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West Virginia Letter from Tenant to Landlord about Landlord's failure to make repairs

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West Virginia
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WV-1012LT
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This Letter from Tenant to Landlord about Landlord's failure to make repairs form covers the subject matter described in the form's title for your State. This letter is written by a Tenant to Landlord requesting again that Landlord make repairs to leased premises that Tenant had previously requested. Tenant reserves the right to take legal action against Landlord including the right to sue for available relief.

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Tenants may also file a complaint with the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division if landlords fail to return damage deposits. Complaint forms may be obtained by calling the consumer protection hotline, toll-free, at 1-800-368-8808.

Uninhabitable conditions can include dangerous ones, such as holes in the floor, unsafe or exposed wiring, or non-working air conditioning in dangerously hot summer months. Gross infestations of roaches, fleas or other pests are also uninhabitable conditions.

If you think your landlord is violating the Fair Housing Act, you can get that landlord in trouble by filing a complaint at HUD.gov. Your remedy for breach of quiet enjoyment is to terminate the lease and move or sue in small claims court.

Your landlord has to keep your home in a good condition and do repairs if you need them. They can't make you leave your home just for asking for repairs to be done - your landlord has to follow a proper eviction process if they want you to leave.

If the problem is an emergency, (such as no heat in winter, or no water), your landlord must fix it immediately. This means within hours, or at most a day or two. For other repairs, you should give a reasonable time, such as 10-15 days, to make the repairs needed.

Tenants can all agree to withhold rent until the landlord makes repairs. A group of tenants can ask a judge to order the landlord to make repairs. If the landlord absolutely refuses to fix the bad conditions, tenants can ask a court to appoint a temporary landlord called a receiver in order to make repairs.

Uninhabitable conditions can include dangerous ones, such as holes in the floor, unsafe or exposed wiring, or non-working air conditioning in dangerously hot summer months. Gross infestations of roaches, fleas or other pests are also uninhabitable conditions.

Property Needs to Meet Local Health and Building Codes. Visible Mold. Pests. Changing Locks. Heat, Electric, Hot and Cold Water. Structural Integrity and Weather Protected. Regularly Discarding Trash. Damage Caused by the Tenant or Their Guests.

Calling state or local building or health inspectors. withholding the rent. repairing the problem, or having it repaired by a professional, and deducting the cost from your rent (called repair-and-deduct) moving out, or.

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West Virginia Letter from Tenant to Landlord about Landlord's failure to make repairs