But upkeep and even basic repairs are constant concerns.
Atwater wanted basic repairs to the house she was renting, and Fuller helped her get them.
He had already spent $18,000 on basic repairs, before a foot of water arrived on Monday.
The Brooklyn tenant said that her landlord has refused to make basic repairs, such as fixing the shower.
But as nowhere in opposition-held Aleppo is safe, the group carried out some basic repairs and then started work.
Yet the gift only showed him that he didn't know how to make the most basic repairs.
The schools pay for the move, Ms. Downes said, and technicians in her network of piano acquaintances donate basic repairs.
In some cases, tenants believe withholding rent is their only recourse to demand basic repairs in their home.
They are providing aid for education, local food production and basic repairs to sanitation infrastructure through the U.N. and nongovernmental organizations, not the central government.
We tend to pay for basic repairs ourselves, which should really fall under the landlord's remit, as we don't want to upset them and be given notice.
Mr. Haro said that Dawnay Day quickly began pressuring longtime tenants to move out, asked all tenants for Social Security numbers and began charging for basic repairs.
