What can I do if my apartment hot water boiler makes loud noises all day and night but management won’t do anything?
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What can I do if my apartment hot water boiler makes loud noises all day and night but management won’t do anything?
Can Isue them for psychcological distress? I am unable to sleep all night. I miss my college and work a couple of times. My family members are suffering this stress also.
Asked on January 17, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Tennessee
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If your apartment's hot water boiler is making loud noises at all times of the day, it might have some problem with it needing repairs. Even though the property manager refuses to do anything about the hot water boiler, I would call and write him or her one more time stating the need to inspect the item by a certain date and if not done, you will have a third party come out and you will bill the landlord for the service.
Keep a copy of the letter for future need. If you do not get the response you want, I would then have a person come and look at the hot water to see what the issue is with the noise and the possibility of quieting it down.
As to suing for psychological distress, you unfortunately do not have a case for this against the property manager or the landlord from what you have written.
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