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You’re definitely under reacting lol | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
All honesty they should rent you a hotel to stay at while the mess gets cleaned. There is no excuse to not cover the mess they put on you, also yes file a renters insurance claim. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
All honesty they should rent you a hotel to stay at while the mess gets cleaned. There is no excuse to not cover the mess they put on you, also yes file a renters insurance claim. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
This is not only an insurance issue but a hazmat issue. Do not attempt to clean this yourself. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
Renters insurance* fix’s this issue and problem, and is exactly why you should have it. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
Yeah we’re talking into the thousands not hundreds for this cleanup. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
There are worse things to be, case in point. Enjoy your day on the phone hustling luv! | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
Lol are u retired lonely and bored why are you still messaging me? | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
You’re not overreacting but whether you should go through insurance or sue the landlord or whatever really depends on where you live I think. Maybe ask in a lawyer channel with your location? I think it all needs to be replaced from a health perspective but I wouldn’t pay for it yourself until/unless you know it’ll be reimbursed | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
Landlord is responsible for this. Call the company he mentioned and describe exactly what the issue is. They will likely refuse to clean it or have a separate price for it, document that and any attempts to shop around to get appropriate biohazard/blackwater cleaning. Once you get a quote that actually covers cleaning blackwater send that and all the documentation to your landlord. If he refuses to cover it or reimburse you, then you will want to talk to a lawyer. This is likely a valid reason to withhold rent, but the procedure to do that legally is different everywhere, and can be very involved, so if it goes to that point you will not want to move forward without a lawyer. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Was a house cleaner for a couple years, can confirm 100% | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
No this looks like sewage coming up. A health department call is also needed. This is a major plumbing issue and not a cleaning issue. I have seen this in a shower situation but very mild. The landlord doesn’t want to fork out the money to fix. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Absolutely incorrect. Water backup is NOT standard. It is optional and most people do not have it. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
No, it is not state dependent. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
That doesn't happen by accident, that was the neglectful tenants pouring things down the drain they aren't supposed to like grease and if they have a garbage disposal it's even worse as a plumber and Drain cleaner I've seen some top notch ignorance mainly on part of the tenants or hone owners " not knowing " that they weren't supposed to put "that down the drain " . I've encountered idiots flush clump cat litter down the toilet and complain when they have a toilet line back up and bitch about the price it cost to replace the entire line because the cat litter turned into a solid sleeve of concrete and their reason is they didn't know. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
You are definitely not over reacting, that’s definitely sewage. If the land lord is being difficult call the city. You can have your apartment/rental house condemned that’s a real pain in the ass for him to deal with. DEFINITELY hire an attorney | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Scumbag landlord | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
An empty milk carton will work in a pinch, too. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
I can tell you from experience that your renters insurance is not going to cover it, and they will not consider it uninhabitable! They will just ask the apartment complex if it is, and they will say no. Even if you have a lawyer. Your best bet is to try and get out of your lease and move out before it gets worse. (Even if you have to get a lawyer to do that!) Do not wait until it happens over and over again because if they won't fix it right the first time, they will not fix it right the next time something happens! Don't wait until you have multiple sewage back-ups and water leaks to ask for a change! And you know it will happen again! I can almost guarantee it since they don't want to fix it right the first time! | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
This is a bio hazard and needs specialized cleaning. If the cleaning alone is under 500, it is not clean.
What about your shitstained stuff that is now ruined? Sorry. That is an owner issue and needs to be reimbursed, especially since they knew about previous issues. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Since that's a bio hazard and apartments and landlords have to supply livable conditions I think legally they have to clean/pay for you to live elsewhere while they do. And you should be able to withhold rent (but put the money aside in an account). Def could be worth small claims/housing court | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Chill | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
You can’t just usually tuck that money aside, you have to actually bring or send that money to the courthouse, in the event of withholding rent. Check landlord tenant laws in your state before doing any of the crazy jumping to legal action others are advising. Good luck finding a lawyer that wants to take on residential tenant issues, by the way. I’ve dealt with this kind of stuff sometimes its best to avoid all the legal nonsense, youll just end up being the fool by making your life more stressful because you decided to play Reddit pitchfork studio’s “evil landlords” game. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
That might be lightly. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Sanitation and hygiene is a major concern? I would recommend a professional cleaning company. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Not overeating at all. If the owner can't afford to properly care for and maintain his apartments he should reconsider being a landlord 😊 | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
I'd be breaking that lease ASAP. The landlord is in over his head, according to the last message. You can't reasonably stay there and expect someone who is trying to haggle over what they assume is 150 dollars worth of damage because they're not even accounting for the personal damage. File the claim through renter's insurance, stay somewhere until it gets cleaned, and then find a way to break that lease because this landlord is not on your side | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
What you can do if you can call in a cleaning person to clean it up. Make sure that the hazmat person because there's a hazardous waste involved. Then deduct the cleanup expense and the cost to replace any damaged items of yours from your rent and hand him copies of the receipts for all of the above. Honestly, the hazmat team is going to cost a lot so this may be deducted over two or even 3 months of rent. So I hope you have a credit card with a high limit or a decent savings account. If he doesn't send a team out to clean it up. I've had landlords do this kind of s*** to me. I had an apartment with black mold and they told me just to keep spraying bleach on it. We eventually moved out because we couldn't afford to repair it. Because otherwise we would have worked it, fix the underlying cause of it and then deducted it from the rent for the next, however long until what they owed us was paid off. But you do need to send him a 24-hour emergency repair notice before doing this and if he hasn't had somebody come over within That 24 hours and make it right. Then you can hire a team to come in and do it and everything above. The 24-hour notice is key, That's what makes it legally binding. Or at least that's the way it is where I live. I don't know what state you live in. I don't know your landlord tenant laws but I would definitely look them up and find out.
