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| Notice of Deduction After Essential Service Repair |
This is a sample letter to send your landlord after you have: 1) notified him/her of your intent to make repairs for essential services and 2) have made the repairs and are deducting the cost from your rent. (See Questions 36 & 37 and Sample Letter 2). Include with the letter a copy of the receipt for repairs - keep the original.
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(date) Dear (landlord's name): Enclosed is a check for $ (monthly rent) to cover my rent for this month minus $ (repair cost) to cover the cost of repairing (essential service). I notified you in my letter dated (date) of my intent to have this repair made if you failed to make the repair by (date). You did not make the repair. I have enclosed a copy of the receipt from (repair person) who made the repairs. If you have objections to what I have done please respond promptly in writing. Sincerely, (your name and address) |