There are some things around your apartment that you will be able to fix and clean up on your own. If you can do this, then it makes sense to just handle them on your own and not bother the landlord at all. But there are also some major systems that can go down and things that you may not know how to fix on your own, and then it becomes the responsibility of the landlord to get them fixed and working well for you. If you do run into some problems that require the landlord to come and fix them, make sure that you submit your maintenance request as soon as possible. 

While you may make the assumption that your landlord doesn’t want to be bothered with some of these maintenance requests, it is actually something that they prefer. They want to know about a problem and have a chance to fix it right away, rather than not knowing about the problem and letting it fester. The latter can often result in more damage and more expenses for the landlord because something else is ruined and destroyed along the way. 

This is even more true if your maintenance problem has to do with something leaking or with the heating and cooling system in your apartment unit. These can easily get more expensive and difficult for the landlord and their chosen professional to solve the longer that the problem is allowed to go without being fixed. This is why they want to know about the problem immediately. 

Even if you are worried about bothering the landlord, if you have a maintenance request, you need to let them know about it as soon as possible. You should know the right methods to use to submit the request, whether you call the landlord directly to let them know there is a problem or you choose to submit it online through a portal that the management company has set up. They will then be able to receive the request and can determine which course of action they would like to take.

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