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Editing to add: I am currently living in Michigan, if that affects my options moving forward.

Hi there, title explains most of the question I have. Recently moved into a new townhome with my boyfriend. The Dryer we have is an old GE gas dryer that is at least a decade old, possibly more. This is the third time now I’ve had to report this dryer for a gas leak in the month I’ve lived at this complex. All three times have gone though the gas company first (which I’ve been told to do by my complex, and all three representatives have told me to tell them they need to just get me a new dryer from the amount of gas leaking out of this machine. Obviously the complex has not listened.) and I am at my metaphorical end of my rope. How do I drive home to my complex the severity of the situation to make them do something about the dryer? I’m tired of having to line dry literally every single thing I own, when I’m paying nearly $2500 a month for a townhome. Thank you in advance for any advice or condolences you can provide towards the situation. Bright side, I no longer have the family I complained about a couple years ago taking up parking spaces with their kids bikes. Now it’s just with additional cars lol.

I’ve lived in my space (a one bathroom in a large commercial apartment complex) for about 4 years now. My shower has been a contentious point between me and the maintenance team, as ever since I moved in the drain has been barely functional. I’m talking, 15-20 minutes to drain after running the water for 1 minute. They originally told me they “fixed it” when I moved in, as I had noticed the drain wasn’t working when I was touring the unit. When I saw it clearly was not fixed, the administration of the apartment and the maintenance team told me that they would not do anything else and that it was officially my problem to figure out. They told me to snake the drain, use drain cleaner, plunge the drain, everything you can think of in the books to avoid actually fixing the problem. I don’t know the codes for a livable apartment so I am unsure if I can keep pushing this issue, but it’s getting to the point that it’s almost not draining at all. I am thinking something is wrong with the pipes, as when I try to snake the drain I can only get about 5 inches into it before hitting something hard, metal, and unmovable. Is this something I can demand the apartment complex fix? I live in Michigan, if that helps at all regarding rules and regulations on apartment complexes. I just don’t know if this is part of the whole “livable accommodation” situation that requires them to fix things that are listed as amenities in the apartment itself (since really no place lists “shower/tub” as an amenity, it’s usually a given with a 1-bath location). Any assistance is appreciated on this matter, and I can answer any additional questions that may assist with answering this!