Hi sifu sifus. I am looking for advice with a small situation I am having with my landlord.

I recently rented a condo with an agreement that the landlord would thoroughly clean up the unit before I move in. However I found the master bedroom curtains to be filthy hence I loaded it into the washing machine. Lo and behold, the curtains fell apart as it was really old and brittle. Same will happen to the living room curtains if I tried to wash it.

1 month has passed and yet the agent that I am dealing with has not provided replacement curtains. Excuse was the owner was out of country and will only look into it when he is back.

What should I do or rather what can I do within my rights to get this sorted? I am using a bedsheet as temporary curtain now and it does not fully cover the window!

Would it be against the law to replace curtains myself and deduct from rental?