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02-16-2007, 05:42 PM
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Some people are idiots
I got a call from a friend of mine this afternoon. He owns the 2 family next door to me. Seems his first floor tenant went on vacation for 2 weeks and shut the heat OFF before she left. Well when she got back (today) she called him saying she had no water. My friend is in South Carolina at the moment......... I drilled out the basement lock and found water running down a wall. Shut the main off and chased the problem. The hot water line to the bathroom let go and was flowing everywhere. Isolated it and turned the water back on (minus the hot to the bathroom). Went back upstairs and openned the faucet in bathroom....a small stream CHIT. Went into the kitchen and opened both faucets NADA> Then I notice the dirty dishes in the sink. THERE IS FREAKING 2" OF ICE IN A BOWL. WHat a moron. I know what I'll be doing tonite.......helping the plumber fix the leak and chase down frozen pipes. How could someone go on vacation with dirty dishes in the sink.  |
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02-16-2007, 05:59 PM
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Good thing your friend has you close at hand to watch the shop ... so to speak ... uggh what a scenario
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02-16-2007, 06:42 PM
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So who is going to be paying for your services, not to mention the plumber's?.... I guess heat wasn't included in the lease... Glad I'm not a landlord.
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02-16-2007, 06:50 PM
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no brain.....no pain....
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02-16-2007, 07:02 PM
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Send the tenant a bill for yout time and effort! Your a good man Dave for helping out. I'll give you a call Saturday.
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02-16-2007, 07:18 PM
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Well I can't do much now. It's up to the plumber. Since the heat was shut off the WHOLE house froze. The toilet in the upstairs apartment is frozen solid. The shower head in the downstairs apartment was sitting in the tub. The sink in the kitchen downstairs is blown apart too.  Glad I don't own the house or I'd be in handcuffs right now for strangling someone.
Last edited by MAC; 03-01-2007 at 06:20 PM..
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02-16-2007, 07:25 PM
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same thing happened
next door to my old house....
the guy moves out but leaves the bathroom window open
in these type temperatures.... so the pipes freeze and burst
and the whole basement fills up with water  chest deep.
needless to say the whole house was wrecked.... |
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02-16-2007, 07:51 PM
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Maybe this is a blessing in disguise, if he wants them out as tenants... A call to the health or building dept. to make inhabitable, DUE TO TENANT ACTION. Tenant should be liable for damages, which won't be completely known until everything is thawed, or busted.
40B/Section 8 has its place, but I think it is abused 75% of the time, on both tenant and landlord sides.
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02-16-2007, 09:22 PM
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What kind of moron goes on vacation for 2 weeks without doing the dishes before they leave? 
I feel bad for your friend, better be sure he has contacted his Ins, agent pronto. That is gonna be a huge undertaking fixing that mess. Must be hot air heat because if it was forced hot water, that system would be toast too
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02-17-2007, 06:21 AM
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what he said. section 8 sux. abusal is an understatement. tenant is responsible for this stuff i believe, that's why they have renters insurance. good luck getting paid though if they're section 8....
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Originally Posted by nightfighter
Maybe this is a blessing in disguise, if he wants them out as tenants... A call to the health or building dept. to make inhabitable, DUE TO TENANT ACTION. Tenant should be liable for damages, which won't be completely known until everything is thawed, or busted.
40B/Section 8 has its place, but I think it is abused 75% of the time, on both tenant and landlord sides.
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02-17-2007, 11:02 PM
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Bass Babe, you sound like you could be my daughter. Do you have piles of clean & dirty clothes laying around the house.
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02-18-2007, 12:44 PM
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RR, as a gas company employee I know it is illegal to shut off the gas for non payment (nov to apr). They should be held liable.
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02-19-2007, 06:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thortum
Bass Babe, you sound like you could be my daughter. Do you have piles of clean & dirty clothes laying around the house.
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02-18-2007, 01:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MAC
I got a call from a friend of mine this afternoon. He owns the 2 family next door to me. Seems his first floor tenant went on vacation for 2 weeks and shut the heat OFF before she left. Well when she got back (today) she called him saying she had no water. My friend is in South Carolina at the moment......... I drilled out the basement lock and found water running down a wall. Shut the main off and chased the problem. The hot water line to the bathroom let go and was flowing everywhere. Isolated it and turned the water back on (minus the hot to the bathroom). Went back upstairs and openned the faucet in bathroom....a small stream CHIT. Went into the kitchen and opened both faucets NADA> Then I notice the dirty dishes in the sink. THERE IS FREAKING 2" OF ICE IN A BOWL. WHat a moron. I know what I'll be doing tonite.......helping the plumber fix the leak and chase down frozen pipes. How could someone go on vacation with dirty dishes in the sink. |
Don't ya cherish those moments.
Hell I worked in a house where the water ran for THREE months,owners turned the heat off!
Insanely rich=new house.Insanely rich still doesn't replace stupid. |
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02-19-2007, 09:44 PM
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Sounds like you need to burn the tenant for heat, probably the most productive thing they'll ever do.
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02-20-2007, 05:24 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crash
Sounds like you need to burn the tenant for heat, probably the most productive thing they'll ever do.
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ahmmm, can't do that. Don't want the NAACP after me.
She was supposed to be out by the 15th. (no kids) But did have a boyfriend living with her. That would explain why every shade in the house is drawn 24/7. She would probably get in trouble with the state for having someone else living there.
I went over yesterday to check on the heat. Yes it was on. I also took some pictures for his insurance.
And I'm sorry but these people are SLOBS. Here's the dishes in the sink and the broken faucet. Under the sink was stuffed with dirty pots and pans too. I don't know....I guess I was just raised different. |
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02-22-2007, 06:04 PM
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plant's looking good too  |
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02-22-2007, 06:26 PM
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The "salt in the wound" will be if this slob turns around and sues you for the condition she left the place. All it takes is a bleeding heart liberal judge to make the "mean old landlord" fix the house o the "little old poor lady" even though it was all her fault.
There's always the possibilty of her becoming a "squatter", which is another legal nightmare. If she hasn't returned from her vacation yet, I also wouldn't be one bit surprised if she files a complaint that you broke into her house.
Isn't this a wonderful world we live in?
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02-22-2007, 06:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FishermanTim
The "salt in the wound" will be if this slob turns around and sues you for the condition she left the place. All it takes is a bleeding heart liberal judge to make the "mean old landlord" fix the house o the "little old poor lady" even though it was all her fault.
There's always the possibilty of her becoming a "squatter", which is another legal nightmare. If she hasn't returned from her vacation yet, I also wouldn't be one bit surprised if she files a complaint that you broke into her house.
Isn't this a wonderful world we live in?
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Actually she was supposed to be out on the 15th. But she refused. Not sure if they are still there but I think they are. I did notice the building inspector walking around the outside of the house yesterday afternoon, but I wasn't going over to let him in without talking to the home owner first.
The water on the basement floor is drying up and the heat is still on, so that is all I an do. |
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