So, I was having an issue with my stove in my apartment a couple of weeks ago that was causing my fire alarm to go off whenever I would try to use it.
I called my super and she had someone come to take a look. He told me one of the burners on my stove had a problem and needed to be replaced. My super then called me and told me she wasn't comfortable simply replacing the burner and that she would need to have the whole stove replaced. She asked me if I could be home last Monday morning from 9-12 so that they could come and install the new stove since she doesn't have access to my unit. The people at work said this was ok, so I stayed home. I received a phone call from my super at 11:30 saying that they wouldn't be able to make the appointment today and that they could come tomorrow. I said that's fine but that I couldn't be there. I ended up leaving my keys with my super so that she could take care of it.
They brought another (used) stove on Tuesday or Wednesday that didn't work. Then, on Friday, they brought another (used) stove that works, but that has a small gas leak. There is a faint smell when I walk into my apartment after being at work all day, which gets much strong if I go near the stove top. My guess is that one of the valves on the stove doesn't close all the way or something similar.
In any case, my super now wants me to be there for them to work on this stove again. This is the 3rd time I will be dealing with this. I can't keep ducking out of work, and due to the nature of my work, I do not have a regular 9-5 schedule. Should I just get a new stove and deduct that from the rent or will I get in trouble for doing so?
I called my super and she had someone come to take a look. He told me one of the burners on my stove had a problem and needed to be replaced. My super then called me and told me she wasn't comfortable simply replacing the burner and that she would need to have the whole stove replaced. She asked me if I could be home last Monday morning from 9-12 so that they could come and install the new stove since she doesn't have access to my unit. The people at work said this was ok, so I stayed home. I received a phone call from my super at 11:30 saying that they wouldn't be able to make the appointment today and that they could come tomorrow. I said that's fine but that I couldn't be there. I ended up leaving my keys with my super so that she could take care of it.
They brought another (used) stove on Tuesday or Wednesday that didn't work. Then, on Friday, they brought another (used) stove that works, but that has a small gas leak. There is a faint smell when I walk into my apartment after being at work all day, which gets much strong if I go near the stove top. My guess is that one of the valves on the stove doesn't close all the way or something similar.
In any case, my super now wants me to be there for them to work on this stove again. This is the 3rd time I will be dealing with this. I can't keep ducking out of work, and due to the nature of my work, I do not have a regular 9-5 schedule. Should I just get a new stove and deduct that from the rent or will I get in trouble for doing so?
