[dmgg711]

Refrigerator quit working. My food spoiled, I deducted $150 to replace the food. 2 weeks for refrigerator replacement. Landlord wants the $150. Was I wrong in expecting replacement of food$

[JudyKayTee]

I owned apartments and it would have depended on the circumstances - what happened to the refrigerator?

If you were a good tenant, the failure was completely my fault and you could prove you lost $150 in food, yes, I would give you the $150. Would I have told you to deduct the money from the rent? No.

If you had deducted the money from the rent would I have evicted you - yes, most likely. These are two separate issues.

On the other hand if it was not my fault, you were not a good tenant or I simply didn't believe you had $150 in food in the refrigerator, no, I would not.

Why is a replacement taking two weeks? I'd be more concerned about paying rent for two weeks and having to live without a refrigerator.

I had freezer insurance; my power was out for 3 days; I lost everything. I took everything out of the freezer and photographed it before I threw it out. I was very happy with what the insurance company paid me. Not a landlord situation, of course, but that's how I handled something similar.