Should you fix that yourself? How to handle home repair during the pandemic

When Tony Nittoli of North Hollywood noticed a leak under his bathroom sink in mid-April, he tied it up with an old T-shirt and stuffed junk mail under it. He’d normally call his apartment manager to take care of it, but health officials’ orders were clear: stay inside and away from others to slow the spread of the coronavirus. “What’s the sense of me not going out if I have somebody who’s …