We are renters and our landlord is dragging his feet making repairs on a small portion of the home.

A little over a month ago we had a leak from the upstairs bathroom (around the tub) that dripped onto the sheetrock, saturating it and then dripping on the floor. Not sure what the issue was but the landlord had a plumber out within a week to fix the piping.

It's been almost a month now and the holes are still there; the landlord has not arranged for someone to come out and patch the sheetrock.

I realize small jobs are sometimes the hardest to get people out to do, but I'm wondering if there needs to be more urgency...

There is fiberglass insulation draping down from the ceiling. While it isn't a lot, in the last month all of us (particularly our 6 yr old) has been coughing, wheezing, and just had general discomfort in the throat and upper chest areas.

Could this be a result of the insulation being exposed? Should our landlord be trying to cover this more quickly as a result of "exposure" to the fiberglass particles?

TIA

Check the legal stuff for tenants. Pretty sure that after a certain amount of time you can have the repair made and stick the landlord with the bill. May be wrong. If so, perhaps amdrafted letter about your breathing issues and exposed fiberglass will do the trick. Last thing a landlord wants is a health related lawsuit.

If you are in TX, it could most definitely be related to the POLLEN.

The coughing is likely not due to the fiberglass. Our warehouse guys spend every day covered in the stuff and even the ones that have been here for many years do not have respiratory problems.

Get some plastic and cover it up. jeez.

Or, you could call your landlord every day, three times a day for an update until he fixes it. You pay rent. Its his job to repair it in a timely fashion. I have found that repeated phone calls are highly effective. If they don't answer, fill up the mailbox with messages. Sooner or later they will respond.