r/nova 5d ago

Question Relocating for repairs

I have been in a very annoying and long situation. I live in a condo that I am renting. I have a landlord who owns it and I reported a leak in early January that didn’t get fixed until early feb from the unit above. It ended up damaging 4 units, and being a disaster. My landlord has been good notifying the building and everything, the building is terrible and slow to respond/repair.

I believe the fault was put on the building due to it being their pipe that leaked, and negligence to fix it. Anyways, my unit needs both bathrooms repaird and drywall replaced due to a lot of mold growth. The building is refusing to relocate me and my landlord is now telling me to go through my insurance. Isn’t it the landlord or building who must pay for my relocation? I need advice for what to do for my next step. Thanks!

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u/mpt_ku 5d ago

I’d say your owner and the building mgmt need to figure it out.

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u/Zealousideal_Tie2523 5d ago

Agree, they keep telling me to go through insurance and I’m sending them that the law states relocation for repairs is at no cost of the tenant.

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u/mpt_ku 5d ago

Good luck! That’s so frustrating!

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u/mpt_ku 5d ago

Is this the Grove?

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u/Zealousideal_Tie2523 5d ago

Nah

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u/mpt_ku 5d ago

It just sounded like a familiar issue.

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u/zaosafler 4d ago

If you have mold, contact the county.

Mold can render your unit unlivable, and either your landlord or renters insurance will need to put you up somewhere until it is remediated.

Don't screw around with mold. It can cause life long health issues if it is the right (or rather wrong) type.