I live in Minnesota. I am the tennant
I signed a one year lease to start on July 15th 2011. Yesterday I used my oven for the 3rd time. first 2 times was just to warm things. This time oven was set at 425 (party pizzas!) flames started shooting into the oven compartment from underneath. I called 911 by time firefighters arrived whole kitchen was in flames (everyone got outside ad are ok) The fire marshall determined the cause of the fire as follows : the gas line was not attached to the stove. The gas line had been bent at a 90 degree angle. the gas line had been nicked be a sharp object consitant with a utility knife.
My lanlord redid the floor under the oven last year (previous tennant never used stove and lives next door to me). My lease did state that I was to get renters insurance to protect my property. I did not have it.
Landlord has now said that she is no longer wants to be a landlord and she will refund half of my deposit and return the prorated rent.
Can she do this? Am I liable for anything since i did not have renters?(my lease was something she typed up in a word document its pretty funny)
Is she liable to me for anything as it was her and her husband who put in the flooring? Not sure I can prove that putting in the flooring is what caused all the issues with the gas line.
Any help would be fantastic. I have read the landlord tennant laws of minnesota and can't find anything on this stuff.
Thanks I appreciate the help!
I signed a one year lease to start on July 15th 2011. Yesterday I used my oven for the 3rd time. first 2 times was just to warm things. This time oven was set at 425 (party pizzas!) flames started shooting into the oven compartment from underneath. I called 911 by time firefighters arrived whole kitchen was in flames (everyone got outside ad are ok) The fire marshall determined the cause of the fire as follows : the gas line was not attached to the stove. The gas line had been bent at a 90 degree angle. the gas line had been nicked be a sharp object consitant with a utility knife.
My lanlord redid the floor under the oven last year (previous tennant never used stove and lives next door to me). My lease did state that I was to get renters insurance to protect my property. I did not have it.
Landlord has now said that she is no longer wants to be a landlord and she will refund half of my deposit and return the prorated rent.
Can she do this? Am I liable for anything since i did not have renters?(my lease was something she typed up in a word document its pretty funny)
Is she liable to me for anything as it was her and her husband who put in the flooring? Not sure I can prove that putting in the flooring is what caused all the issues with the gas line.
Any help would be fantastic. I have read the landlord tennant laws of minnesota and can't find anything on this stuff.
Thanks I appreciate the help!
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