Thank you realty company for ruining everything I had in the cellar. UPDATE

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bignateyk

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Wait... you say "our property", but then talk about other people living there, and a realty company.

Do you own this property? Is it a house? Why would you have your stuff in the basement with a bunch of other peoples stuff?
 
MrMatt

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bignateyk said:
Wait... you say "our property", but then talk about other people living there, and a realty company.

Do you own this property? Is it a house? Why would you have your stuff in the basement with a bunch of other peoples stuff?
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by our property I am referring to belongings.

It's an apartment that was probably a house at some point in the early 1900s. There's no individual storage, so all of our stuff is down there. It's NEVER been a problem, at least not from the upstairs neighbors.
 
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bignateyk

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MrMatt said:
by our property I am referring to belongings.

It's an apartment that was probably a house at some point in the early 1900s. There's no individual storage, so all of our stuff is down there. It's NEVER been a problem, at least not from the upstairs neighbors.
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Hmm.. that sucks. Another reason why I'm glad to no longer rent. I hate dealing with landlords and realtors, and other tenants.
 
Aharami

Aharami

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that seriously sucks. electronics can be replaced. but stuff like old photo albums and yearbooks...those are irreplaceable. I really hope you take some legal action
 
BoberFett

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I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that the reason they painted the walls was to cover up the mold that now inhabits your lungs.
 
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DaveSimmons

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Talk to the agent for your renter's insurance. You might be able to collect from them, then their lawyers will go after the property manager.
 
Gibson486

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I have dealt with Brighton realty before. Maybe I was lucky that someone got the pat before me.....

I thought you lived in the North End?
 
MrMatt

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Update: So apparently the owner brought the crew over today and chewed them out showing them the damage they did. So far so good. We then had this conversation:

Him: I'm sorry that happened, I'll do right by you don't worry. But I can't be held responsible for the basement.
Me: Tha....wait what?
Him: Well technically you're only renting the first floor from me, not the basement. But I will reimburse you for things like clothes and boxes that may need to be laundered or replaced
Me: W...wait...what?
Him: yeah, I'm not responsible for anything that happens in the cellars of any place I rent out.



Seriously?
 
vi edit

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MrMatt said:
Him: yeah, I'm not responsible for anything that happens in the cellars of any place I rent out. Seriously?
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That's what renters insurance is for. I got to side with the landlord on the celler denial. They can't predict when a sewer is going to back up, basement is going to spring a leak, or a water heater gives way.
 
kranky

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vi edit said:
That's what renters insurance is for. I got to side with the landlord on the celler denial. They can't predict when a sewer is going to back up, basement is going to spring a leak, or a water heater gives way.
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I agree with the examples you cited - none of them are due to negligence. But what happened to the OP was purely due to the actions of the workers. They moved his stuff, they broke it, and they drained the water heaters in a way that caused the water damage.

I don't think it matters if the cellar was an area specifically allocated to the OP. If not for what the workers did, nothing would have happened to his stuff.

Maybe the landlord isn't responsible for unforeseeable events, but he's surely responsible for bringing in workers who ruin property due to negligence. Let the landlord go after the workers to get reimbursed.
 
MrMatt

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kranky said:
I agree with the examples you cited - none of them are due to negligence. But what happened to the OP was purely due to the actions of the workers. They moved his stuff, they broke it, and they drained the water heaters in a way that caused the water damage.

I don't think it matters if the cellar was an area specifically allocated to the OP. If not for what the workers did, nothing would have happened to his stuff.

Maybe the landlord isn't responsible for unforeseeable events, but he's surely responsible for bringing in workers who ruin property due to negligence. Let the landlord go after the workers to get reimbursed.
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Yah, like I get his point, but in this circumstances worker negligence from Brighton Realty caused the damage to my property. He even said on the phone that the workers were morons.
 
Nik

Nik

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MrMatt said:
Update: So apparently the owner brought the crew over today and chewed them out showing them the damage they did. So far so good. We then had this conversation:

Him: I'm sorry that happened, I'll do right by you don't worry. But I can't be held responsible for the basement.
Me: Tha....wait what?
Him: Well technically you're only renting the first floor from me, not the basement. But I will reimburse you for things like clothes and boxes that may need to be laundered or replaced
Me: W...wait...what?
Him: yeah, I'm not responsible for anything that happens in the cellars of any place I rent out.



Seriously?
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Does he have that clearly stated in writing?
 
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Jumpem

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This is what renters insurance is for. Let them deal with the headaches of trying to get reimbursed.
 
Gibson486

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MrMatt said:
Update: So apparently the owner brought the crew over today and chewed them out showing them the damage they did. So far so good. We then had this conversation:

Him: I'm sorry that happened, I'll do right by you don't worry. But I can't be held responsible for the basement.
Me: Tha....wait what?
Him: Well technically you're only renting the first floor from me, not the basement. But I will reimburse you for things like clothes and boxes that may need to be laundered or replaced
Me: W...wait...what?
Him: yeah, I'm not responsible for anything that happens in the cellars of any place I rent out.



Seriously?
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So, who owns the whole building? Is it a house converted condo? If so, is there some HOA. If this is the case, then they are not responsible.
 
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wheresmybacon

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MrMatt said:
Update: So apparently the owner brought the crew over today and chewed them out showing them the damage they did. So far so good. We then had this conversation:

Him: I'm sorry that happened, I'll do right by you don't worry. But I can't be held responsible for the basement.
Me: Tha....wait what?
Him: Well technically you're only renting the first floor from me, not the basement. But I will reimburse you for things like clothes and boxes that may need to be laundered or replaced
Me: W...wait...what?
Him: yeah, I'm not responsible for anything that happens in the cellars of any place I rent out.



Seriously?
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Sue him. Unless it says that somewhere in the lease, I can't imagine a court anywhere that would uphold that BS.
 
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