So how do you get your landlord to fix that?  Well, one of the first things that you are going to want to do is be polite and just tell them that your heat is not working.  You want to make sure that you are friendly but stern, as you do not want to be taken advantage of.

If your landlord persists that, that is the way the apartment is, that is when you play a little hardball and get yourself online to do some research.  Every single state has laws and if you are anything like me, you know those laws and your rights as a tenant.

If you leave your apartment in better shape than it was when you moved in, you greatly increase your chances of getting good references and recommendations from the landlord, which can be of enormous help when you rent your next space.

As well, sometimes you need to “kill them with kindness,” as it were. I am in a position right now where, having just moved in, the landlord and I have not exactly hit it off yet. He is something of a control freak and seems inclined to look down on and condescend to my fiance and I because we are young women. The apartment was a veritable mess when we moved in, and while in such cases, you sometimes want to be spiteful and leave it in the same condition, I am already planning to make sure it is sparkling, just so I can get in one last jab.

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