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givemedaughters January 15 2021, 17:59:41 UTC
Ooof OP, that sucks. If the landlord doesn't fix within a reasonable amount of time, what are your legal options? Can you withhold rent or repair the issue yourself and then deduct from the rent?

I wanna kvetch about vaccination hesitancy. My cousin is special needs. As the state he lives in classifies him as part of vulnerable groups, he and his entire household are now eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine. My aunt (his mum), however, wants to "wait and see". She's not an anti-vaxxer, she intends to get her family vaccinated eventually, but reasons that as they hardly leave the house, they can afford to hold off for a bit. And here I am planning cockamamie schemes to move up the queue faster, like signing up for a temp gig bagging groceries since grocery workers have priority. Arrrgghhhhhhhh.

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funhouse January 15 2021, 21:43:37 UTC
A lot of people I know are also following that "wait and see" approach. No wonder things are moving slowly

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jazzypom January 16 2021, 08:13:50 UTC
After threatening to withhold rent, he says that he'll fix it, so I'll be moving temporarily into another part of the house, but we'll see!

Over here, most people are desperate to get back to normal, so they'd take the vaccine. Apart from work and food shopping, I'm staying home.

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the4thjuliek January 16 2021, 23:55:49 UTC
Oh damn.

And here I am planning cockamamie schemes to move up the queue faster, like signing up for a temp gig bagging groceries since grocery workers have priority. Arrrgghhhhhhhh.

I feel you. As a 20something non-citizen, I'm probably the last in line here in Germany; I suppose I could go home to get vaccinated (they're planning to sell the Oxford vaccine in the private market for something like €12) but I'd still have to wait till June for something.

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