I want to move out, but do I have enough grounds to?
I moved into my new place 2 weeks ago. Yes, its an old building (prewar). I arrived and the landlord hadn’t inspected the place. Floors were as dirty as frat floors. Was told to put in maintenance requests for anything that doesn’t meet standard, which included: holes in the floors due to missing pieces of planks or rotted wood (covered by carpet during the tour), not a single functioning/not broken blind, almost every fixture in the bathroom was broken, including a not draining tub, etc. The only reason why I suspect he was timely in fixing things up is because I caught him lying about having actually inspected the place.
I hadn’t been in the kitchen much aside from making coffee in the morning and organizing things. But I started cooking more 4 days ago. Yesterday night I go in to get some water and I find two german cockroaches chilling on the stove. I looked around over the next two hours and found a few more around the kitchen in all stages of life. I had swept up a lone adult one a few days prior but I had assumed it was a one off cause it was dead. I have never dealt with cockroaches before, having lived in the suburbs. I am scared at the sudden appearance of so many, that I have some sort of infestation. Also, the management company’s response to my request for an exterminator was that the building has a regularly scheduled one visiting on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. So technically day after tomorrow.
Roaches are more concerning to me because I have a pet who eats fruit and veggie based foods, and needs access to when I am not home working my 9-5.
I really don’t want to stress about a roach infestation in a totally new state and new job. I am already looking for a new place, since a few other things about this place wasn’t going well and I am scared the landlord is gonna screw me over for any big issue down the line (lots of bad reviews online). I still need to clarify if the exterminator will be specifically looking at my concerns during the visit or just spray something and leave. I don’t want to have to relet and let some poor person suffer. But I also don’t want to be liable for months rent. Can anything be done??