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I live in an apartment in brooksville. My apartment has been falling apart. My bathroom water leaks constantly, windows don’t lock, I have mold in the bathroom, toilet doesn’t flush, and there are bugs. I’ve asked my landlord to fix the situation multiple times and his answer is always “I’m not a plumber. Not my responsibility” and he ignores everything else. In November he texted me confirming he received my rent. 2 weeks later he filed to evict me saying he never got it. In December he refused to take payment from me. We went to court on Dec 21st..the judge ordered that I repay November and put December into the court account by the 27th at 4pm. And that rent had to be paid for January by the 1st. I did that. Right after that I got a text from my landlord saying “I appreciate you paying but either we come to a friendly agreement regarding new terms or I’m terminating your lease” I asked him what the new terms were and he said that he wants me to be 100% responsible for maintaining th
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If its an apartment - the LL cannot shift certain repairs to the tenant, as opposed to a SFH or duplex. This is spelled out in Fla. Stat. 83.51. As you are now in an eviction lawsuit, you will need to spend the money to hire a lawyer to defend that lawsuit and address those issues with the LL. This is not a DIY job as you already have done some damage with allowing the eviction lawsuit to get filed.
Answered on Jan 04th, 2023 at 1:53 PM
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