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kmilvin t1_j6g1o8u wrote

Reply to comment by HenriettaHiggins in How bad is the crime rate here? by Corgi_Lopsided

LP? Sorry, new here from AZ. Your search parameters are pretty identical to ours! Decent sized wooded lot, built in or before the 80s when houses were still built with good materials and had custom touches. Also finding that taxes in the city are ridiculous, so looking in the west Towson area as well. Not a lot of inventory lately.

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binggunr t1_j6fx1wk wrote

Reply to Best neighborhoods to buy a home in by KrevinCupine

If you are working at ft. Meade look in fed hill, riverside, and locust point. It's a 30mn drive with traffic and those areas are all pretty great for walking around. Those are all basically off of 95.

I cannot stress enough how those are the places you should be looking at if you are working at Meade. Latrobe park is also great if you have young kids or dogs.

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Trailmagic OP t1_j6fuumm wrote

Reply to comment by ayhme in Need resources to advise tenants in rentals that are uninhabitable? My heater can’t maintain 60F and would run non-stop trying + add $750 to my utility bill. I can’t afford to live here and I can’t afford to move. by Trailmagic

https://www.fairhousingmd.org/housing-inquiry-form/

One of the more helpful links I got here. I will let you know when I post in /r/LegalAdvice

You can get a high quality space heater on FB marketplace for $20-30 just do your research on them because they can be fire hazards. Also, probably not allowed by your lease but imo they are already in breach of contract.

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Trailmagic OP t1_j6fug13 wrote

Reply to comment by Willothwisp2303 in Need resources to advise tenants in rentals that are uninhabitable? My heater can’t maintain 60F and would run non-stop trying + add $750 to my utility bill. I can’t afford to live here and I can’t afford to move. by Trailmagic

Thank you. Not going to play games. Definitely not going to stop paying rent. I am going to make a demand letter and bring the city in to decide if the management play games.

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cuetical t1_j6ftloa wrote

Reply to comment by worldwarzee in Seeking shelter and resources by [deleted]

Eastern Family Resource Center 9150 Franklin Square Dr, Rosedale, MD 21237

410-887-5222

Opens 6am tomorrow As far as shelters go they are pretty good Even provide some over.the counter meds and dinner It's been 10 years since I stayed there, but hopefully they didn't change for the worse

I wish you well, And just know all these struggles only makes you stronger❤️

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Trailmagic OP t1_j6fqzgp wrote

Reply to comment by Unfair-Rip9168 in Need resources to advise tenants in rentals that are uninhabitable? My heater can’t maintain 60F and would run non-stop trying + add $750 to my utility bill. I can’t afford to live here and I can’t afford to move. by Trailmagic

Federal case? Elaborate please.

Baltimore City housing authority and/or Code Enforcement for the city or state is my first stop. Well, second actually. My first stop is gathering enough information to demand that I break my lease plenty-free with a 30 day notice, plus reduced rent + subsidized utilities moving forward, plus reimbursement for the rent I paid + utilities for a habitable dwelling which they failed to deliver. Plus moving costs.

That’s what I want. I am willing to negotiate so I am not being shy about what I think I’m owed, and am prepared to compromise on the last two.

I want to make an unassailable and informed demand that cues them in to the fact that I will call the city and possibly sue them in civil court for breach of contract after code enforcement finds that this place doesn’t meet minimum requirements for habitability… which will result in the unit being un-rentable until the necessary (and very expensive) renovations to meet code and get the city off their back - all the while, losing income since they can’t rent it out. If my heater is the only violation the city finds, I’d be surprised.

The implication is that it’s cheaper to pay me to go away quietly than deal with this, and I want to make a carefully written and well researched demand so they realize I the implication of my plan B if they don’t immediately settle could be very bad for them.

I will survive here and let the city do their investigation and make a civil case if I have to. But you are out of your mind if you think I will pay penalties to break a lease they already broke by giving me an apartment I have had to leave because even with the heater on, it’s too cold to live in.

Is your suggestion that I sacrifice my security deposit and eat the costs to move as well as $750 a month to keep it at 60F here until I find a new place?

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