u/Free-Step7723

We moved into an older apartment earlier this year after searching forever because housing here is honestly rough.

At first it was just little issues, but it’s gotten way worse over time.

Right now we’ve got:

stove didn’t work for the first month we lived here

living room floor is visibly sagging and has gaps

gaps around the bathroom and front door (it’s not even really sealed)

bedroom ceiling and kitchen ceiling both leak when it rains

we recently found out the “flat roof” is basically just a tarp(tarp on top of whatever's left after shingles and whatever other parts of roof got yanked off)

after the last rain, there’s now black mold showing up on the kitchen and bedroom ceilings

?-neighboring unit is empty, and torn to crap as the roof had caved into that unit (hence the tarp), and they didn't repair the unit at all, so when it rains it sounds like we have a water feature next door, I'm saying pounding rain to the point it's flooding and the unit below it's in the same condition.

We did report the roof/leaks right away and were basically told to just put in a maintenance request and “they’re busy,” even though water was actively coming in for days.

The big thing now is our city is starting rental inspections and licensing for landlords, and I honestly don’t know what’s going to happen if this place gets inspected. I know it’s going to fail with all of this going on, but we can’t afford to just move right now.

We didn’t know about the roof issues at move-in because it was winter and nothing was actively leaking yet. Since then, wind and rain have exposed major problems, including a tarp used as the roof and ongoing water intrusion. Other tenants have told us the roof has reportedly been in this condition for about a year. We’re not in a position to move right now, so we’re trying to understand what our options are and what typically happens in situations like this when code enforcement gets involved.

We moved into an older apartment earlier this year after searching forever because housing here is honestly rough.

At first it was just little issues, but it’s gotten way worse over time.

Right now we’ve got:

-stove didn’t work for the first month we lived here

-living room floor is visibly sagging and has gaps

gaps around the bathroom and front door (it’s not even really sealed)

-bedroom ceiling and kitchen ceiling both leak when it rains

we recently found out the “flat roof” is just a tarp

-after the last rain, there’s now black mold showing up on the kitchen and bedroom ceilings

-neighboring unit is empty, and torn to crap as the roof had caved into that unit (hence the tarp), and they didn't repair the unit at all, so when it rains it sounds like we have a water feature next door, I'm saying pounding rain to the point it's flooding and the unit below it's in the same condition. We did report the roof/leaks right away and were basically told to just put in a maintenance request and “they’re busy,” even though water was actively coming in for days.

The big thing now is our city is starting rental inspections and licensing for landlords, and I honestly don’t know what’s going to happen if this place gets inspected. I know it’s going to fail with all of this going on, but we can’t afford to just move right now.

What usually happens in situations like this? Can they force repairs, or does it end up with tenants having to leave?

State is West Virginia

We didn’t know about the roof issues at move-in because it was winter and nothing was actively leaking yet. Since then, wind and rain have exposed major problems, including a tarp used as the roof and ongoing water intrusion. Other tenants have told us the roof has reportedly been in this condition for about a year. We’re not in a position to move right now, so we’re trying to understand what our options are and what typically happens in situations like this when code enforcement gets involved

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