The apartment may well owe you compensation:1) Not having a working stove could be a violation of what the law calls the implied warranty of habitability--i.e. the apartment may not have been fit for residence without a stove;2) If you rented an apartment which was supposed to have a stove, then not having a working one coud be a violation of the lease, or represent fraud in the inducement of the lease (you were lied to about the appliances, to get you to rent).The usual measure of compensation is either the difference in value between the rent you paid and the rent for an apartment lacking a stove, or else the out-of-pocket costs (e.g. takeout) you incured.To get the money, if the apartment does not offer you something voluntarily, you'd have to sue. You could sue in small claims court where you could represent yourself and the costs are lower.