Re: Broken water pipe-high water bill - Landlord Forum thread 328596

Re: Broken water pipe-high water bill by Donna Miegies (texas) on December 11, 2014 @12:39

Some of you landlords on here are crooked. I am a renter and have an 1800 dollar water bill. Plumber has been here 3 times already to fix this leak. Its not my fault that the landlord can't hire a decent plumber. I don't feel I should be responsible for this bill. It is more than my rent. I did notify him of the leak amd kept notifying him.

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Re: Broken water pipe-high water bill by Anonymous on October 20, 2015 @04:28	[ Reply ]

if you noticed the leak and you know you have to pay for the water then you should have shut it off and not let it keep running .... you was there ... you was using the water .... not the property owner .... pay for the water and learn a good lesson

Re: Broken water pipe-high water bill by Anonymous on March 24, 2016 @14:07	[ Reply ]

You cannot shut off the water and maintain a livable space at the same time. This is in breach of any real contract. You would then be at fault for failing to provide a livable space and would be in breach of the contract.

Re: Broken water pipe-high water bill by Linda Gonzales (Texas) on November 9, 2017 @14:50	[ Reply ]

It is unfortunate your landlord squeaks when he/she walks. I am a landlord myself. When my renters emailed me about a leak one evening, I had a plumber on site the next morning. It cost me $825.00 for a 2 hour fix. The renter then emailed me a few weeks later wanting me to help them pay their $1,200.00 water bill. I advised them I could get a letter from the plumber advising the broken pipe was due to natural wear and tear, emailed them the pictures of the leak the plumber originally sent me (which did not look like a 1200 leak), and advised them to contact the water company with the info I could provide and get a reduction/credit. It wasn't my fault either about the broken pipe, I worked to have it fixed in no time and I spent $825 out of my own pocket (because I make $12 a month off of rent). I also just paid to have their fence replaced, which was $1,300.00, also out of pocket.