1 00:00:03,65 --> 00:00:08,16 Good morning thank you for tuning in to this month's installment of ask Moses My 2 00:00:08,17 --> 00:00:13,47 name is Moses whiles and I'm the city is never to leave and join is all we got my 3 00:00:13,48 --> 00:00:19,20 colleague Steve Croes How do you specialise Today segment of today's installment 4 00:00:19,21 --> 00:00:24,08 we're going to talk about property maintenance and repair request if you're 5 00:00:24,09 --> 00:00:27,73 governed by the city's property maintenance code and the city's new gotten 6 00:00:27,74 --> 00:00:31,23 a lot thank you mouth 7 00:00:31,24 --> 00:00:35,18 a corner not me but now I'd like to act 8 00:00:35,19 --> 00:00:41,67 a few quid in that record thing common thing there of record on the lower might go 9 00:00:41,68 --> 00:00:47,39 but not working out what should I do it is recommended that you provide you learn 10 00:00:47,40 --> 00:00:53,19 a lot with the written notice of this issue with your story I came home and I now 11 00:00:53,20 --> 00:00:59,40 get in my unit what can I go for the first thing you should do is to contact TEPCO 12 00:00:59,41 --> 00:01:05,05 are watching gas to have your whichever you two companies keep is your gas provider 13 00:01:05,56 --> 00:01:10,42 you should do it the landlord also know of the issue with the. I am 14 00:01:10,44 --> 00:01:15,64 a landlord and the county has informed me that their interaction Gadgil at my 15 00:01:15,66 --> 00:01:21,53 property and that the week what do I need to do you need to get your chain is forty 16 00:01:21,53 --> 00:01:28,23 dollars written notice of the pending inspection my ten children are harking 17 00:01:28,24 --> 00:01:35,09 around which resulted in a hole in the living wall what can I do as 18 00:01:35,10 --> 00:01:40,21 a lier lot you may charge the change for the damages resulting from the kids 19 00:01:40,22 --> 00:01:46,41 playing around and you can hear. My landlord has not responded to my requests to 20 00:01:46,42 --> 00:01:52,59 fix my range and broken window one of my options only to city called landlord has 21 00:01:52,60 --> 00:01:57,90 seven days to basically respond to repair requests it is seven days 22 00:01:57,91 --> 00:02:03,14 a pay as you may contact the county code enforcement office by dialing two four 23 00:02:03,15 --> 00:02:08,64 zero seven seven seven zero three one one I have 24 00:02:08,65 --> 00:02:14,50 a bed bug in my unit. What do I need to go to bed bugs are fairly common issues you 25 00:02:14,51 --> 00:02:18,08 need to grow again like a man Lord know about the big bucks give 26 00:02:18,09 --> 00:02:24,48 a written notice to the landlord my tenant informed me they have bed bugs you 27 00:02:25,16 --> 00:02:30,90 cannot require them to pay for the repair or extermination the quick answer is No 28 00:02:30,90 --> 00:02:34,45 you may not would require the Chinese to pay for this this is definitely 29 00:02:34,46 --> 00:02:41,27 a landlord responsibility obviously even though this vacate from my tenant they 30 00:02:41,28 --> 00:02:47,87 kind of keys and on time however they trashed the unit one of my options but you 31 00:02:47,88 --> 00:02:48,54 may compile 32 00:02:48,55 --> 00:02:54,19 a list of the damages that the tenets left in the unit and you would have to 33 00:02:54,20 --> 00:02:58,22 include at least two damages as well as documentation that you paid for 34 00:02:58,23 --> 00:03:04,72 a list of damages in forty five days after the tuna baking I'm also looking to run 35 00:03:04,73 --> 00:03:07,87 a unit but it's not clean should accept 36 00:03:07,88 --> 00:03:14,26 a key and be able to it later I really want to move in there you know we would 37 00:03:14,27 --> 00:03:15,61 recommend that you prepare 38 00:03:15,62 --> 00:03:22,35 a list of the issues and give them to the landlord Prachi moving into the Q 39 00:03:22,78 --> 00:03:27,57 I moved out my landlord I moved out and my language coming out of that deal care 40 00:03:27,58 --> 00:03:33,97 that I think. I damaged that girl I am in your name one of my guys 41 00:03:34,90 --> 00:03:41,18 Well you may certainly. You are do your your security deposit plus applicable 42 00:03:41,19 --> 00:03:46,93 interest minus any damages to the to you as I stated early early the landlord is to 43 00:03:46,94 --> 00:03:47,31 give you 44 00:03:47,32 --> 00:03:52,07 a list of those damages as well as documentation that the damages have been repaired 45 00:03:52,08 --> 00:03:58,62 within forty five days after you dated Thank you. In all of these this is if you 46 00:03:58,63 --> 00:04:04,45 like to contact city staff as it relates to I mean it's request please be free to 47 00:04:04,46 --> 00:04:10,69 give us a call at three zero one eight nine one seven one one nine or Sumit 48 00:04:10,73 --> 00:04:13,15 a request using the him watch 49 00:04:13,16 --> 00:04:18,00 a K P K At which Jean is holding up at this. Point 50 00:04:21,88 --> 00:04:28,44 and young elegant Nov mean correction in Tacoma. The Sunni in unique 51 00:04:28,80 --> 00:04:35,38 in that it gives Canada the right to enter the building of rank or. Account of the 52 00:04:36,08 --> 00:04:41,09 wealthy or you explain what can mean well as you noted Jean the city does have 53 00:04:41,10 --> 00:04:45,77 a law that goes permitted candidates for office to enter city rental properties 54 00:04:46,36 --> 00:04:46,87 tenants have 55 00:04:46,88 --> 00:04:52,93 a right eye over those with those who do not wish to be contacted to post 56 00:04:52,94 --> 00:04:58,16 a notice that they may get from the city requesting the candidates not not on their 57 00:04:58,47 --> 00:05:05,32 do not go candidates have the right can simply not come I go and recount 58 00:05:05,33 --> 00:05:11,01 my building even if I don't know but as I as I indicated you may secure 59 00:05:11,05 --> 00:05:16,24 a notice from the city that you may put on your do that we direct Kerry's not to 60 00:05:16,25 --> 00:05:23,20 knock with the end of the OK OK we'll get this discussion has been helpful to you 61 00:05:23,24 --> 00:05:27,77 if you have any questions comments or concerns please type them in the comments 62 00:05:27,78 --> 00:05:32,09 section or email them to housing at to come apart in D. 63 00:05:32,45 --> 00:05:37,74 Got good please tune into next month's edition of best Mozes where we will discuss 64 00:05:37,74 --> 00:05:41,42 rate increases and fees have a thankful November.