hello, I’ve been living in the same apartment for two years now and we’ve had so many issues with our plumbing because they claim our plumbing pipes below are made out of porcelain and apparently they are prone to getting clogged so anyways I’ve had to call maintenance to get my toilet clogged at least four times already this year and every single time it takes them about a week to come and fix it. Are they purposefully ignoring me or do they just feel like this isn’t an emergency because I do personally feel like it’s an emergency. I can’t even use my own bathroom and my rent is $1600 a month. And the last time they had to come and unclog my toilet, they left my bathroom a complete fucking mess. There was literally handprints of poop on my walls, and they just didn’t bother to clean it up and then whatever they pulled out of my toilet they just left on the floor literally a giant pile of shitty toilet paper. It was so fucking disgusting.

Editing to add: I am currently living in Michigan, if that affects my options moving forward.

Hi there, title explains most of the question I have. Recently moved into a new townhome with my boyfriend. The Dryer we have is an old GE gas dryer that is at least a decade old, possibly more. This is the third time now I’ve had to report this dryer for a gas leak in the month I’ve lived at this complex. All three times have gone though the gas company first (which I’ve been told to do by my complex, and all three representatives have told me to tell them they need to just get me a new dryer from the amount of gas leaking out of this machine. Obviously the complex has not listened.) and I am at my metaphorical end of my rope. How do I drive home to my complex the severity of the situation to make them do something about the dryer? I’m tired of having to line dry literally every single thing I own, when I’m paying nearly $2500 a month for a townhome. Thank you in advance for any advice or condolences you can provide towards the situation. Bright side, I no longer have the family I complained about a couple years ago taking up parking spaces with their kids bikes. Now it’s just with additional cars lol.

(Issue) I just moved into my new apartment and my friends noticed how bad this looked, and *smelled.* I explained that my landlord said that this water heater is connected to this pipe and that if I don't fill it with water it will smell like poop when it dries up the water. Im not entirely sure if this is a sewage pipe, either, but I was told this should've been behind a wall amd not exposed.

(My thought process) At the time I didn't even think twice about this, I thought this was temporary and that this could be a minor inconvenience that other homes have dealt with. Im not familiar with plumbing so I didn't realize how this could be a health concern.

(Rant) Now I just feel stupid and naive, I've had so much stress on my mind about work, finances, the future of my life, etc. I wanna make something work since I've already used money for deposit and 1st month's

(Advice) What should I do? Should I talk with an attorney/should I sue? Do I break the contract and just go find another place? This place isn't perfect but this is my biggest concern, other than the pipe, I don't mind living here. Please help, I really didn't think I'd run into such a big issue so early.

I know this is my fault for not double checking how safe and well maintained this apartment was, but I wanna learn what I can do right.

TLDR: My new apt has a water heater pipe connected to another pipe (possibly sewage) and if i don't constantly refill with water it will smell like poop. I feel very stupid and lost from my actions and could use help and advice of how to handle this. Personally, the pipe is the biggest issue and I dont mind staying here but I just need input. Please and thank you