Okay wow! Mr Michael Brandon is wrong. Start by writing an email to your landlord with regards to repairs needed. Then call 311 filing a license respect inspection report. It will take them approximately 10 days to come and do your first inspection. It is your right to live in a habitable safe and clean unit. The problem with Philadelphia slumlords is that they take Mr Brandon's advice and just leave instead of making slumlords responsible for the degradation of their property
its not your apartment... you can move out if u dont like it or fix what you want yourself.
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