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Is there a law for this?

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FFactory0x

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I live in a house with some guys at school and we pay alot for rent and the place hass central air. The place is 3 floors and the 1st/2nd floor share a unit and the 3rd has its own. Our aC has broke down about 5-6 tims this summer and these have benn in the past 2 months. The upstiars one broke 3-4 and the guy had to fix it. Is there a law about how many times something can break before they are required to replace it with a new unit.

I mean it wouldnt be a problem but the house is so damn big thats the thermostat reads 86-92F. Its insane to live in here especially with all the money we pay. I mean it would be different if it breaks 2-3 times but its been like 5-6 on each unit wheather it is capacitors blowing, the line frezzing up outside next to the unit or god knows what else
 
I can't believe you spelled "thermostat" correctly but couldn't handle "been", "has", etc....

Other than that, good luck.
 
Originally posted by: labgeek
http://www.tagaction.net/repairs.htm
Your landlord must also maintain anything (such as an air conditioner or a refrigerator) that was included when you rented your home or apartment, even if it is not covered by the Housing Code.
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BTW, that website is for a Tenants Action Group right there in Philadelphia
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Thanks. I mean in the living room and kitchen/ bar its not bad because there are lots of windows and crossventalation can happen but its the rooms such as mine and others where windows are just on one side and no air gets it. We also have those windows that you roll out not normal up and down ones. It sux
 
Originally posted by: Slvrtg277
I can't believe you spelled "thermostat" correctly but couldn't handle "been", "has", etc....

Other than that, good luck.
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Probably means he was typing fast and those were typos. I didn't even notice them.
 
PA (like most states) has the doctrine of implied warranty of habitability for residential renters. The statutes might not explicitly cover A/C units, but many states would imply a duty on the landlord to keep the A/C unit in repair. Usually you don't have any recourse if the landlord is responding to your maintenance requests and fixes the A/C every time. However, if the A/C unit is constantly breaking down, it might be worth talking to a legal aid place about. I wouldn't say it's a slam-dunk case in your favor but it's a valid complaint.
 
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