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I need a bit of help. The 3rd floor tenants are rent controlled.They rigged up a shower back in the past with out the consent of the previous landlord. I asked them to put up a shower curtain they did not The water damage ran all the way down to the basement causing the repair of joist @ 14,000. We,incidentally thought the leak was from a toilet that the previous landlord…however it was from their rigged up shower. Appertly the leak has gotten even worse. I had closed of my kitchen cabinets when I opened one to get a glass I discovered the cabinets were filled with black Mold and the wood was totally destroyed. I am now facing having to gut my kitchen (which I don’t have the money for and having to repair their bathroom and do mold containment. I frankly want them out or at least held accountable for their destruction. I figure another 10,000. bringing up the cost to 24,000. Can I do this with out a lawyer…our lawyer is fairly expensive and they are rent control. HELP!