My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Texas
Hello, my roommate and I have moved into a new apt. but in the same apt. complex. We have found that the apartment has had some issues with it that our old one did not have. These include
-our A/C clicks unusually loud upon turning on and off.
-supposed leakage of A/C air through windows and door (our electricity bill was double from our old apt. although we are on the second floor this time)
-AC does not cool rooms properly (except living room). So I have had to sleep in the living room.
The bigger problem is our AC clicking. It wakes us up through the night. I have had bad sleep issues before all this and because of the AC my problem has gotten so bad that I am now in need, and have scheduled, a sleep study. We have been requesting maintenance on our problem for more than a month now. The first and second time we notified them they did not arrive until 3 weeks later. We have been complaining about these issues for a long time but they seem to be beating around the bush about fixing anything. Maintenance has come a few times but each time they never get the job done and the problem persists. They also told us that they would send a professional to fix our problems but this is not happening either.
My question is, how should I go about resolving my issue? I have seen that a "repair and deduct" may be an option but I am still unaware about the details of how to carry this out. I have not gotten anything in writing with my requests to fix the problems (other than emails sent through their website but this does not show what our complaint was). Would it be a good idea to write a statement summarizing what has happened these past weeks, ask them to sign it, and explain to them that I do plan to do a "repair and deduct" if the problem is not fixed within x amount of days?
I really appreciate any advice you guys can give on this matter.

