Hello all!
Sorry for the long story- I just moved here a few months ago and am having a difficult time with housing! I would really appreciate any advice about even who to turn to.
I am currently looking to end my lease and move to a new place because two months ago a pipe burst in the walls from upstairs and flooded my apartment with sewage (it was from the upstairs neighbor's toilet ) for 3 days. I was left responsible for mopping the place for 2-3 hours every day during those 3 days. The owner said the pipe was "fixed" but I believe that it is not because now our utility room always has a wet floor and the walls are turning black with mold and the drywall is starting to fall from the ceiling. Our utility room shares a wall with our kitchen and the water is coming in on our kitchen wall as well and growing mold across the plaster and on the tiles on the ground where the water is seeping in slowly. I have asthma and am allergic to mold and have been experiencing a lot of medical problems since moving in.
Could you help me advise me or point me to someone who can help with two things? One- can I break this lease if I have messages to the owner on Nov 23rd asking to fix the wall in the kitchen that was growing and now is moldy and she has done nothing to fix it since then? The utility room is also ours and completely falling apart with black mold from the water.
Second, how do I find out if our lease was registered? We never received any notice.
Thank you in advance for any help you can offer!