[kappeljac]

My husband and I recently rented a house with the understanding repairs had been made. In moving in we have run into tremendous water leaks, a verbal agreement was made with our landlord. We agreed with him that we would fix what needed to be fixed, also included the cost of a plumber. We would "make a fair decision on what we did and take it off the rent, send him reciepts and send the rest of the rent." Our rent is 475.00 a month, the total came to 200.00 in repairs, we sent him the reciepts and the remaining balance of the rent owed, totaling 475.00. Now he is saying that is unfair and we need to send him another 100.00. If we do that we will be paying 575.00 for the months rent and we still have things that need to be repaired and they have not been done yet. Do we have a place to stand on keeping our ground that we do not owe this other 100.00 to him?

[Fr_Chuck]

You did not agree with him that he would be the actual costs, you agreed to a "fair" decision, the trouble is that there was no "price' decided, You should call and explain that the 200 was the actual cost and he is responsible. Also in the future, all money needs to be approved exactly, call him with cost before you pay to have it done.

[jonledin]

You need to check your rental agreement and see what it says about who pays for repairs. If the rental agreement says the landlord pays then you may have to file a small claim complaint against the landlord. But this will cost you money to file it and serve it and requires knowledge in filing and submitting legal pleadings. You may have to eat this expense and find another rental unit that has a better rental agreement if you are willing to move. If the rental agreement says you are required to pay for repairs, then that's it - you pay and there is no recourse.

[AK lawyer]

You mention a "good faith law". Is this a particular statute you have in mind or what? I googled "Kansas good faith law" and drew a blank.