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Landlord Problems
My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Indiana
I moved into a house in Indiana with a year lease. Although the lease states that I move in the property in "AS IS" condition, we did have a verbal agreement as well that he would make the repairs that were necessary. He stalled for a long time. I continued to bug him. Then he asked me to find someone to give him estimates on the oven that didnt work, and the upstairs bathroom sink that didnt work also. I got someone, and he agreed to have the oven fixed. 5 months after I moved in. The upstairs bathroom sink needs new pipes, and I assume it is expensive, so he hasnt fixed it, or even bothered to address it with me. I have been in the house 8 months and the lease is for a year. I dont want to give him one more cent of rent. I have paid him religously every month, and he doesnt even bother to respond to emails, which I can see that he opens. What are my options???
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Re: Landlord Problems
If your written lease states that the rental is "as is" and you've no evidence of a verbal agreement (answers to e-mails and such), you've little recourse.
You might consider contacting your county's community mediator (this may be called something else where you are, it is dispute resolution through the courts, but with a mediator rather than a judge or magistrate).