Today, I came home to a flooded apartment and water still pouring from the ceiling. The woman who lives above me is shocked that I would consider her responsible for the damage and doesn't think she should have to pay for it. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I woke up to a flooded apartment. Apparently, the upstairs neighbor's bathtub had overflowed and water was pouring through my ceiling. My landlord said he couldn't do anything until the water stopped, so I spent the morning frantically trying to mop up the water while feeling completely helpless. FML
Today, I overloaded the washing machine and it flooded the downstairs. The flooring will have to be scrapped and drywall replaced. It's 100% my fault. Did I mention this is not my house? FML
Today, my landlord refused to send a plumber over to unclog the sink. Now he wants me to pay for water damages because he didn't call a plumber sooner. FML
Today, the maintenance man 'fixed' a leak in my apartment by flooding the place. FML
Today, my kitchen is flooded, and according to my landlord, this is normal, because it rained last night. Funny, I thought the purpose of a roof was to stop water from getting in. Guess I was wrong. Silly me. FML
Today, my water got cut off. The previous homeowners owed the water company over $300, and the company doesn't believe that I'm not them. The supervisor told me this will keep happening until I pay up. I need a shower. FML
Today, I awoke in my bathtub, water all over the floor, all the way into my living room. I drank too much so I don't remember getting into the bath, I have no clue how long I was in there, and I got a message from the manager of my apartment complex telling me the water had leaked into the apartment below. FML
Today, I came home to find water dripping from the ceiling in my apartment laundry room/pantry. All of my groceries were ruined. Maintenance's suggestion? "Put a bucket under it." FML
Today, I went downstairs to complain to my landlady that there was no water when I was trying to wash my hair. To which she replied, "No, of course there is water, it's just all going into my swimming pool." FML
Today, workers came to my house to fix residual moisture damage in my walls left behind by Hurricane Irma. Said workers then burst a water pipe and flooded my entire apartment in the time it took figure out how to turn it off. FML
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DoubleCross 9
Then sue her
I_iz_B_a_troll 24
Well it's not her fault her floors weren't waterproof, she just wanted to turn the place into a waterpark! You'll be thanking her once she lends you the slip 'n' slide.
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Comments (106)
RuCheezBurger 10
That's really stupid of her, she could in the least, claim responsible, and help pay for the damage if not all of it.
CanWeMicrowaveIt 11
It could not be her fault and just a burst water pipe. Just saying that's a possibility before everyone rants she's awful
havingalaugh 9
That's why you always get renters insurance!! You never know what someone else is going to do!
48Connor 10
Just take her to court. You'll win no doubt.
blaackandprouud 20
Judge Judy to the rescue.
gribbles 12
Definitely not necessarily her fault. There's so many variables involved. AND at the very least, why not have renters insurance?
luhar 7
Wow that's such a mean lady!!! Sorry op, stuff like this would make me super mad.
DEATHBYEX1LE 11
Thanks for that comment.
I_iz_B_a_troll 24
Well it's not her fault her floors weren't waterproof, she just wanted to turn the place into a waterpark! You'll be thanking her once she lends you the slip 'n' slide.
RetardedPotato 6
Especially when you fall on your ass and earn a spot on AFHV =D
DoubleCross 9
Then sue her
sheethapins 13
Agreed. I'm sure the lawyer's opinion on who's responsible will make more of a difference than hers.
Glockinator 2
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You can only sue if she did it on purposes and proving that wouldn't be that easy. It's called renters insurance! Get it people. Take accountability and think ahead
provei 11
You can sue if someone damages your property and refuses to pay for the damages, regardless of whether they did it on purpose or not.
isallwaysme 27
@glockinator, with your logic, if I accidentally hit you with my car and break your legs, you can't sue me because it wasn't on purpose.
onlychildFTW 34
Move into a penthouse OP! Then there's no stupid people above you.
beehardxcore 26
Yeah, but now look at all the free water you're getting!
happle 21
Through the neighbor's yucky floor..?
TheChiver 7
I don't know about you, but I wouldn't use that water in anyway...
ElatedEarthling 15
I think you guys missed the sarcasm...
beehardxcore 26
Glad someone got it!
cuponoodles34 10
It might have all come from her toilet
ME00DOT 8
It depends how you approached her..
5t3ff1k4h 47
It absolutely does not. The water came from her apartment so OP had every right to be angry.
mario2012 18
I pretty sure OP approached her calmly otherwise it wouldn't be on FML.
PenguinBitch 44
This is how OP approached her: "Well I woke up to get me a cold pop and then I thought somebody was taking a piss. I said oh lord Jesus it’s a flood. Then I ran out, I didn’t grab no shoes or nothin’ lord Jesus, I ran for my life. And then the water got me wet, I wasn't even horny....ain’t nobody got time for that."
Pretty_reckless_fml 18
Good attempt penguinbitch :) close, but no cigar :/
kate714 12
Omg... Lol! I thought that was awesome, penguin :)
tswizz 13
Penguin, I saved this to my favourites just so I can read that comment again.
False_Stupidity 42
ROFL, your comment had me in stitches at work and now my co workers are looking at me funny.. Well Done!
vintageemerald 10
That is ridiculous! Call a lawyer.
lilhellian 27
Isn't it also the landlords responsibility? Just wondering, don't shoot the curious puppy! D:
mydadpulledout 17
I would think keeping up with maintenance so pipes don't burst would be the landlord's responsibility, along with any related damage.
thejewishfuhrer 17
Bad puppy! Curiosity is for cats!
lilhellian 27
But, but :'(
FML_14u2c 14
If you're leasing the apartment and the cause of the leak is a broken pipe (for example) then it would be the owner's responsibility. Either way, I hope you have owners / renters insurance!
Ray_of_midnight 23
This. If you file a claim with your renter's insurance, they'll pay you and then collect from the appropriate parties, whether it's the upstairs tenant (and her renter's insurance, if she has any) or the landlord and his insurance as the owner. If you don't have renter's insurance, you're likely going to be stuck lawyering up and hauling them both into court. Good luck.
Glockinator 2
That is exactly what I have been trying to say! Alieze people who are saying that's so mean and sue her are people who clearly do not prepare for anything. That's why they have renters insurance and car insurance and all that great stuff.
star111 6
82- Thank you for translating. :) I was stumped on that one.
whostolemylama 12
What you could do is inspect her apartment, if she is innocent, she would have nothing to hide. I'm sure a brain-dead excuse like that would make her as dumb to leave evidence behind. Look through her garbage for wet towels or perhaps her laundry to see if anything is really soaked. That is evidence enough. Sucks OP, she should have at least manned up to the crime.
noobatubie 6
You can't just inspect someone's house or things. That illegal.
t765234 10
What are these "Civil Rights" you speak of, 65, I'm sure the local precinct would be delighted with him taking the initiative against crime.
Zomg_Okay 27
Yeah, they'd just love OP breaking the law to fight crime.
WoWurCooL127 5
Batman does....
Zomg_Okay 27
That's different, Batman can do whatever the hell he wants.