Good morning fellow expats!!
Does anyone have any idea how much of the rent can be reduced until the landlord has repaired a major issue in the property??
We are renting a place (since August 2017) in a brand new complex and are the first tenants. Just before we moved in we were notified by the landlord that we may possibly not be able to move in on agreed date as there was a water leakage somewhere and that needed to be repaired. Repairs were made and we could move in on the date agreed upon however we were not requested to pay the fist rent due to drying machines everywhere. A few months later, we noticed that the walls in the bathroom, bedroom and toilet were all damp. The landlord sent in workmen who covered everting in plastic, and started to break open the walls in said rooms and fixed the problem. The whole apartment was covered in dust and even tho the workers cleaned, dust kept settling for quite a while. Now, yet again a few months later the wet walls reappear. Now however, we have a new born baby and I am not happy about all this work that is bound to take place not to mention all the dust in the air..
Any idea if the landlord is obliged to accommodate us elsewhere until the problem is sorted (although it doesn't seem to me that they even know where the problem lies) or are we entitles to reduce the rent - if so by how much??
This is very distressing and I am hoping someone out there may have some great advise for us!!!
Thanks a million for all your tips!