Submitted by SevenSeeds6 t3_z3n0cg in baltimore
sllewgh t1_ixmlmd7 wrote
They suck, but they're not the worst. Take this with a grain of salt, though, because I organize tenants against their slumlords and know what the worst really is. I moved in to an apartment with a broken fridge and had to replace it myself as it's not included in the lease. Took 3 weeks of calls to get them to remove the old fridge as promised. They were fairly quick to respond to a leak. The property had heat pump heating which is not appropriate for such a cold climate- couldn't use it in the coldest months because it stayed on "emergency heat" always and cost $400 in BGE bills. They're certainly out to spend as little money as legally possible on their properties.
Read your lease carefully, because anything not in there, they'll tell you to go fuck yourself. Besides that, though, they did take care of the essentials and didn't try to steal from me or take money they weren't entitled to.
EfficiencySuch6361 t1_ixmmvg8 wrote
It’s totally fine to have a heat pump here… if undersized though it’s certainly problematic
sllewgh t1_ixmn8ji wrote
I was told by the BGE Home energy efficiency guy that the heat pump installed was not suitable for this climate, but cheap landlords install them anyway because it isn't illegal.
EfficiencySuch6361 t1_ixmokbw wrote
I’ve been using Daikin heat pump at my 1600 sq ft house + unfinished basement since 2017 with zero issues. It’s actually cheaper than the boiler with radiant heat I had before since natural gas is so pricey these days. Cheaper than Mitsubishi but not the cheapest by any means. I think Mr. Cool is a pretty popular low end heat pump, could’ve been that maybe?
Or maybe that particular landlord simply got too small of a unit and/or hired a crappy installer who cut corners?
sllewgh t1_ixn15i3 wrote
>Or maybe that particular landlord simply got too small of a unit and/or hired a crappy installer who cut corners?
Yes, that's what I'm saying.
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