I have had my items in a unit when I whent to empty it out I discovered water had damaged my pictures. Althoug I did not have my own insurance I feel that the damage was due to there leeking roof. Do you think they should be resonsible.
2007-10-09 09:35:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
depends on what your contract with them says. If they have a leaking roof, they are obligated to pay for the repairs of the roof but nothing else. It all depends on what kind of agreement you signed with them.
That's why renter's insurance is highly recommended for apartment dwellers and users of mini-storages. My apartment completely flooded 3 times and the owner didn't reimbursement at all. The only thing he did was clean up the mess which meant he threw away all my stuff that was damaged while I was at work. If I had had renter's insurance, it wouldn't have mattered because I would have gotten a check for the damage.
2007-10-09 09:38:59 · answer #1 · answered by avonfromstubby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, I went through the same thing this year! I had no recourse, since I didn't purchase the insurance, and I had a 3 bedroom home in the storages. Look very closely through your contract and see if they will be responsible for any damages. If it states that they are not responsible, then, I am sorry to say, there will probably be nothing that you could do. A local judge read my contract and pointed out the clause that states that the storage owner is not responsible for lost or damaged items, and that I had no recourse.
Sorry, and good luck!
2007-10-09 16:44:44 · answer #2 · answered by Tammi B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not likely. Every storage locker contract I ever signed explicitly denied liability for that type of damage and stipulated that I was responsible for insuring my property. While a court may say otherwise, generally you have to prove that it was their negligence that caused your property to be damaged. Since they don't have access to your storage unit, they generally can't be held liable for not noticing a leak that damages your property.
2007-10-09 17:42:19 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. But unfortunately you probably need to have taken out their extra insurance to get any kind of reimbursement for your items.
2007-10-09 16:39:05 · answer #4 · answered by JustMe333 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