Is it illegal or unsafe living conditions?

Question

I've only lived in this apartment with my husband for a little over two months and he has lived here for almost 5 months. Our lease is up next month.

Okay, last month the air conditioner went out. It was extremely old and just completely gave out.

Well, tonight, our power went out for a few seconds and when it came back on, our air conditioner didn't. Our fuse box is ancient [it doesn't even have switches] so, we have no idea how to check to see if a fuse is blown. It's over 90 degrees outside and it's going to heat up fast in here. Our landlord has no emergency contact number and the last time we had an ac problem, it took them 4 days to respond. I live in Georgia, so it's usually over 90 degrees here in the summer.

Is this considered unsafe living conditions and can we do anything about it?

Answer 1

kinda, people are dying from the heat. You may want to look over your contract and look weather or not what they say is provided-really is or not.  

Answer 2

No.  AC doesn't usually fall under the parameters of you question (I see what you are getting at)... HEAT however usually does.  Sorry.  Sounds like you have an old school fuse box, which (ideally) should be labled.

Unscrew the round fuse, and it will have a strip of metal... kinda like a thick light bulb.  If that metal is burned out, you need a new fuse.

Good luck.  Suck it up till tomorrow... Fay will be there to cool things off!! LOL.

Answer 3

unsafe living conditions my ****, get a fan and stop bitching about it

Answer 4

  Look at all the fuses with a flashlight.  There is a thin metal strip across the top of the fuse, if the fuse is burnt out then the strip melts in the middle.  When you replace a fuse it should be the same size as the one that burnt out.  Look at all the fuses and you will see the difference.

Answer 5

talk to your land lord first..ask him / her to make some repairs.

Answer 6

move

Answer 7

It is not unsafe living conditions, but you have options depending on what you want to do.

Since the landlord provided the air-conditioner they are required to fix it if it is broken, or replace it if necessary.

If, you can reasonably (objectively) say that the lack of repair has interfered with your quiet enjoyment of the property you might have a constructive eviction claim, and you can get out of paying that last months rent, but good luck getting any security deposit back.

Also, fuse boxes don't have switches, circuit breakers do. You might have been looking at the wrong thing.  

Answer 8

You need to refer to your state's specific legal guidelines regarding tenant/landlord obligations and liabilities.

I would recommend going to the state of Georgia website and finding the info there.

Answer 9

Lack of air conditioning is uncomfortable, but it isn't unsafe.Think about it - people lived for centuries without air conditioning.

Buy a fan, or rent a hotel room, or just stay out of the apartment as much as you can until the a/c is fixed.

When your lease is up - find a place that has a better reputation.