Today, my neighbor at my apartment building told me water from my sink was leaking into his apartment. He told me to call maintenance to fix it, but they won't help unless he calls. He refuses to, and I can't do my dishes without feeling like an asshole. FML
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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 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 woke up to a repairman at my door who was simply supposed to turn my water back on in my apartment. Two hours and 5 repairmen later, all I have now is a large hole in my ceiling. Still no water. FML
Today, I witnessed my neighbor draining his sewage-clogged plumbing into my backyard. FML
Today, and for the last two weeks, my asshole landlord refuses to fix the hot water supply. My shower is now so cold that peeing on myself while washing is actually helping. I need a new place. FML
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 woke up to a fog. Literally. A pipe burst in my apartment and scalding water was everywhere. To make matters worse, when I called maintenance he told me he'd come by later, hung up on me, and turned his phone off. He did eventually show up, but it was 5 hours later, well after I'd paid a plumber $200. FML
Today, our dishwasher broke. It's my husband's chore to do the dishes, but he refused to hand-wash them, and instead suggested we take them all up to his mother's for her to put in her dishwasher. FML
Today, my sink seemed to be filling up with dirty water. Concerned, I turned on the garbage disposal and plunged away. With no change in the water levels, I called a plumber. He reached in, pulled out the drain plug, and give me his bill while chuckling to himself. FML
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peceout 29
You shouldn't feel like an asshole, he's the one refusing to call.
brieee 23
his own problem, then, not yours!
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peceout 29
You shouldn't feel like an asshole, he's the one refusing to call.
JazzHandsFML 28
exactly, is there a ydi button for the neighbor?
fieryred1 1
What I don't understand is why maintenance won't help until his neighbor calls. The OP sink is leaking, and the OP called maintenance to report that the neighbor noticed leaking coming from the OP apartment. Let me repeat the OP sink is leaking, not the neighbors sink is leaking, the OP SINK is LEAKING. Why would maintenance NOT help when the OP sink is leaking. The neighbor is just the one who noticed it first, and the OP is the one reporting that his own sink is leaking. Their maintenance must be stupid.
ChibiChibi_fml 28
They probably need to be able to get into the neighbors in order to fix it properly since that's where the leak is going. Without his cooperation it may not matter what they do in the OP's place. It's also possible that the OP can't actually see the leak, since it had to be pointed out to them, and they need the neighbor to confirm that the leak actually exists. If the OP can't see the leak, it's possible that the neighbor is just screwing with them and there is actually no leak. If the neighbor is the type to pull those kind of pranks or to cause trouble they may just want it on record that specific neighbor had a complaint. I had a neighbors bathtub leak into my apartment once and they needed both of us to call and confirm that it was happening and to be home and available at the same time to repair the problem.
PANDORUM89 21
yes they must be able to get in to the neighbors apartment and they may not enter unless they have permission unless I believe it is an extreme emergency. if the neighbor won't call must not be that big of a deal.
riddle143 15
#85, laws vary from state to state and country to country. I live in Oklahoma, and whether you live in an apartment or rent a house all the landlord (or maintenance person) has to do is give a one-day notice that they're coming in for a maintenance related cause and consent is implied. The tenant is allowed to say "no you can't come in" and the landlord has to work with the tenant to find an agreeable time. The landlord can get in trouble for going in after the tenant refuses to allow him/her in, but the tenant can also get in trouble for consistently refusing to allow the landlord in if the landlord has a good reason to be in there.
brieee 23
his own problem, then, not yours!
NewAsh15 10
It's now officially his fault that there's water leaking into his apartment lol don't feel bad, it's his problem now.
Invictus_Anima 5
That isn't your fault if he refuses to call OP, it's his problem. If he refuses to help himself, life carries on. Do your dishes and don't worry about it :-)
JazzHandsFML 28
step it up, leave showers sink toilets and all running and WATCH THE FLOOD! (I am not liable to anyone or anything harmed by this poor choice subject to terms and conditions)
OhWhoCares 42
#47, the best part about that is getting your water bill. So while you might get some of the neighbor's things wet, you're the one ultimately paying the price :-)
VeganVampyre 27
55- not necessarily. Where I live, at least, water is almost always included in your rent. So the cost of the water bill wouldn't actually be an issue.
JazzHandsFML 28
55 revenge has NO PRICE! (twirls mustache)
khoov19 20
this literally falls on him
courtz94 24
If he wants to be a jerk, let him. Eventually he will get sick of the water and call, just make sure you let someone know that you did make an attempt to solve the problem so he can't try to blame you.
Purexinsanity 46
I agree. I'd jot down the date, time and name of the person you called in maintenance so if they try to lie and say they never got a call, you have the details that you did and was told your neighbor had to make the call
Frammy007 7
I totally agree - find out what laws there are about recording conversations. In some places you only need the permission of one party (so that can be you!) to record the conversation. If you need your landlords permission I'm sure he'd give it just to record that you called him about a specific matter at a specific time and date. "Hello Mr/Mrs. _____. It is Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 8:42 am and I am calling to inform you that my sink is leaking into the apartment directly below mine."
DarkStorm2Bad 14
Well, you've already tried calling them, right? If he's the one who needs to make the call and he's refusing, that's his own dumb fault. Don't feel bad about washing the dishes; he'll have to bite the bullet sometime.
iwanttogotoparis 26
Well if he won't do anything about it it's not your fault
thejonac 21
you don't have to feel bad, you tried to help but he wouldn't want to help himself
MDoremis 38
It's his own fault if he refuses to call maintenance.