Issue with neighbor?

Question

My wife and I own an apartment on a second floor. Our neighbor from downstairs complaints that we have messed up her roof in several places and also the cabinets in the kitchen because of some past leaks from our apartment. Now she wants us to repair everything. Whenever there was a leak in the past we would deal with it and fix it. Now she says that when she enters the apartment she smells humidity and she fears for her health. We called a plumber and he said that everything is dry and found no present leaks at all.You can tell that there have been some water infiltrations because there are some spots in some areas of her apartment but believe us its really manor. This is a very troublesome neighbor and it's very clear that she wants to take advantage of the situation,she even threatened to complaint to the city of Coral Springs if we don't take action. We need an advice. Thank you

Answer 1

She should take it up with the apartment office NOT you.

When I lived in a first floor apartment we noticed our ceiling a bit discolored. We informed the office and they took care of it no problem. We did not have to pay for anything.

If the leak is because of old or broken things, then it is up to the office to handle it. If the leak occurred because you spilled something all over the place, then I think it would be on you to pay for it.

You've already found out from professionals that there is no problem. Make sure you get paperwork from the plumber that says that as well as any talks with the apartment office just in case the neighbor is stupid enough to try something legal.

Answer 2

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