What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TN
I reside in a condo that I own. My unit is on the 3rd floor. Late one night, I discovered that my hot water heater was leaking. My fiance and I turned it off, and drained it with a hose so it could no longer leak. And we could get a few hours of sleep.
About 12 hours after we discover our water heater leaking, we come to find out that it had actually leaked through the ceiling of the unit below us. Along with our maintenance man, I inspect the damages done. Where water had leaked, the sheet rock was already dry. So, being accountable for the repairs, I was relieved to see there wasn't more damage.
The owner of the damaged unit has a tenant residing in his condo, whose brother is highly allergic to mold. The owner calls in a water damage contractor to give an estimate on repairs. The tenant told contractor that her brother is highly allergic to mold, and she might be too. She asks if she should stay there. The contractor suggests that she shouldn't stay there until damages are repaired. And she doesn't stay there. The owner then tells me he wants repairs done asap, because he's not going to charge the tenant rent for the time she doesn't stay there.
Two days later, I get my contractor to start making repairs on the condo. I wanted to make repairs in a timely manner as well. Now I know I didn't see any mold when I first inspected water damage (mold doesn't grow overnight). And when the contractor cut out some of the sheet rock (per owner's request), none of it had mold on it.
Repairs have concluded (which I paid for), and the day after the tenant moves back in, the owner is asking me to pay for the week's worth of rent that he's deducting from his tenant. This is the first time he's mentioned that he wants me to pay the rent. The condo was not 'uninhabitable.' The only thing tenant couldn't do was cook because of contractor's tools/equipment taking up the space. Long story short... am I legally bound to pay the owner this money? This was an agreement between owner & tenant... not me.
I reside in a condo that I own. My unit is on the 3rd floor. Late one night, I discovered that my hot water heater was leaking. My fiance and I turned it off, and drained it with a hose so it could no longer leak. And we could get a few hours of sleep.
About 12 hours after we discover our water heater leaking, we come to find out that it had actually leaked through the ceiling of the unit below us. Along with our maintenance man, I inspect the damages done. Where water had leaked, the sheet rock was already dry. So, being accountable for the repairs, I was relieved to see there wasn't more damage.
The owner of the damaged unit has a tenant residing in his condo, whose brother is highly allergic to mold. The owner calls in a water damage contractor to give an estimate on repairs. The tenant told contractor that her brother is highly allergic to mold, and she might be too. She asks if she should stay there. The contractor suggests that she shouldn't stay there until damages are repaired. And she doesn't stay there. The owner then tells me he wants repairs done asap, because he's not going to charge the tenant rent for the time she doesn't stay there.
Two days later, I get my contractor to start making repairs on the condo. I wanted to make repairs in a timely manner as well. Now I know I didn't see any mold when I first inspected water damage (mold doesn't grow overnight). And when the contractor cut out some of the sheet rock (per owner's request), none of it had mold on it.
Repairs have concluded (which I paid for), and the day after the tenant moves back in, the owner is asking me to pay for the week's worth of rent that he's deducting from his tenant. This is the first time he's mentioned that he wants me to pay the rent. The condo was not 'uninhabitable.' The only thing tenant couldn't do was cook because of contractor's tools/equipment taking up the space. Long story short... am I legally bound to pay the owner this money? This was an agreement between owner & tenant... not me.