# Rented a house... found out after I signed the lease that everything is broken. Any recourse?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 2, 2016, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rented-a-house-found-out-after-i-signed-the-lease-that-everything-is-broken-any-recourse/758916 "2016-07-02T09:45:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 5, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rented-a-house-found-out-after-i-signed-the-lease-that-everything-is-broken-any-recourse/758916/41 "2016-07-05T16:46:26Z")

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> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#):
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> As long as the refrigerator keeps food cool, the landlord can say tough noogies on the light and the ice maker.
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> A garbage disposal is also a convenience item and not a safety issue so the landlord isn’t obligated to fix that either.

This may depend on the state. In some areas if a rental unit is equipped with something, it is expected to work unless otherwise noted in the lease.

A light out in the fridge is, of course, trivial compared to the safety issues that have been noted, but you shouldn’t have to pay rent for things that you thought you would have access to at the time of signing the lease but turn out they don’t work.

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