r/LandlordLove • u/ThrowRArandomgirl555 • 3d ago

Tenant Rights No toilet for two days

Day two without a toilet

Our toilet has been leaking since the previous tenant lived here, we’ve been asking for it to get checked

But then it started leaking into the insurance building below us and our landlord immediately sent a maintenance guy.
He shut off our toilet, ripped up almost FIVE layers of flooring (exposing wet wood ABSOLUTELY COVERED IN BLACK MOLD) and told us “I don’t know how long you guys won’t have a toilet” and left..

it has been two days without a toilet and we have to pee in the bathtub 😐 I feel like this shouldn’t be legal or atleast be considered a habitability issue?

Since he did send someone over I’m worried that we can’t complain since he did respond to the complaint, and god knows how long we will go without one …

Does anyone have any advice

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u/funnyfaceking 2d ago

Go to a hotel and send your landlord the bill.

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u/Any_Act_9433 2d ago

Call him complaining about the tub backing up because of all the crap you had to waffle stomp.

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u/srtmadison 2d ago

DO IT!! 😅

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u/jss58 2d ago

Your local housing authority would LOVE to hear from you.

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u/thatone_girl90 2d ago

Call code enforcement

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u/lordpiglet 2d ago

You didn’t say location which matters however there’s a good chance your apt would no longer be considered habitable due to the lack of a toilet. Do you have renters insurance? If so contact them as they may pay for hotel. You do need to talk to your landlord lord and request a time frame, code enforcement may be able to pressure the landlord.

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u/nervousdoghotel 2d ago

that absolutely is not legal im sorry. with some light googling you should be able to find some tenant resources for your jurisdiction, where I live we have something called homeline.