{"id":479411,"date":"2026-10-28T15:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/479411\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T15:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:46:10","slug":"lubbock-renters-speak-out-about-broken-ac-and-leaky-roofs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/479411\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock Renters Speak Out About Broken AC And Leaky Roofs"},"content":{"rendered":"

I swear, I see someone from Lubbock complaining about their landlord on Facebook at least once a week.<\/p>\n

During the summer, there were endless broken air-conditioner situations.<\/p>\n

A few weeks ago, someone showed off a mysterious leak that turned their ceiling into a mushroom farm.<\/p>\n

And, just yesterday, a lady was griping about a security deposit she never got back. (Truthfully, don’t think I’ve gotten one back either…uhh…ever.)<\/p>\n

Of course, every story has more than one side; still, I can’t help but wonder how many Lubbock landlords get away with too much.<\/p>\n

Rent isn’t exactly pocket change in 2026, and I think it’s perfectly reasonable to expect the place you hang your hat to be properly maintained.<\/p>\n

What Does Texas Law Say?\"aPhoto by Felipe Vieira<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>a building with a statue on top<\/p>\n

According to the Texas Attorney General’s Office, generally landlords have a legal responsibility to make a timely effort to repair conditions that materially affect a tenant’s safety or health, assuming it meets the requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Most Important Thing To Know\"manPhoto by Paul Jai<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>man in white crew neck shirt<\/p>\n

Texas law protects tenants from certain types of retaliation for exercising their rights. Don’t be afraid to report your landlord if something feels off.<\/p>\n

Of course, renters have responsibilities to uphold their end of the lease, too. You can’t just destroy someone’s property and expect them to pay for it. It goes both ways.<\/p>\n

There is a massive difference between a difficult tenant and a person who just wants their toilet to work.<\/p>\n

Walking to the gas station to go #2 gets old after a while.<\/p>\n

Read More: How Lubbock’s Oldest Restaurants Survived 30 Years In Business<\/a><\/p>\n

Of course, not every Lubbock landlord is a bad one.<\/p>\n

My parents, for example, own a few properties and are actually pretty decent landlords. They’ve had the same tenants in Tech Terrace for years and years, so they must be doing something right.<\/p>\n

Thinking back on it, I’ve had more good experiences than bad with landlords here.<\/p>\n

Have I just gotten lucky?<\/p>\n

Lubbock, I Want To Hear From YOU\"personPhoto by Gruescu Ovidiu<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>person showing right index finger<\/p>\n

Do you have a landlord from hell? Tell me all about it for a chance to be featured in an upcoming story. Send all the photos, tea, and spicy details to Chrissy.Covington@townsquarmedia.com.<\/p>\n

11 Awful Things in Lubbock That Remind You That You’re in Lubbock<\/p>\n

Some of these aren’t really that awful. Some of them definitely are.<\/p>\n

5 Reasons To Truly Appreciate Living in Lubbock, Texas<\/p>\n

It’s not perfect, but it’s home, and I’ll love this place no matter what.<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I swear, I see someone from Lubbock complaining about their landlord on Facebook at least once a week.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":479412,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-479411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=479411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/479412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=479411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=479411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=479411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}