Basically my utility bill for a 1500 sq house seems insane (or maybe some answers from you guys will help me see it isn’t). July and August were averaged at 300$.
Ac is 72 at night, roughly 8-9pm till 5-6am, and then on 78 the rest of the day. And from about 11am till 7-8pm the AC is almost running non stop just to keep the house at that 78 mark and very often it’s 79-80 where the thermostat is in the hallway with the kitchen being 3-4 degrees warmer from thermometers. A good 4-6 weeks of complaining yielded nothing until 2weeks ago the landlord installed a solar vent which did nada and ~8 days ago vented the top of the roof hoping to circulate the attic better. So far I’m still on pace for 260-270$ and that’s with 5-8 degree cooler temps on average from last month so I’m conflicted on results actually helping even though it isn’t much.
My question is how much of a leg do I have to stand on negotiating in this situation because the unit itself seems to be the culprit which I’ve mentioned numerous times. I’m simply tired of paying 300$ a month for a AC unit to not cool the house and us be uncomfortable the whole time.
Also, some inspector guy came by and looked all over the house and posted a note on our door from the city of Houston saying the house failed a few zone inspections and he’s done nothing about that. Could this provide a opportunity to break the lease?
Ac is 72 at night, roughly 8-9pm till 5-6am, and then on 78 the rest of the day. And from about 11am till 7-8pm the AC is almost running non stop just to keep the house at that 78 mark and very often it’s 79-80 where the thermostat is in the hallway with the kitchen being 3-4 degrees warmer from thermometers. A good 4-6 weeks of complaining yielded nothing until 2weeks ago the landlord installed a solar vent which did nada and ~8 days ago vented the top of the roof hoping to circulate the attic better. So far I’m still on pace for 260-270$ and that’s with 5-8 degree cooler temps on average from last month so I’m conflicted on results actually helping even though it isn’t much.
My question is how much of a leg do I have to stand on negotiating in this situation because the unit itself seems to be the culprit which I’ve mentioned numerous times. I’m simply tired of paying 300$ a month for a AC unit to not cool the house and us be uncomfortable the whole time.
Also, some inspector guy came by and looked all over the house and posted a note on our door from the city of Houston saying the house failed a few zone inspections and he’s done nothing about that. Could this provide a opportunity to break the lease?
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