I posted about issues I had regarding my bathroom leaking into the bathroom of a downstairs renter. This post
http://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/real-estate-and-landlording/i'm-a-renter-am-i-being-unreasonable-what-shouldcan-i-do/Anyway, this is all still going on, but now there is more.
After they opened up a wall in my second bathroom to 'repair' the leak to downstairs from my main bathroom, now there are problems with my bathroom they were fixing. As a result of this, they disconnected the faucet in my master shower, leaving me with only overhead shower.
From what I was able to gather, the whole leaking issue was from the faulty connection between the faucet and the shower head in my master shower. So they just bypassed the faucet without telling me what they are doing and 'fixed' the problem. Now, I don't have that faucet.
I asked them to fix it and reconnect my faucet. They are saying that it will take a week and will require to open up the whole wall.
Here's my problem. Without that faucet I don't have any place in the apartment where I can fill large bucket of water, do a little wash if a item of clothing got stain or whatever (I have two kids, so stains prevail), etc. Both of bathroom sinks are on a small and shallow side. The second bathroom has a bathtub with the faucet and a shower, BUT in order to turn on that faucet you have to climb into the bathtub. That half of the tub is blocked by glass door and vanity with the sink. So for the purpose of doing a quick wash or filling something with water, that faucet is useless, unless I also want to take a shower at the same time.
The shower in my bathroom is set up without a tub. A tray on the floor with faucet at the open end of the shower (the other end blocked by glass door and toilet) and a shower head above. This was basically the only place where I could access water without having to fill something with 2 cup measures or getting completely wet in the process.
So of course they don't want to open up the whole wall and fix this. I get it. They are questioning why even need the faucet. I send an email to the owner explaining that it was the only spot that I could use for certain things. Haven't heard back yet.
So now, I'm having my doubts. They of course make me feel like I'm being unreasonable and uncooperative. And I can't figure out if I really am. They renovated this apartment before I moved in. The previous tenant lived here for 11 years. So they did a major rehab and redid the bathroom. Is it my fault that they did a crappy job on the water pipes? They also pointing out that they replaced my fridge with a new bigger fridge. They did replace it, but the old fridge was leaking from day one when I moved here and needed to be replaced. That was an old fridge, not updated one from the rehab. There was no way around it, it started leaking form the freezer on to the top shelf of the fridge from the moment I turned it on. I couldn't use the top shelf and had to keep tray there to catch water, which would fill up 2-3 times a day. They did get a slightly bigger fridge for me when I asked. The price difference between same size and bigger size fridge was about $120. But they make it sound now like they replaced a perfectly fine fridge for me at my request.
I don't see any workaround that I can use here, without being resentful the entire time I live here. It just seems ridiculous to me.
Anyway, please talk to me about this whole bathroom fiasco. One way or another, this needs to be resolved soon and I am just getting more and more upset about it.