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Customer: we haven't consulted anybody we are on a 1 yr lease and we are currently on the 4th month. recently I think about 2 weeks ago there was flooding about 10 inches from our window (we live in the basement) and our carpet got wet so we have to move our things around
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Customer: and at the same time I reported that there are cocroaches too in the apartment they did first round of spray a week ago and just 2 days ago I found 6 of them in one night and it is really disgusting

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Debra, Expert

Hello! My name is Debra (formerly known as Legal Ease). Thank you for your question. I'm reviewing it now, and will post back again shortly.

Debra, Expert

I am sorry to hear of this difficult situation.

What is the landlord doing for you?

Customer

When we had the flooding they cleaned the carpet, put fan for it to dry and took out the wet foam to prevent molds. And they told me and my husband that they will just replace the foam taken out.

Customer

I am just concerned because we are in the basement and the water did not come from the windows for sure. I think its the foundation. They did not tell me if they will check the foundation or not.

Customer

For the cockroaches they brought in somebody to do the pest spray for first cycle. One night there were like 4 small roaches and 2 big ones crawling on our walls. I was very frustrated

Customer

I asked if they could move us in a different building or different bachelor suite but they keep on telling us that the price will be different which I think os unfair. Up until now I haven't heard back from them.

Customer

The landlord said that he will get in touch with his boss because he said that all he can do is move us in a diffrent building but pay a higher price

Debra, Expert

This isn't fair because you are supposed to be given a home that is fit for habitation and aside from the pests you are going to likely have constant flooding and this will be inconvenient at best and likely dangerous.

Your best next step would be to provide the landlord with a letter demanding that they take all steps to ensure that there will be no further flooding, that they bring in professionals to check for mould and that Ensure that a professional company is dealing with the infestation.

Tell them that if they fail to comply you will bring an application before the office of the residential tenancies and seek an order that they do comply with their duties as a landlord or to have the lease set aside on the grounds that the home is not safe and unfit for habitation and they are not going to rectify the situation.

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Customer

That is really helpful. One last thing, Is it okay to demand that they move us in a different suite at a different apartment location paying the same amount we pay at our current apartment?

Debra, Expert

You can try that but you can't really force them to do that. It's unlikely that the office of the residential tenancies would make that order but they may offer to do that so they are not taken before the board.

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