Is it my landlords responsibility to change the carpet. In February the maintanance guy flooded my apartment?

Question

and all they did was get the water out of the carpet and steam clean it, well now it smells really bad, and my apt smells like old. Would it do any good to call the city building inspector?

Answer 1

Call your LL back and explain the situation, tell them cleaning it did not help out at all. I'm sure he wouldn't want is property rotting out on him. Besides, carpeting is fairly cheap, compared to needing to redo the flooring entirely. If he waits too much longer, thats what he'll need to do, gut the place. I don't think he wants that.

Answer 2

Request an inspection from your landlord.  Point out the musty smell and see if the carpets will be replaced while you're still the tenant.  Take it from an investment standpoint - the longer the carpet rots, the more expensive the floor treatments and repairs will be when new carpets are installed.

Answer 3

It probably won't help to call the building inspector, because the apt is probably still "habitable."  Explain it to the landlord and let him know that you can't continue to live there if it isn't resolved.  Hopefully, they will agree and get it taken care of.  But as to the question, yes, it is your landlord's responsibility but not necessarily his requirement.

Answer 4

i think that it is the landlord because his maintenance guy flooded it so then the maintenance guy should pay for it but i think it's his problem

Answer 5

Your apartment maintenance crew did what most complexes would have done, but obviously, there is still a problem.  I would either call and complain, or - if you don't care if you offend management - send a certified letter to the apartment complex manager.  I tend to compromise and send a note with my rent check. That way, they can't say they didn't get it.

If your complex does not take care of the problem, I'd suggest contacting the company that owns the complex.   (Plus, you also need to take into account that the complex will have to get permission from their parent company to do the repairs. I'd make sure you get updates on the progress being made.  Accounting departments and management are well-known for dragging their feet.)  I'd go from there to a lawyer if they still do not handle it.  You have to give them a chance to fix the problem, then - if they don't - that's when you get professional help.

I don't think it would do much good to contact a city building inspector unless you know there are several dangerous building violations.  They are overworked and underpaid like we all are, and a problem that isn't significant usually isn't enough to get them to come out (at least, in my experience).   Dangerous violations are ones that can start a fire or other disastrous things.

I hope they do what they need to do to get this right for you. Nothing feels more helpless than having a problem someone else needs to take care of and they sit on their hands.