Miscellaneous: Today, I received a bill for damage to my old apartment. The...

By Renter - 24/03/2011 14:54 - United States

Today, I received a bill for damage to my old apartment. The same damage caused by the maintenance guy when he came to fix the pipes about a week before I left. FML

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By sproket - 11/04/2011 23:37

Today, the maintenance man 'fixed' a leak in my apartment by flooding the place. FML

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By jeauxann - 11/05/2018 23:59

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

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By nixwolfwood - 19/12/2016 21:14

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

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Like what you've done with the place

By me. - 29/08/2012 04:19 - United States - Roseau

Today, I came home from work to find my house was flooded from a broken pipe under the sink. My house had just recently had new wood floors, carpet and electrics installed because 6 months earlier my house had been flooded by the same pipe breaking. FML

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By secret - 11/03/2010 05:18 - United States

Today, I found out the electric bill I have been paying was on my old house. I found this out when they shut off the power to my house. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/09/2017 13:00

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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By Anonymous - 11/02/2011 03:21 - China

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

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By Anonymous - 25/01/2017 16:00

Today, after months of delays, my home renovation is nearing completion. Well, it was nearing completion. Last night, a pipe burst, flooding the entire house. The water damage will cost more to repair than the entire renovation. FML

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Dingus

By Anonymous - 20/04/2013 14:26 - United States

Today, my crew was called out to do some house maintenance. We were nearly done, when someone had the goddamned fucking brilliant idea of washing plaster off their hands in the kitchen sink, which clogged the pipes. Instead of getting paid, we now owe for damages. FML

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By imatotalloser - 28/07/2017 05:00

Today, after months of telling my landlord about the weak floorboards in my living room, I fell through them as I was trying to repair them myself. FML

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sweet_candy_ 17

Thursday 24 March 2011 18:55

Give him the bill.

tykiej 0

Thursday 24 March 2011 18:57

Return to Sender!!

Comments

AvengedSevenfold_fml_fml 12

Thursday 24 March 2011 23:18

From all the sex? :O

varkey 7

Thursday 24 March 2011 23:52

hmm, is that possible to appeal?

briidontgive_ 0

Friday 25 March 2011 0:23

Now you know to document and report asap next time -__-

iluvpeanutbutter 22

Friday 25 March 2011 1:04

I had something similar happen- the real estate had people come over to view the property about 3 days before my partner and I moved, and one of the viewers knocked over my open makeup kit, and some of the makeup stained the carpet. We ended up having to pay to have the carpet professionally cleaned to remove the stain, as the viewer denied knocking it over and the agent claimed not to have seen it happen- despite being about 5 steps away.

racheljean15 0

Friday 25 March 2011 2:27

Sounds like fairly legal

dansco 24

Friday 25 March 2011 6:26

As already said, if you'd informed your landlord this wouldn't have happened.

blinkingstarlet 15

Friday 25 March 2011 13:54

get a lawyer seriously.

TraceCase_ 19

Friday 25 March 2011 15:02

Hindsight is 20/20. Next time u will document everything and have ur ass covered. Trust no one when $ is involved

bowchickawowbone 0

Friday 25 March 2011 19:03

How about you tell him to repair the hole in your wallet?

pip74205 9

Friday 25 March 2011 21:14

Even if you had caused the damage, you are not required to fix it. That is what a security deposit is for. Now, since the damage was caused by their guy, they have no legal standing. If its high enough, get a lawyer, if its not, just report them to the Better Business Bureau. Just don't pay

k9obsessed 5

Saturday 26 March 2011 7:46

You don't seem to understand one thing. OP needs proof that it was the maintainance guy who caused the damage in order to alieviate liability. Otherwise they have no choice but to take care of it themselves.