crazy water bill

[SirStev0]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: ric1287

hahahah, and what do you want? the way you view me is the exact way you are acting. You have decided i am wrong, and resorted to insulting me becuase you ran out of ways to restate your same bland argument.

i came looking for advice on a possible similar situation. I didn't need to hear 'you lose, pay the bill" 40 times.

because you *are* wrong. the only thing you can do here is throw yourself on the mercy of your landlord.

to which he will probably give you the finger...

 

[ric1287]

well i am tired. so thanks to those that offered advice. and for those who have all the answers and cannot argue with any class.

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: ric1287
well i am tired. so thanks to those that offered advice. and for those who have all the answers and cannot argue with any class.

man........ what a dickweed

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[yowolabi]

Originally posted by: ric1287

hahahah, and what do you want? the way you view me is the exact way you are acting. You have decided i am wrong, and resorted to insulting me becuase you ran out of ways to restate your same bland argument.

i came looking for advice on a possible similar situation. I didn't need to hear 'you lose, pay the bill" 40 times.

What do you expect people to say other than the truth? If you still think that your landlord is legally responsible for this, then you still haven't heard it enough times. The only other piece of relevant advice came in the first few posts. You ask your landlords if they will foot some of the bill and hope that they agree. If they don't, there's no way you can force them too.

That's it.... there's nothing more to say. Yet you continue to argue with people as if you can change reality.

 

[Clocker]

Originally posted by: spidey07
I don't see why the landlord should pay.

Technically you used 172 bucks worth of water. It wasn't the landlord's fault unless you notified them about the problem before hand.

i agree. as a tenant u have a duty to make the landlord aware of problems first.

 

[SoulAssassin]

Ya know...I think I had the op understanding the situation and ready to pay the bill and then people kept arguing....

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
Ya know...I think I had the op understanding the situation and ready to pay the bill and then people kept arguing....

meh, it's ATOT. Where asking for advice or thinking that is clearly wrong to begin with, continually agruing with those that know better....well you know what happens.

 

[SoulAssassin]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
Ya know...I think I had the op understanding the situation and ready to pay the bill and then people kept arguing....

meh, it's ATOT. Where asking for advice or thinking that is clearly wrong to begin with, continually agruing with those that know better....well you know what happens.

Point taken, this thread is now about posting pictures of Vida Guerra.

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[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: ric1287
well i am tired. so thanks to those that offered advice. and for those who have all the answers and cannot argue with any class.

i'm not arguing. i'm telling you what reality is. i've had experience before (leaky toilet, wasn't aware of it so couldn't notify landlord, blah blah, ultimately the landlord shared the bill when we asked nicely, but that was a good management company and we were friendly with the office girls). obviously, you haven't, which is why you continue to whine.

 

[MrPickins]

Have you tried talking to the city?

They are working with me after my huge water leak.

They just needed documentation of repair work (receipts, ect.)

 

[Kelvrick]

Ok, the way I see it coming into this thread is the OP is looking for a way out. Not OP's fault, but not landlord's fault. Why should landlord have to pay instead of OP when its as much the landlord's fault when its the OP's fault.

OP woulda gotten sympathy if he wasn't being such a dick and trying to push the bill on a party that was in no way responsible for the bill.

In the end, OP == dick and is a reason why when I ever have a rental property, will not rent to college students who never think anything is their fault and everyone is out to screw them.

 

[flashbacck]

Originally posted by: Clocker

Originally posted by: spidey07
I don't see why the landlord should pay.

Technically you used 172 bucks worth of water. It wasn't the landlord's fault unless you notified them about the problem before hand.

i agree. as a tenant u have a duty to make the landlord aware of problems first.

Yeah, the repairman thought he fixed it. You never heard the water running and never reported otherwise, so how is the landlord suppose to know anything about it?

I know it sucks, but that's life.

 

[dmcowen674]

Many times explaining to the water authority doing the billing they will adjust the bill.

They are normally happy you repaired such a leak.

 

[smack Down]

The land lord should pay because it was the land lords crapper that was the cause. Now getting him to pay is going to be impossible but good luck.

