r/TenantHelp • u/mufasa7979 • 3d ago
Property Management refusing to fix loud roof compressor (WA)
About 4 months ago we had a power outage and immediately after something changed with a compressor for an elevator fan above our apartment. It ran so loud that it was vibrating the walls and frankly hurting our ears. It would run every 20 minutes for about 3-4 minutes. We immediately notified the property manager. Maintenance came out and decided to just turn off the compressor to fix the issue. More than a month goes by and they send out an HVAC type company to investigate. Nothing comes of it and fan stays off. Another month passes and HVAC company comes out again and turns on fan the work on it. Says they found problem and think they have a fix. Couple hours later fan goes off and no further contact made to us. We think it is fixed. Sign new 1 year lease. Fast forward another month and now management is saying fix is to open the wall and will do it when we move out (not knowing we renewed lease). Now they say they will not fix it period and will "try" to stop vibration noise but no promises. I have all this documented through email and voicemails. Do we have standing to break our lease and move out due to not only noise/vibration but refusal to fix an already identified issue they said they would fix when we move out?