Quick edit: if you have renters insurance, this I do believe would fall in that category, especially if there's flood insurance included. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
I would call board of health first off second this is exactly why having renters insurance is so important. But definitely do not give up this is 100% on them. If they can’t afford to be a landlord then they need to stop being one. Rent $ should be going to the upkeep etc of the building/ home and paying bank. They should not be using rental income for personal reasons if building is in need of work. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Is that a d condom floating? | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Don’t pay rent this month then. Since he can’t seem to reimburse you! | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
nah its a scrubby brush | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
If it's sewage then it's unlivable. Owner legally has to pay for temporary living quarters like a hotel | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
This is 100% on the landlord. They should be paying for everything related to a proper clean up and they should be making the appointment ASAP. The landlord sounds like an absolute moron trying to push it all off on the renter. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
I smell small claims | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
What country are you guys in? I'm blown away by the amount of just obscene and stupid comments about throwing everything out and moving into a Hotel, tearing down the House. It's actually insane.
My Sink backed up onto the floor. I mopped it up and cleaned it with Bleach and water and moved on with my day. You people are crazy. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Take them to court. Your landlord is responsible for this and to maintain safe living environments. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Landlords get off their ass and do something for once challenge (IMPOSSIBLE) | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Definitely not | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Ugh, so sad to see more rampant Landphobia on this sub 🙄. Typical rentoid entitlement 🤡. You should honestly be more respectful of THEIR property rentoid. I bet you don’t even pay the mandatory 300% tip | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Depends on What has caused the issue? If you are at fault or negligence or if the landlord is at fault..need to hear the other side of the story | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
He offered you ANYTHING AT ALL because he knows you can sue. Threaten him. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Not overreacting that’s doo doo, baby. Make them clean it up properly and to your satisfaction (it’s a biohazard) | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Land lords are the scum of the earth. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Yes I used to work for a company used by insurance companies to source temporary housing for exactly these situations. If a place is unable to be safely lived in, insurance companies can find a housing company to put you up in a hotel or temporary apartment with rented furniture until it’s sorted out legally | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Landlord needs to pay and to say it’s normal for multi family units is a lie. Landlord sounds like a cheapass that used that multi family unit rent to do stuff they shouldn’t. 🤷🏼♀️ | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
When this happened to me I made the management company hire Servpro to remediate it, they always come right away since they specialize in emergency issues. These are the same guys that get called out when someone dies and isn’t found for a month.
They know their shit, literally. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Renters insurance will make you whole and then immediately subrogate the claim to landlords insurance for reimbursement. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
If he has loss of use added then yes | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
This is exactly what tenant laws are for do your research and hire a lawyer, in the mean time call the appropriate authorities to inspect and replace everything. DOCUMENT EVERYTHING. Including all communication with your landlord. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
A landlord has to provide housing if your unit is uninhabitable (what you’ve got going on absolutely fits that category), they’re not being generous/kind. It’s the law. I’m pretty sure it’s across the country but maybe it’s just California. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Doesn't have time to make an appointment, has time to find quotes for said thing | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Pay for whatever you need to, deduct the amount from your next rent check and include an itemized receipt for the things you took out.
Let them take you to court, I doubt they even try to | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
You are doing it right .
. You are way more polite than I would be.
This has been going on for far too long - contact your local- town —city -or county health department and make a report.
That is not acceptable - | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Yawn. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Fuck LL’s water boiler THERES FECAL MATTER IN YOUR HOME! You are NOT overreacting, simply falling victim to the LL gaslighting you. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Looks like sewerage water.
