My fridge gave up the ghost right after the holidays
The old Kenmore in my apartment just stopped making cold air about three weeks ago. I had to throw out maybe $80 worth of food, which felt awful. Instead of calling my landlord right away, I checked the local appliance repair shop and they quoted me $300 minimum just to look at it. I remembered my lease says the landlord handles major appliances, so I sent a polite but firm email with the repair quote attached. He had a new basic model installed within five days, and it didn't cost me a dime out of pocket. Anyone else had to push back on a landlord to get something fixed that was clearly their job?