Can I expect the landlord to put in a new kitchen floor after leak damage?

Question

We've only been here for 2 weeks. The entire unit was re-floored by the previous tenant with a 'seagrass' sisal type flooring. We have taken the responsibility ($) to cover the flooring with new rugs, but the kitchen still has the seagrass, which is dirty, impractical and stinks.

There was a leak in the kitchen sink area, which caused water to soak the flooring in front of the sink. Until the plumber could come, I put a bathmat in front onf the sink so that we could at least get into that area without getting our feet/shoes 'gooey'.To my horror, when I lifted the bathmat after a couple of hours, there was brown sludge all over it- from the wet floor. The leak has just been fixed (1 hr ago), but now we have a huge wet spot with MOLD growing out of if! I think this is extremely unsanitary, and possibly a health hazard. We'll be calling our landlord later, and I hope that she will decide the flooring should be changed. If she doesn't volunteer to do it, do we have a right to demand it?

Answer 1

If the leak was caused by the previous tenants or is a fault of the plumbing, then yes, your landlord should replace it. Hopefully, you can prove that.

If you caused the leak, then you might be on hook to pay for the damages.

What was the condition before you moved in? Did you do a thorough walk-through of the unit and document the conditions and/or take pictures?

Is there any way you can contact the previous tenant, or a neighbor who can confirm that the wet floor was a pre-existing condition?

Answer 2

You put up the money to re carpet the apartment on you own? wow! is all I can say. I have rented to many people, maybe thousands throughout the Las Vegas area and, they won't pay for a light bulb. In fact, I've had to run out at midnight to change a light bulb on a porch.

Now you know what sweety, I think your caught between a rock and a hard place. In the first place, you should have never put up the money for the carpet. You should have insisted the landlady first, fix that leak, then repair that floor. these all should have been a first.

Now, your stuck, she's off the hook, your the one holding the bill. you can ask her when she's going to get off her duff and get going on something around there or. look for another place to rent, then sue.

I agree with you, it's unhealthy and dangerous.

Answer 3

Mold can cause serious health problems. if you have mold growing out of that then your apartment in unlivable. The floor needs to be ripped up entirely and replaced. Maybe you should also contact the local health department. Mold can cause respiratory problems and aggravate conditions of asthma and bronchitis. There should be no question at all about replacing the flooring. It cannot be saved. You should demand it be replaced immediately and accept nothing less.

Answer 4

hi, Why do no longer you have a plunger? sounds such as you reside in an older residing house. Mice are common to adjust or do away with, so as that does no longer make your Landlord a "Slumlord". as a suggestions utilising certainty the warmth water is worried, i ask your self no count in the adventure that your Landlord will pay for heat temperature and heat water? enable him understand that the water does no longer get heat interior the 2d bath till someones renting the quite a few unit. sounds like he needs to look on the plumbing subject with the warmth water. You plugged the bathing room, so purchase a plunger already.