Hello Everyone,
I live in a corprate housing apartment and had MAJOR water damage from a broken dishwasher pipe from the floor above me. I was out of town that night and came home to find 2 laptops, and the rest of my home office distroyed by water. 3 inches of water in my living room, all furniture, eletronics, entire kitchen, printers, faxes, clothes and so on.. I estimate close to 15,000 in domages if not more. Do i go after the apartment building or the tenants who left their dishwasher on.. The entire ceiling drywall is caving in, wall are pealing and so on. but again I am only renting.. Any Advise?
2007-04-15 00:58:31 · 6 answers · asked by Paul Z 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
the person above caused water to flow into your flat and damage your property so you sue him for YOUR damages.
are you insured? you claim on your policy and let your insurance company recover from whoever it wants to.
the flat is in awful state, not what you rented, so you require LANDLORD to reinstate the flat. in any case I think you have an obligation to inform landlord of the damage.
the person above, or the landlord may well be insured so that their insurers pay out, and the landlord or his insurance company may recover from the person above or his insurance company, but you don't have to get into that.
the person above may have a claim against a plumber or someone for bad workmanship, but it sounds like a pipe just broke, which sounds like kiddie damage or similar accident.
your problem will be if the person above is a man of straw, and not insured. you can sue, but if there is nothing to get, it is just a waste of legal costs.
2007-04-15 01:05:46 · answer #1 · answered by hustolemyname 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Leaks invite mold, which is a danger to your health. Try looking into what local govt agency one complains to.. something like the building code inspectors, or dept of health and sanitation. Maybe your states attorney general. Perhaps your state has some sort of landlord - tenent act to protect you. Keep records of your requests and responses you get from the landlord. Take pictures of the problems - once you've found the right agency, include the photos in your report.
2016-05-20 03:38:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Renters insurance.
Apartment cleaning and repairs are under the lease managers to get it fixed.
Property damage is covered under renter's insurance.
It would not be the fault of the tenant unless the tenant upstairs did something to cause the pipes to be broke.
2007-04-15 05:24:12 · answer #3 · answered by Terri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
insurance! insurance! insurance! the tenant is liable for the damage to your property, the landlord is liable for the structural damage, the insurance company will pay all cost to you and go after the person ultimately responsible for the initial cause of all damages.
it would be much soother if you have insurance on your own property, this would save you a lawsuit, which can be expensive.
2007-04-15 01:12:36 · answer #4 · answered by bullwinkle3006 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your renter's insurance pays for your contents damage. The damage to the apartment itself is covered by the landlord's homeowner's insurance.
2007-04-15 01:07:38 · answer #5 · answered by salsera 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
renters insurance would hav been good to have(sorry had to say it) but perhaps they can be liable for a portion of it from apt manager ownersthough I doubt youll get full value unless you have documented everythng aforehand Good luck
2007-04-15 01:07:54 · answer #6 · answered by FoudaFaFa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