severe dammage by tenants
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…
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!
I’m sorry to hear about the damage. I’d be furious if I were in your shoes. I think the tenants need to be held accountable. If you need new kitchen cabinets, these guys can help you out. http://classiccabs.com
That sounds like a terrible situation to be in! Dealing with black mold and having to completely remodel your bathroom and kitchen cabinets is tough and can get expensive. Good luck with your legal help and working to get some damages paid.
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meme- so sorry for the mess in your place. You should be used to the whole gamut of responses from b’stoner folk. We are a tough crowd, but people like vinca do have excellent information. I wold ask your lawyer if they can be evicted for allowing the damage to get to this point because rotted joists endanger everyone. You probably should talk to an architect about that to be sure. Good luck!
modsquad thanks i am going to fix everything they have destroyed/ I am taking out their shower tomorrow and handing them a hand held which i afford them last week.If not I will take them to court.I am taking the video cam to document the process. fixing the stuff was never an issue havung access and having a tenant that will not destroy thing is more the issue
modsquad thanks i am going to fix everything they have destroyed/ I am taking out their shower tomorrow and handing them a hand held which i afford them last week.If not I will take them to court.I am taking the video cam to document the process.
Can they be evicted for installing a plumbing fixture on their own ?
No, they can be made to cure. If they insist on keeping their hose as is then they could be evicted.
Can they be held accountable for the dammage their “plumbing ” caused?
The way you describe it, I doubt it. You are required to mitigate the damage. You can’t simply say that you were “surprised” one day to find floor joists completely rotted out.
If they built a fire in the middle of the room you could probably enter, bring your lawyer, use him to put out the fire.
also they bathrooms are very small because the house is narrow and the design from 1920 put the bathrooms in a weird place and had to be very small hence the 4 foot tubs…… yes we had the same thing before the total gut.
to all I will amke this clear
1) they installed the shower in the 70’s. 2 landlords before me.
2)I had offered to fix their bathroom a year ago but had asked them to put up the shower curtain everything could be dried and the repairs could be done easily.
3) they did not wish to give me access to fix the heat the Plumber has been by 4 times . One time they screamed st him and refused him access.
4)The water the leak we thought was coming from their toilet that the previous landlord had installed wrong.
5) they are refusing to take ut their airconditioner that leakes out a great deal of heat causing the people in the apt below them to be cold.
All I asked was idea to deal with the issue.
We inherited the building’s conditions we are there less than 2 years and have only lived there one year. we are still renovating. HERE ARE THE QUESTIONS:
Can they be evicted for installing a plumbing fixture on their own ?
Can they be held accountable for the dammage their “plumbing ” caused?
We are meeting the plumber tomorrow and if they do not wish to give us access to fix the heat and water then we will contact our lawyer and enter with my keys I am sorry but no one would be saying poor tenants if they had built a fire in the middle of the room.