I hope it works out for you and they do what is right. Update if you can! This always intrigues me because if you read the handbook, the tenants have a lot of rights. It confuses me that people describe complete unlivable situations but act like there is nothing to do. How would I convince a judge that it's reasonable for me to leave my tenants without heat in the winter?

I see it as, if I was paying to live in on a property and neglect was costing me additional out of pocket cost, I should document it and discuss rebating these costs with the landlord. If they give me any shit or ignore me, right to small claims court. I haven't needed to go for this situation but I'd love to see how this wouldn't go in favor of the tenant. (Maybe the court system is corrupt)

The main issue you can see in the handbook is that if a landlord violates these rights, tenant basically is able to leave. There are clearly costs to moving. Landlords should be responsible in those cases where they couldn't hold up their end of the deal and provide livable housing. There should be time limits on when critical amenities are expected to be fixed so tenants aren't left hanging. This is what I think most of those tenant rallies should be focusing on if they aren't. They highlight questionable things like past eviction shielding and no application costs.

This is clearly laid out in the landlord tenant handbook.

https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/districtcourt/PDF/Handbook.pdf

Section 5.D basically describes your situation exactly and what you should do.

I'd send them a letter telling them the heating situation and tell them you want to deduct the extra energy costs from the rent. Even state you'll need to purchase a new unit as you need more rooms heated. Show your utilities increase, document everything. If everything is reasonable, how is your landlord supposed to hold up in court why he didn't fix your heating in the winter?

I'm paranoid as a landlord, I fix everything same week if not same day. I always give a copy of the employee handbook as many don't even realize they have a lot of power. It's supposed to be a favorable agreement between two parties and we both have a responsibility to each other.

Yeah you're right! I took a look on google maps to see the building and mistook the lifespan tarp as an empty building.

I agree with you. There isn't much that can open in that spot that would be better. There is already a strip mall next door with open vacancies. I hope the entrance is on Dryden Ln too so it ensures that no traffic builds up.

Right now, that building looks abandoned and is just a box. If anything will move there and make it seem less run down the better.

The post screams of petty and it's really setting off a hot goss alert. Hope someone knows something. Moving to the storefront right next door too, hope it's to try to shove their success in the face of their enemy.

A lot of factors keep it from ever changing but I think it's just boils down to consumerism. Basically the same human psychology we play here with the 4.99 vs 5 dollars and not including sales tax in prices of stuff. Whatever way you can give a consumer a lower price before check out is ideal. It's not surprising America adopted this.

That steak isn't 18 dollars it comes with a 1.26 sales tax, .18 cent local tax, with a 3.6 tip. You'd feel too bad to get a soda if the steak was 23.04.

I would much rather have Den Den's style of just charging more for the food than get a 20% service charge after the fact.

What Gracie's is doing is just mandatory tipping.

Whatever one you go with, go in person and get some bankers credit for opening! My GF used to work for a bank and they always stress out their workers for opening accounts. Helps them a ton.

In that last slide of their public hearing, are we really moving kenndy plaza to have a parking lot replace that area? I had heard a few rumors it was either going to be like restaurants or they were going to expand the park. A private parking lot would be about the last thing that is needed smack in the middle of the city.