sounds more like the rental unit was unacceptable, but not necessarily un-livable.

Could you live there? Yes.
Would you die if you moved in? No.
Would there be any real major heath concerns? No.

So, the place is gross and disgusting but still livable. This comes into play with the “Buyer Beware” condition. Before signing anything, make sure you know what you’re getting. I’m just glad you didn’t sign a one year contract, then you’d really be stuck.

If the landlord misrepresented the rental, then I would suggest filing a complaint with the RPA. They might be able to get your deposit back for you.


anonymous

December 16th, 2009 12:58 pm

Also, I was going to mention that in the future if you ever need to rent a property again without first looking at it, you should at least attach an addendum that states you have the right to view the property before accepting the property. You can word it however you want. The lease addendum forms are provided for free on this site. I use them all the time. Just an FYI. There are still ways to protect yourself.


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