Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida

I rented and moved into a house on 4/28/14. On the initial walk through with the leasing agent I made notes of the backyard. It was clear that a window was shattered prior to move in and the glass was all in the bushes and yard. They said they would have their maintenance team to come out and clean it up. I husband cut his foot in the yard on glass on 5/4/14. As of 5/5/14 they have yet to do so nor had i heard from them. On that same day (5/5) the landlords lawn care people came out and began to mow. I got home and saw them and stopped them. However at this point they had already hit the areas of glass and now it is shattered all over the yard. I contacted the leasing office and again and filled a complaint because they have yet do anything all they said was they would call me back with a response. They never did.
I am trying to find out what are my rights as a tenant and what i can do about this situation. In my lease it states they have up to 48 hours to respond to "non-emergency" request. They failed to uphold that portion as well as their agreement to clean the yard. I have now requested that they re-sod the lawn as I do not know if they would be able to even find all of the glass at this point. I fear that if they do not my dogs, family, or myself will get cut on the glass (again).
What can i do about this situation?

Asked on 5/07/14, 8:19 am

Barry Stein De Cardenas, Freixas, Stein & Zachary

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You need to have your actual lease reviewed by an attorney. Impossible to answer your questions without seeing it.

Answered on 5/07/14, 8:38 am

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