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I moved into a house from From a mega rental. All the windows were open when we did The inspection. Had a massive chemical smell after we closed it up. Comp

I moved into a house from From a mega rental. All the windows were open when we did The inspection. Had a massive chemical smell after we closed it up. Company kept making excuses about smell. Well in 3 months family suffered a whole series of strokes and other issues. Eventually found a gas leak. It didn’t have the rotten egg smell so took awhile to figure out. Plus we just were gone mentally. Doctors wouldn’t fill paperwork saying that high levels of toxic gas caused medical issues, so lawyers wouldn’t take the case.

baby 4y ago
Why didn’t you just leave and stop paying rent?
- actionfromafar 4y ago
  Maybe it was in winter, alleyways are kind of cold to sleep in that time of year.
  - baby 4y ago
    You can find another rent
- treeman79 4y ago
  We eventually did.
- UncleMeat 4y ago
  This is often hard. Even if you find a new place and move, your landlord will come after you for the remaining rent on the lease. If you don't succeed, you'll have a ding on your credit report that makes it harder to get a home loan and may make it nearly impossible to find places to rent.
  - treeman79 4y ago
    Yep. Basically couldn’t move again for 3 years because we broke lease. Eventually went on an online campaign telling my tail. Company contacted me. They Agreed to remove negative remarks. And send me my deposit. They tried to get me to sign paper work saying I couldn’t talk about. I refused. They still sent sent Money and removed neg marks. Its not justice, but at least I can get housing again.
    - baby 4y ago
      Damn. I never tried that in the US so I assume it would be fine, but I guess that infamous credit score system really is preventing you from doing that. When I was in England I just stopped paying my rent when I had issues with my landlord and they just fixed the issues. In France it’s also pretty common to not pay the last month when you want to leave so they’re forced to use the deposit for that. Unfortunately a lot of landlords are quite shitty and that’s a good way to deal with them.
moneywoes 4y ago
Name and location? If you’re comfortable could you email me more details
- treeman79 4y ago
  Nullserver gmail Georgia
sizzle 4y ago
What kind of toxic gas leaks into households that can’t be detected by smell? Radon?
- treeman79 4y ago
  Natural gas. Some sort of butane. Leak was in attic. Growing up gas had a rotten egg smell. So we didn’t realize. Also when we called they kept insisting it was the carpet, the floors, the paint. They would come out and say nothing was wrong and that smell would go away. There was also a carbon monoxide leak that the dector was going off on. That was what make us stupid as shit while dealing with it.
- milkytron 4y ago
  Natural gas is odorless. It only smells when a odor agent is added to it.

baby 4y ago

Why didn’t you just leave and stop paying rent?

actionfromafar 4y ago
Maybe it was in winter, alleyways are kind of cold to sleep in that time of year.
- baby 4y ago
  You can find another rent
treeman79 4y ago
We eventually did.
UncleMeat 4y ago
This is often hard. Even if you find a new place and move, your landlord will come after you for the remaining rent on the lease. If you don't succeed, you'll have a ding on your credit report that makes it harder to get a home loan and may make it nearly impossible to find places to rent.
- treeman79 4y ago
  Yep. Basically couldn’t move again for 3 years because we broke lease. Eventually went on an online campaign telling my tail. Company contacted me. They Agreed to remove negative remarks. And send me my deposit. They tried to get me to sign paper work saying I couldn’t talk about. I refused. They still sent sent Money and removed neg marks. Its not justice, but at least I can get housing again.
  - baby 4y ago
    Damn. I never tried that in the US so I assume it would be fine, but I guess that infamous credit score system really is preventing you from doing that. When I was in England I just stopped paying my rent when I had issues with my landlord and they just fixed the issues. In France it’s also pretty common to not pay the last month when you want to leave so they’re forced to use the deposit for that. Unfortunately a lot of landlords are quite shitty and that’s a good way to deal with them.

moneywoes 4y ago

Name and location? If you’re comfortable could you email me more details

treeman79 4y ago
Nullserver gmail Georgia

sizzle 4y ago

What kind of toxic gas leaks into households that can’t be detected by smell? Radon?

treeman79 4y ago
Natural gas. Some sort of butane. Leak was in attic. Growing up gas had a rotten egg smell. So we didn’t realize. Also when we called they kept insisting it was the carpet, the floors, the paint. They would come out and say nothing was wrong and that smell would go away. There was also a carbon monoxide leak that the dector was going off on. That was what make us stupid as shit while dealing with it.
milkytron 4y ago
Natural gas is odorless. It only smells when a odor agent is added to it.