Re: Clogged drain pipe - Landlord Forum thread 247876

Re: Clogged drain pipe by A.T.SF (CA) on February 11, 2012 @08:53

I just had this happen to me here in San Francisco. The tenants put nearly every kind of kitchen scrap, vegetable and plate discards through the garbage disposal. After 7 months it created a huge back up in the unit below. Long story short a 3 foot section of cast iron pipe had to be removed and replaced; as well as all of the interior line for that unit. The plumber was amazed because he services my buildings semi annually for drainage and flow. The bill was as huge as the clog the tenant caused. My lease too, says that costs of repairs that are not standard wear and tear are the responsibility of the tenant. That includes those things that are intentional or unintentional by either the tenant of guests of the tenants. After careful review I required the tenant to pay 50% of the bill. And end of story they paid.
In the beginning of your post you claimed the pipes have been backed up for months. Did you ever request maintenance in writing from the Landlord?

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