Apartment Not Habitable on Move-In Date
Hello,
Need some advise on the issue. My landlord, gave me a move in date of x and when i went in to sign the lease/check the apartment and collect the keys, the apartment was not in a habitable condition (there was a water leak from the plumbing part) . I pointed it out to the resident support staff that there is a issue. He spoke to the manager and said that they will fix the issue and let us move in after three days.
Since i had planned to move that day, the movers came in and demanded that they had to be paid even though i could not move..
1. Can I force the landlord to pay for it??
2. What can i do about the inconvenience caused by this delay in moving in?? (my phone /services etc at my place has been cancelled and been asked to change over to the new place).
3. I had paid a security deposit for the place. Can i ask the manager to add to the lease that the issue will not recur and that they will fix it within a specified period of time??
a. if the landlord is not willing to add it to the lease, can i ask them to refund my deposit and not move into the place??
Can experts please advise ??
Thanks
Woodmd