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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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)
ViviMage 40
Don't push it with her! Set up an escrow account with the city for rent until they fix it (you pay rent into this account that is held until the landlord corrects something, at which point the city turns ownership of money to the landlord) and talk to the landlord for insurance or your other homeowner's/renter's policy.
Obey_StudBoii 23
That's......alot of water damage. You still have time to Sue her. I'd try to go In and talk to her and maybe ask to take pictures to show management, and now that you have your evidence you can start a court case. Small claims go up to $500.00. Anything after that is taken as a serious matter. I studied the law for 2 years and graduated.
etchsanity1 11
She would have to either have been liable through neglect or intentional action the FML does not provide near enough information to be recommending a law suit nor does it say the amount of damage... Legally this is the purpose for renters or home owners insurance which is the responsibility of the OP to carry for such a case. The lady upstairs will not be culpable unless she can be proven directly responsible through intent or neglect if its a pipe or bldg issue then it the property owner or manager not her at all so be careful recommending lawsuits without information the OP could accrue major legal fees and lose her case putting her in a worse situation people are too anxious to sue these days without knowing the story.
redlizzybeth 25
Yes, but law school takes four so how exactly did you graduate?
lovsa 2
Doesn't insurance cover that? Tenants insurance or home owners?
BaconBoy75 2
Contract your landlord or management company. Then get your insurance involved and let those parties fix the situation.
Catkam623 27
@51 it might not be the greatest idea to sue before getting all the information. If there is simply a broken water pipe or something suing will just result in massive lawyer fees and possible problems from the courts for bringing a stupid case to them.
Reaper1984 13
well I guess that would depend on what caused the problem if an old pipe broke not her fault now if she let the bathtub overflow than yes it would be her problem
mrtonyanderson 20
I hope you informed your land lord
glki 7
We need the full story to judge here.
Epikouros 32
Another reason to live on the top floor...
docscientist 10
Probably because it is absurd that she pay for it.