I wouldn't be asking permission at all, ever, to open a single painted shut window. Rental or not, it's unacceptable and wholly against all codes.
I'd sue, but only after offering them one chance to resolve every window, soup to nuts.
You have Rights.
I totally agree. I'm way too non-confrontational sometimes. Apparently some landlords screw the windows shut while a property is vacant to discourage break ins and squatters. Bad druggie area. We just never worried about it because well, central air. I didn't realize until today how dangerous it is. Bad dad. I thought of every safety issue but that. It's insane. I guess maybe I figured if there's a fire I'm throwing some shit through that window. But yeah, all of them open now. Some were simply painted shut and I had to run a blade along the seams. I learned from it. It definitely broke three specific rental codes for our town. We have a portable a/c for the night and the sun is going down. The repair guy didn't make it over today. Hopefully tomorrow. Our heat index was 112 today and we had a warning. Tomorrow is the last hot day and then the rest of the week a high around 75-80. We got this! 😰
Good on ya Peter, sounds like the major addressable issue is resolved. What a saga, haha!
Not Bad Dad, rather Handle Dad.