 

[Bryophyte]

Originally posted by: ric1287
yeah the landlord shouldnt have to inspect the apt, but should i either? I cant assume that a toilet will work in a building that i am renting from?

Maybe you should have your mommy move in with you so that she can inspect your apartment instead of you. It's a fact of life that things we use every day will wear out occasionally. Things need repair, and not on a set schedule, so expecting the landlord to catch it before you do is absurd. Water heaters can stop working or leak, faucet handles can come off, toilets can run, furnaces can break, and if you can't be responsible enough to notice and report problems, then maybe you aren't ready to live on your own yet.

 

[IEC]

Fix it yourself. Calling a plumber to fix a toilet is ludicrous when 10 minutes and the right parts will solve water leakage better than most repairmen ever could - cheaper to boot.

 

[Bryophyte]

Originally posted by: ric1287
but you're not understanding what i am saying. i DID notify them when i noticed. It was "repaired" and continued to run. So had i gotten it fixed before i left, it wouldn't have made any difference since it would still have been broke.

If they had fixed it before you left, you would have a decent chance of having your landlord help out on the bill, if it started to run again after you left for break. That it was running before you ever left on break and you never turned it in makes it all your fault. Consider it a learning experience. If a toilet is running, it's not operating properly and needs to be repaired or adjusted.

 

[bctbct]

that kind of sucks but thats what happens when you dont jiggle the handle.

 

[lupi]

If you normally pay for utilities why the hell would the landlord pay.

If the landlord normally pays this utility bill, why the hell would you care how much it was.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Spartan Niner
Fix it yourself. Calling a plumber to fix a toilet is ludicrous when 10 minutes and the right parts will solve water leakage better than most repairmen ever could - cheaper to boot.

landlord = no fee for repair of worn parts.

 

[SampSon]

I have rental properties. If were my property I would foot the balance of the bill not normally used by the tenant.
The problem was reported to the landlord at least twice, and fixed at least once. The responsibility to have fully working fixtures in the rental unit will fall on the landlord, as well as all damages and expenses incurred.

If this was taken to court, the tenant would most likely win.

 

[Bryophyte]

Originally posted by: SampSon
I have rental properties. If were my property I would foot the balance of the bill not normally used by the tenant.
The problem was reported to the landlord at least twice, and fixed at least once. The responsibility to have fully working fixtures in the rental unit will fall on the landlord, as well as all damages and expenses incurred.

If this was taken to court, the tenant would most likely win.

It wasn't reported until it had been going on for a couple months. It was even running abnormally before he went on vacation and he didn't tell the landlord. The bill went out of control because of that. You're a very nice landlord if you'd put up with that. :beer:

 

[ric1287]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: ric1287
well i am tired. so thanks to those that offered advice. and for those who have all the answers and cannot argue with any class.

i'm not arguing. i'm telling you what reality is. i've had experience before (leaky toilet, wasn't aware of it so couldn't notify landlord, blah blah, ultimately the landlord shared the bill when we asked nicely, but that was a good management company and we were friendly with the office girls). obviously, you haven't, which is why you continue to whine.

haha, and did you say that once at all before insulting me? nope. so what am supposed to think.

 

[ric1287]

and maybe people should read the thread before responding. not once do i say "omg landlord should pay me 100000" . i asked them politely if they would help pay for the bill, and i would also pay.

but i will still be a whiney b*tch to you all knowing atoters, so whatever. Its a battle that cannot be won. I should have seen it comming, any argument with faceless people immediately turns into "no you are wrong because we know more than you". iiiii lovvveee e-arguments.

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: ric1287
and maybe people should read the thread before responding. not once do i say "omg landlord should pay me 100000" . i asked them politely if they would help pay for the bill, and i would also pay.

but i will still be a whiney b*tch to you all knowing atoters, so whatever. Its a battle that cannot be won. I should have seen it comming, any argument with faceless people immediately turns into "no you are wrong because we know more than you". iiiii lovvveee e-arguments.

man...... what a dickweed

Cheers,
Aquaman