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That's why you have a lease. It should outline the manager's responsibilities re: maintenance. Your options for recourse are numerous, from filing a lawsuit to not renewing your rent and moving on.
Yes, your options for recourse are numerous and likely to cause YOU significant pain. Why should my option be "Sue or pay thousands of dollars to move" if the landlord just elects not to fix something?
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#252How is this different than propertysolutions.com?
That's a good question. I don't know myself. Do you have other competitors in this space?
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#253Oh and BTW, I would NEVER rent a building from DanBlake. He's the type of person who gives the industry a black eye, as well as ensuring that the indutry stays at least 10 years behind the tech curve.
That is all.
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Banks charge 1-2% as a credit card fee, but no fees for using checks. In my building, they pass the fee along to me (the tenant), so it's in my best interest to pay by check.
You've gone straight from "why the hell are people still using cash/check to pay bills in this day and age?" to "it's in my best interest to pay by check", via the assumption that the only alternative is credit card. Why not, say, just log into your online banking and arrange an electronic transfer to the landlord's account on a set day of each month? I think this was parent poster's point - that in some countries (e…