Why I’m so hot.
My rent is $895 a month. I pay this premium for my “luxury” apartment in Northern Milwaukee. Although I realize that for the space and the amenities, the price is quite reasonable by, say, East Coast standards, for my low-rent sensibilities, it would seem that I pay this perceptually exorbitant amount for certain considerations. One of these considerations is central air conditioning.
Now, I am fully aware that central air is far from a necessity. I have lived without it for most of my life. I am also aware that I am currently a “tenant at will” according to the law and therefore am subject to some degree of ignorance on the part of my landlords, only compounded by my tendency to pay my rent late. But, isn’t my central air part of the rent?
Considering also the fact that Most-Honoured Girlfriend and I have just looked at a lovely apartment closer to everything we might want that lacks *only* central air conditioning and I was apprehensive despite it being $250 less a month and its location *downtown* simply because I so value that amenity. I may not be an ideal tenant, but I’m far from horrible. I want my central air, and if I do not get it…well, I was probably moving out anyway.
My point, after all this railing, is this: In light of my tardiness with the rent payments and my current unsigned lease status, am I in danger of eviction if I complain about the A/C breaking for the second June in a row? Comments welcomed.
I say, complain about it. We had to do the same thing for our dryer, which didn’t work for the first several months in our apartment. TrebL/X wonders if you get free water. If you do, he has a Rube Goldberg solution to your hot-weather woes.
Comment by Tazja — 6/8/2004 @ 12:36 pm
I do get free water, but I think the AC will be back on in a day or two. MHG called the landladies today, because I was too much of a pussy.
Comment by steelbuddha — 6/8/2004 @ 12:56 pm
I’m sure they have no desire to evict you. Since they are already lazy with regard to A/C repairs, I’m guessing they don’t want to undertake the process of eviction unless absolutely necessary. So, bitch away =)
Comment by Bjorn — 6/8/2004 @ 1:33 pm
And they’d have to be nuts to just piss away almost $900 a month because they’re lazy like a digicam.
Comment by Tazja — 6/8/2004 @ 1:35 pm
News in the apartment from my houseguest is that a valve has been replaced and the frion recharged. Their maintenance personnel is certainly on the ball, though I’m still confused as to why it needed fixing two years running.
Comment by steelbuddha — 6/8/2004 @ 3:50 pm
Well, they *did* add frion and they *did* replace a valve. But they *didn’t* fix the fan, which isn’t blowing the cold air into the apartment. A second call has been made. Landladies! (I use the term “ladies” loosely) Are you ready for a challenge?!?!?!!?!?
Comment by MHG — 6/8/2004 @ 11:16 pm
I would be very, very afraid if I were the landladies. SB’s MHG is like all three (current) Charlie’s Angels rolled into one . Except with better hair. And better taste in music.
Rock On.
Comment by Tazja — 6/9/2004 @ 12:26 pm