My DP and I are about to move into our own place again after living with parents for the past couple of years and being sure to make all the checks necessary. A couple of things came to mind that I wanted to share.
Our water heater broke down one September. After informing the landlord, it was eventually fixed - six months later. We spent six months without hot water, straight through the winter. Thank feck we've learnt from that experience.
Another time, our downstairs neighbour used to chuck bin bags in the backyard rather than the bin and never put the bin out front. It got to the point where the bin bags filled the entire yard (no exaggeration) and you couldn't even open the door. The bags were about four foot high. After informing the landlord he said he'd "get onto it." Two months later, we contacted him again. He practically begged us not to call environmental health and had it sorted within 24 hours.
Fortunately, we've learnt from these mistakes to be more assertive. Anyone else had any problems?