Pet Odor Post * Va

[Cvillecpm]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

I suspect the problem is not the floor but the sheetrock around the laundry room.

No, you may NOT limit scope or hours of work. Leaving the door open is preferable to having fumes and chemical smells in your home...you could have chosen to be home when the work was done and completed.

Your landlord has done what you asked.

 

[BL]

There are two threads , one locked , one open , post to the one open .

 

[TenantBlues]

WOW... I have to say.. I do not believe occasional smokeing in a house would cover up a pet oder as offensive as you are makeing it out to be.. then there is the oders from carpet instaling.. so which is it.. the smell of new carpet being installed or the smokeing that hid the offensive pet oder?

The LL then comes and makes a huge 10 hour effort to remedy your problem.

"1. We asked that the pet odor be eliminated in the laundry room via phone conversations and numerous email communications (June/JulyAug 2008). That issue remains unchanged and was not affected by the removal/painting of the laundry room floor. The offensive odor in the laundry room still remains. "

The oder does not persit due to lack of effort on part of the LL. This LL made a very reasonable effort to help you and fix the issue.

"2. The carpeting in the garage entry/laundry hallway was left soiled & stained."

Pick your battles a little better.. I mean really..

" 3. The garage entry doormat was stained with paint."

Nit picking

"4. The garage door remained wide open for up to 8 hours, exposing our home to bugs/insects, wasting energy and elevating our utiility expenses. "

This one makes you appear to be ... well I better not say here..

"5. We were inconvenienced by the work done in the laundry room for over 8 hours, causing us to miss a planned family activity."

OMG... you were "inconvenienced" for 8 hours becouse you demanded repairs.... I bet this event made you feel as if the sky was falling down on you.. I suppose the LL that spent 10 hours doing something to try and please you was not "inconvenienced"on the slightest right?


"She no longer will communicate with us directly and advised us to now deal with the neighbor accross the street (the realtor who faciliated the leasing agreement). Will we just have to live with it until the 2 year lease is up?"

to be honest I would not want to deal with or even speak to you, if I was this LL. I think if you asked your current LL nicely to let you out of your lease they may let you.. I

good luck to you .

 

[Alaska landlord]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Virginia

Will we just have to live with it until the 2 year lease is up?

There is currently an offensive pet odor in the laundry room. Because the previous tenant occaisionaly smoked in the house, the odor was not noticable when we first looked at the house. The carpet was being replaced during the move-in walkthru, so there was a strong chemical smell, which remained in the home for at least a week. Over time the odor become offensive and we informed the owner, who acknowledged the pre-exsisting issue.

The steps taken to date:
1. We offered to purchase & clean laundry room floor with a PetSmart product recommended for pet odors. We were reimbursed.
2. Over time and numerous applications the odor remained and I informed the owner again.
3. She then advised me that she would remove the tile floor, clean the concrete and re-tile. I asked that she not re-tile until the odor was eliminated.
4. She arrived at 8 am on a Sat. & left @ 6 pm. She removed the tile, stripped the adhesive, cleaned the floor and painted the concrete.

After that Saturday we communicated this to the owner:
The following are open items of concern with the work done here on Saturday, August 9, 2008:
1. We asked that the pet odor be eliminated in the laundry room via phone conversations and numerous email communications (June/JulyAug 2008). That issue remains unchanged and was not affected by the removal/painting of the laundry room floor. The offensive odor in the laundry room still remains.
2. The carpeting in the garage entry/laundry hallway was left soiled & stained.
3. The garage entry doormat was stained with paint.
4. The garage door remained wide open for up to 8 hours, exposing our home to bugs/insects, wasting energy and elevating our utiility expenses.
5. We were inconvenienced by the work done in the laundry room for over 8 hours, causing us to miss a planned family activity.
As a result of last weekend's experience we are requesting that all repair work performed in the house be limited to 4 hours at a time. Any additional time required for work completion must be scheduled for a later date.

She no longer will communicate with us directly and advised us to now deal with the neighbor accross the street (the realtor who faciliated the leasing agreement). Will we just have to live with it until the 2 year lease is up?
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Virginia

Tenantblues****************************LMAO!

I disagree with CvilleCPM.

I think the offensive odor may be due to tenant not doing their wash for weeks at a time

 

[swrdmbo]

It was goodwill. There is no obligation for disclosure...some people are more sensitive to odors than others. She thought she had corrected the problem so she did not need to disclose anything.

The cigarette smoke bothered you,she put in new carpet,the new carpet smell bothered you.
Lots of things bother you, bugs and insects in your garage...dirt in the hall,...

You have really screwed yourself up with your directive to the LL.