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    Question Landlord Has Failed to Fix a Bathroom Leak

    My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: GA

    We moved in to a house 7/15/16. When we did the walk through there were a list of repairs they never got to prior to move in that were listed. Since move in we have had a leak in the bathroom which has now leaked for a month and a half. 3 repair people have come by but the leak has yet to be fixed. Carpet in the closet next to the leak has been completely saturated with water since day 1 and living room downstairs carpet gets wet every time the leak occurs. My landlord has never tried to correct the carpet situation (which we think probably has mold forming under the padding by now) and she has never attempted to fix any repair on the walk through list as of yet. Is there anything we can do? She is cheap and doesn't want to spend the money but there should be no reason why she can not repair what was promised by herself and her representative. My lease does not state this is an "as is" property. Can I just fix the issues and subtract it from the rent or do I need to go to court?

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    Default Re: Landlord Has Failed to Fix a Bathroom Leak

    Review the Repair and Maintenance section of the attached that discusses your options in the state of Georgia:

    https://www.dca.ga.gov/housing/housi...t_Handbook.pdf

    Gail

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    Default Re: Landlord Has Failed to Fix a Bathroom Leak

    Thank you so much.

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    Default Re: Landlord Has Failed to Fix a Bathroom Leak

    Georgia's "repair and deduct" remedy is limited to conditions that threaten health and safety, and it's not immediately apparent that the leak qualifies. Another possible remedy is to sue the landlord for a rent abatement.

    If three repair persons have come by to try to repair the leak and all have failed, what is it that makes the leak so difficult to repair?

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