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Re: tenants complainging 1 night without water - Landlord Forum thread 325017

Re: tenants complainging 1 night without water by Anonymous on September 28, 2014 @09:20

                              
What monetary damages did the tenants suffer during those days?

If they had to go and purchase water for any reason (drinking water is a necessity) or if they spent money on any transportation to a facility to use their water (laundry-mat), then you owe them only for those costs. If they don't have receipts, I would comply with a request for a reasonable amount of money to cover those expenses.

However, if they were able to get by for a day or two, as many people do by using what is on hand or borrowing from a neighbor after a bad storm, then you don't owe them anything.

I'm assuming they didn't stay somewhere else during that brief time, so they must pay for the use of the rental.

If the outage had been the fault of the utility company, the utility company wouldn't pay the tenant unless, as I stated above, they tenant suffered monetary damages.

Not being able to shower or flush a toilet for a day or two might be unpleasant and annoying, but courts do NOT reimburse tenants for such things.

Your tenants are just trying to get out of paying you the entire rent.

There was a problem, and you took care of it within a reasonable amount of time. There is no way in hell a judge is going to consider anything but MONETARY DAMAGES.

This is not legal advice nor is it intended as such. For legal advice, contact an attorney.
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Re: tenants complainging 1 night without water by NFL_LL (FL) on September 28, 2014 @09:23 [ Reply ]
The above post is mine. I forgot to add my info.

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