NOTE: Section 602.2 of the City of Concord Housing Maintenance and Occupancy
Code requires that dwellings shall be provided with heating facilities capable of
maintaining a room temperature of 68° F. in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and
toilet rooms.
LEAD PAINT
You have a right to live in housing that is free from lead paint hazards. To
find out if your apartment is safe, contact your town Code Enforcement
Officer. To find out more about the hazards of lead paint, call the Childhood
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at 603-271-4507.
REQUESTS FOR REPAIRS
Make all requests for repairs in writing (be sure to date it), make a copy for
yourself, and give it to the landlord. If the landlord fails to make the proper
repairs, report any serious problems to the town. The town or city clerk can
direct you to the proper officials, usually the Code Enforcement Officer,
Health Officer, or Building Inspector. Report fire hazards to the local Fire
Chief.
If these problems are ignored by the town, contact the State Office of
Community and Public Health (603-271-4781) or the State Fire Marshall
(603-271-3294). Landlords may not evict you for making complaints.
Withholding rent
If the violations (problems with your apartment) are serious, you may want
to consider rent withholding in order to get your landlord to correct code
violations.
ALWAYS PUT THE RENT MONEY ASIDE AND KEEP IT IN A SAFE PLACE
BECAUSE IT IS LIKELY THAT SOME OR ALL OF IT WILL HAVE TO BE
PAID TO THE LANDLORD ONCE THE REPAIRS ARE MADE.
You can lawfully withhold your rent if all of the following conditions are met: