Landlord wants money for damages

[ReiAyanami]

doesn't some form of insurance cover this?

 

[Mo0o]

Did you leave you window open? Either way i think you should contact a lawyer.

 

[Stifko]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
you sound like a model tenant. really.

thanks but for some crazy reason I get the feeling that you're being sarcastic.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: Stifko

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
you sound like a model tenant. really.

thanks but for some crazy reason I get the feeling that you're being sarcastic.

No, that is my job

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Get a lawyer you dumbass.

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
First tell us:

Was your window open?

Viper GTS

who gives a sh*t, no chance in hell that much rain water got in through a window to cause 1500 in damages.

 

[Orsorum]

Contact a lawyer; it's already obvious you're not being forthright with us here, stop wasting our time and start paying someone for real advice.

 

[Nitemare]

Why did you leave your window open during a hurricane?

 

[Ornery]

He most likely didn't cause any damage. It probably is the landlord trying to stick it to him. I don't blame the landlord. Fvck the communist/socialist rules & regulations regarding renting there. You leeches deserve Hillary and her ilk. And, now you worms want to saddle the rest of the country with Kerry & company?

The rest of the country, who aren't crammed together like sardines, don't want your Communist/Socialist agenda! :|

 

[Cuda1447]

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: Stifko

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
First tell us:

Was your window open?

Viper GTS

uhhhh, why do you ask me that ? It could've been, I dunno 4sure. There is some water damage in my room there by the window, but the roof used to leak like a sif.

It's sieve, and if you left the window open, it is your fault.

I thought it was Civ

 

[Audiophile1980]

Originally posted by: Cuda1447

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: Stifko

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
First tell us:

Was your window open?

Viper GTS

uhhhh, why do you ask me that ? It could've been, I dunno 4sure. There is some water damage in my room there by the window, but the roof used to leak like a sif.

It's sieve, and if you left the window open, it is your fault.

I thought it was Civ

No sir.

 

[Ornery]

In socialist NY, it's sickle.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Kev

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
First tell us:

Was your window open?

Viper GTS

who gives a sh*t, no chance in hell that much rain water got in through a window to cause 1500 in damages.

You serious? Have you forgotten the storm already?

It's pretty obvious to me that the OP left the window open from the kinds of questions he's asking. Think about it, do you remember seeing water on the wall and floor when you closed the window or not? That sort of thing would probably stick in your head, because you would (or should) have gotten towels to clean it up. So obviously you know if you closed the window before or after the storm.

Are you the guy whose girlfriend owed money to a collection agency and had a default judgement against her?

Edit: Yes you are. How'd that turn out? Did they end up suing her again?
Edit2: My bad, it was the cable company that got the default judgement because she was stealing cable.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: Ornery
He most likely didn't cause any damage. It probably is the landlord trying to stick it to him. I don't blame the landlord. Fvck the communist/socialist rules & regulations regarding renting there. You leeches deserve Hillary and her ilk. And, now you worms want to saddle the rest of the country with Kerry & company?

The rest of the country, who aren't crammed together like sardines, don't want your Communist/Socialist agenda! :|

Ornery, shut up for once. This has nothing relevant to do with the topic.

 

[Ornery]

Fvck you. This is EXACTLY what's going on. The landlord is trying to reap some kind of payback for this rent law injustice. Doesn't make it right... but then again good for him!

 

[Mday]

They can't sue you successfully without evidence. Don't give him any. It's a case for small claims court anyway. Just tell him that the roof leaks.

Water damage doesnt happen in the blink of an eye without a major flood. Tell him to show you photos. If it looks like any wood has rotted, the damage has existed for a while. No photos = no lawsuit, especially since the repair has already been done.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Fvck you. This is EXACTLY what's going on. The landlord is trying to reap some kind of payback for this rent law injustice. Doesn't make it right... but then again good for him!

Fvck you too, buddy. If you don't have any serious advice(or at least a desire to berate the OP for being a moron), you're in the wrong forum. P&N is that way. ---->

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: Ornery
He most likely didn't cause any damage. It probably is the landlord trying to stick it to him. I don't blame the landlord. Fvck the communist/socialist rules & regulations regarding renting there. You leeches deserve Hillary and her ilk. And, now you worms want to saddle the rest of the country with Kerry & company?

The rest of the country, who aren't crammed together like sardines, don't want your Communist/Socialist agenda! :|

So let me get this straight...you are opposed to Communist/Socialist ideals yet you don't blame the landlord for trying to to stick it to the renter who didn't cause the damage? Sounds like you're a big advocate of personal responsibility to me. Let's just stick somebody else who doesn't deserve it with the cost, because that's not a socialist philosophy at all. You have your head so far up your ass that you're a self sustaining bullshit cycle.

 

[Ornery]

Yep, it's wrong, but so is rent control. This dilemma just breaks my heart...

 

[KLin]

lol 2 elites going at it. what's next? pyonir and skoorb in an all out gun fight? (skoorb would win btw)

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: KLin
lol 2 elites going at it. what's next? pyonir and skoorb in an all out gun fight? (skoorb would win btw)

/pulls up a chair, gets some popcorn

btw, I highly doubt water from one rainstorm would cause damage to 4 floors. Especially in NY. We didn't get *that* much rain. That would take an insane amount of water to seep its way through the floor, out the ceiling, into the floor, out the ceiling, into the floor...


Now, if there's a drain pipe that's clogged, I can see there being damage from a much higher volume of water caused to go in the window, or perhaps down the inside of the wall.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: KLin
lol 2 elites going at it. what's next? pyonir and skoorb in an all out gun fight? (skoorb would win btw)

Eh, it's a normal day here at AT. I just like to think of Ornery as a herd of cows we keep for fertilizer; every once in a while we just need to break out the cattle prods to keep him in the right pasture. :beer:

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: KLin
lol 2 elites going at it. what's next? pyonir and skoorb in an all out gun fight? (skoorb would win btw)

Eh, it's a normal day here at AT. I just like to think of Ornery as a herd of cows we keep for fertilizer; every once in a while we just need to break out the cattle prods to keep him in the right pasture. :beer:

Just be careful with those cattle prods, don't want to seal him up or he will be even fuller of it then usual

 

[Stifko]

Originally posted by: mugs
Are you the guy whose girlfriend owed money to a collection agency and had a default judgement against her?

Edit: Yes you are. How'd that turn out? Did they end up suing her again?
Edit2: My bad, it was the cable company that got the default judgement because she was stealing cable.

I was able to get the default thrown out. Then to my shagrin, she then prompty accepted their first offer to settle the case out of court. Its all history now and she is making paying off the debt.

I am going to get a lawyer for my water damage problem. Thanks for your replies.

 

[Kelemvor]

Originally posted by: Stifko
There was a big storm in NYC around Sept 8th. It blew from the NorEast pretty badly and rain came down in buckets. I think it was the remnants of Francis. Anyway there was a lot of water damage on the apartments below me, going all the way down to the first floor apt. I am on the forth floor. The landlord is claiming that my Northern-facing window was open and all the water got into the building from there. he says I am responsible for $1500.00 in damages and sent me a threatening letter and bills from repairmen. One of the bills is for repairs to an apartment that is not even below me, but on the other side of the building.

What do you think about this ? Was a negligent in leaving my window open if I did ?
How can he prove that my window was open if it was ?

thanks

As soon as there is a threatening letter that's bigtime illegal. I'd definitely get a lawyer. And it depend son the state but some places have a law that if the landlord witholds funds or charges you for extra things, they are liable to refund your twice the amount. But I'm not a lawyer so call one quick!