What can we do about a big draft in a new apartment?
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What can we do about a big draft in a new apartment?
My brother just moved into his new apartment. We notice that the door doesn’t fix correctly with the door frame so there is a draft. He thought it would be okay, but after spending the first night there he was said it was freezing all night (he lives on the second floor and it’s winter). The next day (after moving in) he asked if he can have a different apartment but the manger refused and said they couldn’t do anything about it. Is there anything we can do other than turning on the heater 24/7? Can we make the manger fix it?
Asked on December 8, 2011 under Real Estate Law, California
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If there is a big draft coming into the rental through the door frame, the best way to fix it is to go down to the hardware store and get some weather stripping to place in the door frame. Either you can ask the landlord to pay for the weather stripping and if he or she refuses, you should do so to get the problem resolved.
The cost of the weather stripping should not be that much in my opinion, less than $50.00 or so.
Another option is to have the property manager to fix the door with weather stripping.
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