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Hello everybody! I've got a situation with my apartment and I need an advice asap :)
Three months ago I rented an apartment with my sister, it's a "two bedroom apartment" on the first floor with an attic on the third. The second room in the main apartment is so small that a single bed has no space, so I settled my room in the attic.
This attic had a sink. Yesterday morning, while I was brushing my teeth the sink fall down from the wall, injuring my leg slightly.
Why this happened is because the walls are built with friable material, and anything attached to the wall falls (the list includes: a mirror, components of the wardrobe, even nails).
The point is: what can I do? I thought about asking a reduction in the rent (from 1450€ to 1350€) because solving the problem means a complete restructure of the walls in the attics.
Since I moved in the Netherlands recently I have no knowledge about how to handle the situation. In addition, our landlord in an elderly man who doesn't speak English.
Do you have knowledge on the matter? Or do you know someone who does?
Thank you very much, have a nice day!