Idaho Repair Request Letter to Landlord
A free Idaho repair request letter to landlord that follows Idaho law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.
What Idaho law says
| Repair and deduct | Not generally allowed. Only exception: if the landlord fails to install required smoke detectors within 72 hours after certified-mail notice, the tenant may install them and deduct the cost from the next month's rent. Source: Idaho Code § 6-320(a) |
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| Withholding rent | Not allowed. Tenant's remedy for habitability failures is a lawsuit for damages and/or specific performance after 3 days' written notice to cure; specific-performance-only cases get a trial within 12 days of filing. |
| Landlord retaliation | No statute — Idaho has no general anti-retaliation statute for residential tenants. The Idaho Attorney General's Landlord and Tenant Manual says a landlord may not evict a tenant for asking for repairs or joining a tenants' association, but it cites no statute and sets no presumption period. Tenants in manufactured home communities are protected by statute: the landlord may not end or refuse to renew the tenancy, raise rent, cut services, or threaten eviction because the resident complained in good faith to a code agency or to the landlord, joined or led a resident association, or hired a lawyer or agent. |
| Heat | No statute sets a minimum temperature or requires landlords to supply heat, but a tenant may sue a landlord who fails to maintain in good working order heating facilities the landlord supplied. The Attorney General lists nonfunctioning heating units as a condition that may violate housing standards. |
| Mold | No statute — Idaho has no mold-specific landlord-tenant law and no state agency that regulates mold inspection or removal in rentals. Mold is handled under the tenant's right to sue a landlord who maintains the premises in a manner hazardous to health or safety, fails to provide reasonable waterproofing and weather protection, or fails to maintain plumbing and ventilation facilities. The Attorney General advises tenants to report leaks, excess moisture, or recurring mold to the landlord immediately. |
Fill in your letter
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To: [landlord or manager name], [landlord address]
From: [your name], tenant at [rental address]
I am asking you to repair the following problems at my rental: [describe each problem, where it is, and when it started].
I first reported this on [date first reported] by [phone, text, email, portal or letter].
Please make these repairs by [date]. You may enter to make repairs after giving the notice required by law; times that work for me: [access times].
Idaho law protects tenants from retaliation for asking for repairs (No statute (Idaho Code Title 6 ch. 3 and Title 55 chs. 2-3 checked); Idaho Code § 55-2015 (manufactured home communities only)).
Date: [today's date]
Tenant: [your name]
Signature: ____________________
How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.
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