Legal Question in Consumer Law in Pennsylvania

landlord

is it okay to withhold rent until a landlord fulfills repair obligations when it states in the lease they must do so within 15 days of being notified of the problem? This concerns leaking windows which have accumulated black mold in the plaster above the frames


Asked on 5/16/07, 12:15 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
John Jackson Law Office of John A. Jackson, P.C.

Re: landlord

There are ways to do this but you may want to get an attorney involved. I or another attorney that post here would be happy to discuss this with you. I do not know about the other attorneys but I would not charge you for an initial phone consultation.

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Answered on 5/17/07, 11:06 am
Charles A. Pascal, Jr. Law Office of Charles A. Pascal, Jr.

Re: landlord

You can withhold the rent, but you have to escrow it (open a bank account and continue to deposit the correct amount of rent into it), and notify the landlord that you are doing so.

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Answered on 5/19/07, 11:38 pm


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