This sounds like an issue the health department would LOVE to hear about. And if you do decide to contact them,don’t tell the landlord. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
No you aren’t you could get really sick by bacteria that is left over….. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-24-07 |
This. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-24-07 |
I don't think the landlord actually understands what's happening and needs to see it in person | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-24-07 |
Incorrect, renters insurance doesn't cover much, just personal belongings and liability. Home owners policy covers entire structure, people and have to provide (in most policies) alternate accommodation until fixed.... In either case owner is responsible to you if you've paid the rent. What most owners do is say sorry and break the lease. Usually a win win. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-24-07 |
I am not your lawyer -> proceeds to give legal advice | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-24-07 |
I have a law degree, I emphasized:
>I am not **your** lawyer | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-24-07 |
No, but you clearly are looking for a fight.Since you don't have much of a ground to stand on other than "landlords bad.'
My point is that by assuming all landlords are de. Facto, bad people, you are essentially enforcing a similar stereotype that racists do. You cannot assume a group of individuals are all the same just because you had a bad experience with a few.
Bad landlords do exist, but there's more good ones than bad. People are just upset because rent is going up, but that's not our fault; that's inflation and a stagnant economy at home here in the US. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-25-07 |
I'm not OC so *I* actually never said anything about landlords at all? But the answer to my question is *clearly* yes since you doubled down. Your analogy is extremely dismissive of the actual impact of racism and it costs you absolutely nothing to acknowledge that it's not a great comparison but instead you doubled down. Gross. There's a reason you used that analogy rather than something like police getting a broad-stroke judgement. ACAB/ALAB doesn't garner as much sympathy because there aren't any actual victims in that comparison. You're not a victim so stop acting like it. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-25-07 |
Girl bye. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-25-07 |
By the way you weren't overreacting I meant to say that is disgusting and you could have gotten very sick so and I know that there's laws in every state that's different I don't know what state you're in I'm in Chicago and Northwest Indiana and I sure as hell wouldn't want to be in indiana. They always say you go to Indiana on vacation come back on probation LOL however there are laws that protect you and you shouldn't have to pay rent if somebody is not taking care of things correctly renters insurance is always great to have especially with that smell and I mean I would think that you have a lawsuit there for that | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-10-08 |
There was once before the incredible encyclopedia of stupidity we have in tik tok an amazing tv show called Jackass.. I was like 14... he's fine and I no longer handle air-powered weapons... unless we're talking flatulence.  | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
I never said it was “free”. I said to get a professional company out to view the damage and advise (meaning give quotes on new window/installation, etc) so you know what you are dealing with. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
I hear ya. It’s a broken window though. You call the window service or send them a picture and they will tell you the replacement cost.
After reading these comments I realize that windows companies must get these types of calls all the time. Some of these calls would start to come across as petty.
Customer: “Can you come out and quote a replacement installation?”
Pro Windows: “Sure, what’s the size? What type of glass?”
Customer: “Well the concern right now is more the LL wants me to pay. Can you come out and write a professional opinion on whether it broke from the outside or inside?”
Pro Windows: “Ahh. Off course. We will send an expert installer with years experience immediately”. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
The laws can also change from city to city. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
My roof cost a little more than 10k for composite shingles. I had an insurance claim for hail and wind which cut my out of pocket cost to about 5k. Still quite the chunk of change, but definitely manageable. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-25-07 |
Send them a letter via certified mail requesting the funds be rightfully returned or you will sue them in small claims court. If you end up suing them make sure they also pay you for any fees associated with litigation as they will also be responsible for that | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Thank you for the advice! | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
This 👍 | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Agreed. I say they'd probably need a bigger dumpster but that would likely cost more and they wouldn't want to spend the extra money. Also, I'm pretty sure whoever does the trash has a schedule as to when they pick up the trash. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
Fix it up and live in it or rent it | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
Exactly what they did | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
Did you ever get your package back?? I just had a pair of shoes (significantly worth less than $600) but I really need them to walk. My development's guidebook says the leasing/landlord isn't held responsible at all. All I could do was write a little note pleading that whoever took it will bring it back... I don't know if I should contact the seller or dispute the charge with my credit card company, it's really such a pain when something gets stolen, not just because of the missing item, but because of how much we have to work to figure out what to do next. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-17-08 |
I pay my rent on time, all the time. We are nice with all our neighbors and the company has never contacted us (as if we were doing anything wrong?)
Bold of you to assume everyone with this question has malice and to defend the shitty property management groups that just low ball each situation.
Feels like there is more to you than you’re letting on. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
The fact that other units are getting serviced means that it’s most likely you that are the problem. Spamming and harassing your LL is a good way to achieve the complete opposite of what you’re trying to accomplish. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
Where in my statement did I say other tenants are getting serviced and not us?
