By BFons - 15/12/2014 02:07 - United States - Newark

Today, my wife and I are about to move across the country when the landlord for our new house called and said a water line busted and flooded the house. The movers are coming tomorrow. FML
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Frammy007 7

I'm sorry to hear that happened, but it's better than if all your belongings arrived yesterday.

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AHotCupOfCoffee 28

The landlord should try to make as much progress as they can before you get there.If anything, an apartment and a local storage service may help, hope it works out!

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spring212 7

If you're moving cross-country, the moving truck will take several days to make the trip (I moved from Washington State to NY State and the truck took five days). The new place should have the water problem under control by the time your things arrive.

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Brandi_Faith 33

I think this is only partially true depending on the amount of water damage. They can probably get the pipes fixed, but there could have to rip up carpet and damaged sub-flooring and replace those. And if the leak was on the second floor (like it happened to my cousins) then it could have not only gone through the floor but damaged any wiring and lighting for the pot lights, have to replace the ceiling and whatever it damaged on the floor below as well. Unfortunately that would take more than 5 days. Hopefully it was only a little bit of damage that can be fixed before Op gets there or they can at least make it livable in the meantime. Definitely ask the landlord if there's insurance to cover a place to stay while it gets repaired Op.

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samantha236le 17

Hope you turn out okay :/ if you did not have a meeting with the landlord, it could be a scam.

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SteamyPenguin 46

It very well could be. Some landlords are dodgy. We were asked to move out of our place because the owners wanted to move in. When I went sign the papers for the bond I saw that they had listed the place to rent again for another $20 a week. If they had just been honest with us we would have paid the extra money because we only needed to be in that town for another 7 months. The hassle of moving and finding another place was a huge pain in the butt. Had our revenge eventually. One of the owners applied for a very lucrative contract with our business several years later. Turned them down and told them why, and that honestly was an important part of a business relationship. If they are going to be dishonest and screw over good tenants for $20 a week, how could we trust them in a working relationship.

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patrickeli 15

'Cause moving, in and of itself, isn't already enough of a nuisance. Sorry, OP.

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Wizardo 33

Move everything into a storage facility or warehouse near your new house for a few days until the flood has been contained and cleared up. Stay in a cheap hotel for a week until everything is sorted out, best compromise I can think of atm.

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awkwardturtle87 9

The movers were* coming tomorrow... dang that sucks :(

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vikky538 28

look at the bright side... your stuff is not in the house yet...

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henrylikestreats 22

At least all of your stuff wasn't in the new house yet. Hopefully you can get that taken care of quickly! Good luck, OP!

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MV3_Heat_Fan 13

Can someone explain to me how anyone would vote "you deserved it" on this post?

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SteamyPenguin 46

Some people may read it wrong, some people press it accidentally and some people are just idiots. I have pressed it accidentally using a small screen before and felt really bad.

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