Ross Williams
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- Feb 9, 1999
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We live on the bottom floor of a six story apartment building. This past Sunday our ceiling started to leak water. We put out some towels and buckets and called the landlord. Being Sunday he couldn't have anybody out till the next day.
This had happened once before 2 or 3 years ago, because the people in the apt. above us had gone away and left their coffee pot on. So we figured either there was another spill upstairs or the pipes had a leak. The water stopped dripping after a few hours. The landlord called on Monday and asked if it was still leaking we said no. He doesn't bother to come by and check out what's what.
We go all Monday without a leak, so we put our apt. back in order. Tuesday night we come home to a leak twice as bad as before and of course it's moved over so it's right above our computer. We have a Mac G4 and it's incased pretty well, so hopefully it's ok. The monitor was a few feet away and didn't get any water in it. Our cable modem wasn't so lucky, it was full of water.
We're going to let everything dry out for week and hope for the best. We have renters insurance, so after a $500 deductable that should cover the computer if it's fried. The modem is ATT's and I'm sure that's toast. So who's at fault? Should we expect the landlord to pay for any of it? Or is it all up to us?
Oh, and we figure it's the rain leaking in from five stories up. Because it was raining Sunday, didn't Monday, and then poured yesterday. Hopefully the landlord can get it fixed quick, cause I'm sick of water buckets filling our bedroom.
I'd appreciate any advice anybody can give. Thanks.
This had happened once before 2 or 3 years ago, because the people in the apt. above us had gone away and left their coffee pot on. So we figured either there was another spill upstairs or the pipes had a leak. The water stopped dripping after a few hours. The landlord called on Monday and asked if it was still leaking we said no. He doesn't bother to come by and check out what's what.
We go all Monday without a leak, so we put our apt. back in order. Tuesday night we come home to a leak twice as bad as before and of course it's moved over so it's right above our computer. We have a Mac G4 and it's incased pretty well, so hopefully it's ok. The monitor was a few feet away and didn't get any water in it. Our cable modem wasn't so lucky, it was full of water.
We're going to let everything dry out for week and hope for the best. We have renters insurance, so after a $500 deductable that should cover the computer if it's fried. The modem is ATT's and I'm sure that's toast. So who's at fault? Should we expect the landlord to pay for any of it? Or is it all up to us?
Oh, and we figure it's the rain leaking in from five stories up. Because it was raining Sunday, didn't Monday, and then poured yesterday. Hopefully the landlord can get it fixed quick, cause I'm sick of water buckets filling our bedroom.
I'd appreciate any advice anybody can give. Thanks.