Please don’t tell me you used the hardwood floors to generalize it about the entire situation??? Goodness gracious
It’s not spamming when you submit the request and they mark it as “complete” without ever following up with us. You just want to ignore all the property managers they’ve gone through?
We had three diff. prop managers come to our unit and say “yeah this needs to be replaced” and then they quit before they ever follow up. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
Then break your lease and move. If this is such a massive inconvenience to you then take action and remove yourself from the situation.
What are you even hoping to accomplish here? | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-23-07 |
Bill be ween | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
You're missing the point trying to be contrary for no reason. The 4 hour notice is the issue here. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
This is definitely a mass message. Secondly, it’s not four hour notice. You were notified in the lease the circumstances of which you had to obey in order to rent. Not have renters insurance would put you in violation of the lease. But you have renters insurance so no sweat. Just respond with valid proof and move on. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
Ehh you make a lot of good points but,
Ok first so the lease says you need renters insurance, he has it, there’s just the need to send proof as long as he emails back something in a timely manner landowners can screw themselves (unless there’s some clause in the lease about providing proof before a certain date)
the lease most likely doesn’t say shit about forced participation since “ALL residents who don’t show proof of insurance will be signed up for it by 4pm today…” implying this is a new policy they’re in acting for all tenets at the same time. So this is a new legal development. Meaning 4 hours by email should be easily contestable.
Fair point. I have a lawyer we’ve used in the past for personal and small business, we pay by the hour/per project he’s not like on retainer, but I’d totally shoot him a text explaining some of this and at the end say landowner most likely won’t call but if he does we can start from there. (Not everyone has a relationship with a lawyer, I get that, but it’s handy to have a phone number on hand for bullshit like this, doesn’t mean you need to spend big money but if you get the chance try to have one.)
Because most likely landowner will see phone number for actual lawyer and agree with you that 11/month isn’t worth it
Also I’d rather give the $132 to my lawyer than landowner. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
It depends on what your lease says. If it just says you're required to purchase it, then they can't, but they could evict you for not having it--in which case letting them sign you up is better. Your lease might give them permission to purchase a policy for you if you fail to do so, in which case they can 100% do it. You might be able to argue that 4 hours isn't reasonable notice, but to what end?
In your case, since you do have it, you can just send them proof of insurance. If they make the mistake of adding $11 to your rent bill (I'm assuming you're in an apartment complex and they have a payment/billing portal) then just pay $11 less or don't pay at all until they correct the bill. Make sure you have your proof of insurance handy at that time as well. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
The forced coverage is $11/month. Lets go with your assumption that it's a kickback scam. So LL is getting $2/month kickback per unit? I highly doubt they're going through this for $2/month. The administrative costs of monitoring compliance are hardly worth it. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
The lease may very well explain that if no proof of insurance is furnished then they can/will apply their own. I’ve seen it in many leases. The language you quote implies nothing about it being a new rule and the language you did not quote implies that it’s in the lease.
The line you quoted does imply that someone finally realized they need to actually apply it - the building’s insurance company or management.
We won’t know for sure without the lease, but the fact that in the few comments they have written, OP has said that the requirement to have insurance is indeed in the lease but has not commented to deny the pay where the landlord can apply it, tells me that it is likely in there too.
> Also I’d rather give the $132 to my lawyer than landowner.
Well that’s just silly. It’ll only be $11 to the building insurance company for a single month. An honest lawyer will tell you to stop wasting everyone’s time. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
Emailing the actual proof would be even better lol | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
if the requirement for renter's insurance is in the lease, *that* was the notice.
this message is simply notifying the tenant that the requirement is about to be enforced. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
"Will be been", sounds illegal | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
Just get renters insurance. It’s stupid cheap and can be extremely useful.
And yes, it’s legal. It’s for your protection. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
I wish I had a dollar for every person who has commented "just get insurance!" - the whole point of the post is that I already have insurance. Insurance is great, I agree. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
They are required to give you 30-days notice to correct the non-compliance. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
Never underestimate the greed of a trashy landlord. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
Then what’s the point? This is quite routine. You need someone to tell you to email the office back saying you have insurance?
It’s obviously a clerical error if you have it and you’ve added them as an interested party. | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
Yes it’s legal. Especially if it’s noted in your lease that you have to have insurance. Most companies either charge penalties for lack of insurance, or charge you a fee for a 3rd party (like they’re trying to do). | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
What people are not thinking about is the fact that they sent the email at noon wanting responses by 4 that same day. What if people are working at noon and won't see this email until after 4 when their shift is over? Do they just have to accept the automatic $11 a month because they were too late to respond because they literally couldn't? | r/renters | comment | r/Renters | 2024-22-07 |
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