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Tenant lied about emergency situation by Nadia (Minnesota) on January 12, 2017 @11:20

                              
Hello,
I was out of the country when I received an email from my tenant saying that the basemant flooded and a lot of his property was damaged because the water heater was leaking. I gave the ok to replace the water heater for $2,500. The plumbing company took advantage of me because it was december 23rd by the end of the day and of course because of the emergency situation. After I was back, I found out there was no emergency situation. The water heater was dripping, there was no flooding and no damage to tenant's property. I am just wondering if I can held my tenant responsible for the high cost, and how to do that. Thank you for your help.
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Re: Tenant lied about emergency situation by Nicole (PA) on January 12, 2017 @11:58 [ Reply ]
this is between you and the plumber although I assume you gave them blanket go ahead or you would have known the price ahead of time. the tenant reported a problem. you sent someone to look into it ... that person/company is who you trusted to do the right thing.

No idea what kind of hot water heater costs $2500 ... even in an emergency.

next time, have someone you trust to be on call for emergencies when you are away.
Re: Tenant lied about emergency situation by Katiekate (New York) on January 12, 2017 @14:11 [ Reply ]
Wow...$2,500.

I have never paid more than $600 plus $400 for install. Then..onl y when I had to pay someone else to do it.

You got taken.

If you are paying that much for an installed hotwater heater...you haven't bothered to be informed of the going prices!!

Even a quick job by Home Depot contractor would be less than half that.

Re: Tenant lied about emergency situation by AnonymousFL on January 13, 2017 @09:43 [ Reply ]
I am sorry for what happened, but I do think you dropped the ball first. If you are not in the area for emergencies (temporarily or normally), you really should have someone dependable who can act on your behalf.

It's really nice if you can find someone who is knowledgeable about landlording or maintenance, but what is most important is that you have someone you can rely on to be there when needed.

Did you talk to the plumber after he assessed the situation and before the work was done? If the situation was not as bad as you were lead to believe, the plumber should have informed you where things were at.

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