Landlord's responsibilities?
I am living in a place that was unliveble. The carpets was very very old and very very dusty. I took out the carpet my self and there was a scraped wooden floor underneath. I scraped and shined it. I payed 500 bucks. My bathroom's tiles are all cracked up, when i asked my landlord to fix it, he put cement or i dont know what material which has become black during the years the toilet is a comercial toilet and the tube on it is really rusty, the floor is unleveled. the sink and cabinet in the bathroom are old and falling apart. i am planning to fix them myself since he. the floor in the kitchen is disgusting so i took it off and planning to put ceramic tiles, currently i left it to its wood of construction. fridge is old and spends a lot of electricity, sinks and its base are rusty, he wants me to buy new ones. cabinets are broken he wants me to buy new ones. Lease expired and now he wants to raise the rent after all i did. Any advise, what is he responsible for? what should i do
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You need to sue this slumlord. Even though the previous answer is correct in saying that there was no pre-existing agreement that you would be reembersed it sounds like your living conditions were bad enough where your landlord would be liable for most if not all of the work you've done. Check your state laws and go from there. I think a law suit is definitely called for here.
You don't mention where you live. State and local laws apply to landlord/tenant matters.
Generally, all of the tasks you've performed are the landlord's responsibility; however, with a reluctant landlord, the onus may be on you to demonstrate that they're needed, not just cosmetic. He's likely within his rights to raise the rent. Your voluntary improvements to the property don't necessarily entitle you to anything. For future improvements, before you invest the money and work, you might want to get an agreement with him that in return for the improvements, you get a credit on your rent.
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