<prompt> Human: Not sure if this is in the right subreddit but here goes. Ive moved in to a new place a few months ago. I pay what I would consider is a large sum for rent on a house. I have had multiple issues with broken items in the house, most of which were identified in the first week and all due to a poor poor renovation job. The landlord is extremely slow at fixing stuff. To the point of me badgering to even get a repair man here. It took a few months to even address some of the major things wrong and I had to threaten to withhold rent. I have spent hours of my own time waiting for repair men to show up. Problem is, there are still multiple things wrong that need addressed. The landlord is a real estate company so I dont feel like cash is an issue for the repairs. Im wondering if it is a good idea to actually withhold rent to get this stuff fixed. I dont want my credit ruined nor do I want a bad reference for my next move. What would a good strategy be? TL;DR: lots of repairs needed on rental, should I withhold rent?  <response>: Check into your local landlord and tenant laws, and find out the legal process for dealing with negligent landlords. Withholding rent is not lawful in many places, although sometimes the court will allow you to pay into an escrow account so that they collect the rent and they withhold it from your landlord.In these issues, you usually want to keep your side of the street clean, so that they mess is clearly on their side. 