Landlord not doing job. Opeing Lawsuit against them.

[skool]

Hi There, I have been living in my current apartment for 13 years (since I was 3, I am now 16 years old and I LOVE law), and our landlord has changed 3 times. The first one was the original owner and he took INCREDIBLE care of the building, until he passed away. Now we have a Korean landlord and he takes NO CARE whatsoever of our building.
The building is over 20 years old now, and everything is starting to fall apart.
The pipe in my parents bathroom blew 2 days ago, and water pured down as if there were a stream on top of our bathroom.
Also, Its been 2 years now that there have been mouse and rats throughout the building, and they have taken no action after many reports, my parents and I, have told them. Today I came home from school, only to see a rat caught onto a trap which I had placed infront of my doorstep. I have taken pictures and I am wondering if I am able to open a case due to this reason, because I have honestly had enough of their BS.
We have sued them before when my mother slipped, fell down 10 stairs to the garage, and cracked her head open. They did nothing but pay the emergency bills.

I would like to hear what suggestions you guys would make.
Any and every suggestion/comment/help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Duranie]

You should call the city and file a formal complaint. The landlord is probably violating a city code here somewhere. See if you can get an inspector out to the property.

Your parents should also send the landlord a certified letter demanding the problems be fixed, pest control called, water pipe fixed, etc..