roxygirl2010
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
I live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in a house converted into apartments. The house was neglected by the previous owner and there is a lot of work to be done on the house. We recently came home to find our bathroom flooded due to the toilet leaking. I had complained about the toilet having issues before this happened and nothing was really done to rectify the issue. I got a call telling me that water leaked into the downstairs business and I got an invoice for the damages and labor. We do not yet have a new lease for the apartment, we have new owners as of October 2011. I do not feel that this was fair to charge us for damages that could have been prevented by fixing the problem in the first place. I have also asked many times for a lease and they tell me that the lawyer has not drawn it up yet. In the lease it would state what we are responsible for as far as utilities and damages. Any advice on this matter would be helpful.
I live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in a house converted into apartments. The house was neglected by the previous owner and there is a lot of work to be done on the house. We recently came home to find our bathroom flooded due to the toilet leaking. I had complained about the toilet having issues before this happened and nothing was really done to rectify the issue. I got a call telling me that water leaked into the downstairs business and I got an invoice for the damages and labor. We do not yet have a new lease for the apartment, we have new owners as of October 2011. I do not feel that this was fair to charge us for damages that could have been prevented by fixing the problem in the first place. I have also asked many times for a lease and they tell me that the lawyer has not drawn it up yet. In the lease it would state what we are responsible for as far as utilities and damages. Any advice on this matter would be helpful.