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Re: Flooded Room - Broken Water Heater / Damp carpet
by OK-LL
on April 21, 2010 @21:45
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Just had this happen. For it to become mildewy, the tenant must not have reported the leak quickly. Takes a few days to raise that smell. I charged the tenant for the carpet cleaning and mildew treatment which would not have been required had they reported the wet carpet immediately. I agree with poster that no compensation is required unless they had to leave the rental completely. How many days are we talking? For me, it took 2 days to suck up the water, dry the carpet overnight with blowers, apply mildicide, replaced sogged pad and tack strip, and restretch the carpet. I offered no compensation for this time during which the bedroom could not be slept in.
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