In the house I was renting, I discovered that there was a live double mains plug socket hidden behind the bath panel.
One socket had the Saniflow unit plugged into it, the other socket had nothing plugged in.
Due to poor plumbing, the saniflow backfired and sprayed water everywhere - including under the bath - for a few hours, and could easily have reached into these plug sockets.
We could have been electrocuted and killed.
Can we sue the landlord for failing to ensure the house was safe?
2007-02-28 06:33:48 · 7 answers · asked by Siamese Triplets 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I am not attempting to sue on the basis of "what might have happened".
The fact is that those plug sockets should not be in the bathroom.
He should have ensured the house was safe.
The house is NOT SAFE.
It is negligence on his part.
Should he be allowed to profit from that?
I dont think he should.
I think that is against the law.
2007-03-02 23:15:13 · update #1
You can only win if you prove that the landlord knew about this danger and did nothing or should have known about it.
2007-02-28 06:41:20 · answer #1 · answered by Tumbling Dice 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-18 12:29:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anybody can sue anyone for any reason, but in this case you have no actual damages for which you could recover, so it would be a waste of time. One thing that you can do is to request that a ground fault circuit interrupting socket be installed; these are required by code for all bathroom, kitchen, and garage installations in the US. The devices are inexpensive (in the US, about $12) and installation is simple; they provide excellent protection against electric shock.
2007-02-28 06:41:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, though there may have been a code violation. You were unlikely to be injured if the system is grounded, or (as required by code) the bath recepticles were covered by a GFI device.
Older construction did not require GFI, so at the time they were installed, they may well have been within code.
Just be grateful no-one was hurt, and ask him to ensure GFIs are installed in any wet areas.
2007-02-28 06:40:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'd first have to find out if the socket was GFI (Ground Fault interruption). If it is then you have no case and there was no danger. If it isn't then maybe but it would be a stretch and what kind of damages would you expect if no one was hurt.
2007-02-28 06:43:25 · answer #5 · answered by Ernie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should call the Electricity Board who will condemn the installation, forcing the landlord to act.
2007-02-28 06:39:54 · answer #6 · answered by MANCHESTER UK 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not unless you are first electrocuted. You can't sue for what "could have" happened.
2007-02-28 06:55:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