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)
NokeHart 6
She backed up the toilet, then walked away to take a nap. The woman woke up because the guy below OPs called to say his apartment was flooded as well. Her place is damaged worse than OPs.
NokeHart 6
I am OPs roommate.
taka805 10
Take care of it in the courts... Do it sooner rather than later... You'll be better off that way...
yzzami 17
How do you know the apartments waterpipes didn't burst or were faulty? We had that problem once and it was the fault of the apt for not properly installing the pipes
cuponoodles34 10
I can only imagine the damage that did to your place especially if it's all musty and begins to rot... Maybe you can sue and have it repaired before that happens
fyrfyter 4
Why is it nobody has renters insurance anymore, but those without it are the first to complain when things go bad? $100 a year is usually about what it costs. So for $8.33 a month all your stuff is insured! Most people spend way more than that on useless stuff or stuff they don't really need. If you have it, use it. Let your insurance company do battle with the person who caused the problem & the apartment complex. They usually have lawyers on staff just waiting for this stuff. If you don't have insurance this is one of those hard learned lessons about being an adult.
Shmatterhorn 38
Time to see if that renter's insurance policy is good. And check with a competent lawyer.
merrielp 13
Landlords responsibility. I have the same problem. And my landlord is coming from Arizona to fix it.
nickolascronk 3
Hey moron. You live in an apartment. The landlord is responsible. Idiot.
GRgoldfish 19
well take her to small claims court to see if its her fault!
lj78015 2
She isn't responsible.