I hate to say this seeing what the OP is going through: But this seems largely their responsibility. While the landlord, in theory, should provide these baseline services of cleaning and repair, sometimes you got to take matters with your hands.
I have been in this situation before and there were either one of these two solutions: Fix things yourself if you can't afford a new place; or find a new place and make sure things are fixed. I prefer finding a new place but sometimes you can't afford that and need to take matters with your hands.
Where should I start?
> It took us over 9 months of emails and complaints to the landlords to finally get the doorbell replaced.
Replace the doorbell yourself. Should be easier than the endless contact with your landlord. Should be fixed in 1-2 days. Return the old doorbell when you are leaving the property.
> We ran home, but by the time we got there the box was gone.
I'm not really sure. But if I got a package stolen, I'll probably stop ordering delivery. I thought delivery is mostly useful for those living in suburbs but if you are in the city, just walk to the nearest store? And that would help preserve the community too, right?
> the gold rush mentality of the tech industry, which is mostly a lie.
Which sounds like the OP profile? https://trentlapinski.com/
If you think it's B.S. don't do it for the sake of money or fitting in. It'll just make you miserable.
Let's look at the photos:
> https://techpost.io/uploads/mold-document-4.jpg
This is "inside" the house. It'll take months for such a mold to develop. They probably have a problem with water but hell sure they have a problem with cleaning. Mold is easy to remove from my experience. Just clean the damn thing.
Tip: Paint is cheap. Buy a bucket and paint it yourself.
> https://imgur.com/a/VCFLDxz
I might be wrong here but this dust looks like it built up over a very long period. Looks like the guy and his girlfriend don't clean up?
> https://techpost.io/uploads/mold-document-2.jpg
Jesus. Did it ever come up to your mind that this doesn't look healthy? If you didn't see it, do you ever change your bed sheets?
You are paying $3500/month. The repairs could have been done by you in the weekend or the end of the day. Probably costing you less than $1000 for a one year value worth until new repairs.
Here is a tip: If your landlord is non-cooperative, tell him you are fixing it yourself but will invoice him later. He might/might not accept that but at least you get it fixed.
tl;dr: Time to grow up?
