BTW, if you’re in Rhode Island, you can find the Landlord Tenant Handbook, with everything you need to know about your rights as a tenant on this site.
I’m sure that other states have similar website with relevant resources.
If your landlord isn’t doing his job, know your rights and confront him about it. In most cases, he/she will back and down and correct him/herself, but if they don’t, you have remedies available to you (including docking rent and other things).
