Despite the fairly high monthly rent, my apartment doesn’t actually seem to meet the warrant of habitability. (For non-lawyers, the warrant of habitability is basically the landlord’s implied obligation to keep the the rental property in a livable condition by providing electricity, heating, plumbing, workable elevators, etc. Or something to that effect.) As I’ve already shared, the electricity is prone to going out, which effects the heating, hot water, etc. The plumbing’s always shaky (I was going to make a joke about how it’s a crap shoot, but am more mature then that). I’ve been told by previous tenants they believe there were termites, although I haven’t seen evidence of that yet. The elevator, when it’s working, jerks before it starts descending. Every morning, I ponder whether it’s worth my life to avoid taking six flights of stairs. And when the electricity’s out, the elevators don’t work at all and the stairs are plunged into stygian darkness. I wonder then if it’s worth my life to get up to my apartment. After all, the lobby is about as inhabitable as my apartment.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, moving’s a hassle and I’m lazy.
\nI wonder which will give first. My ability to tolerate virtually inhumane conditions or my abject laziness?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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