What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? KY
I apologize that this may be long, but I want to give the whole picture.
I have been renting a house for the past year. Almost 4 weeks ago, I came home from work during a severe thunderstorm to find 3 inches of water in the basement. I called one of the LL's and he immediately came over to find that the sump pump had gone out. (the home is owned by a brother and a sister) He replaced the sump pump that night & even helped me move my things upstaris out of the water. His insurance company insisted that a water clean-up company come out to dry everything, pull up the carpet pad, and re-lay the existing carpet.
After the existing carpet was put back down with new pad, the clean-up company steam cleaned the carpet. It looks terrible!! You can still see the areas that had standing water and there is still a musty smell. It has been a week since the cleaning so I think the smell should be gone. My father and I have re-checked the entire basement and it is completely dry. I have spoken with the other LL about this and she has contacted the insurance company.
The insurance company says that they have put so much money into this that they will not cover the full cost of replacing the carpet. My LL has informed me that I will need to split the cost with her. Am I required to pay for half of this since I am renting, or should the cost be on them. I have no plans to move out, and I feel that the damage was in no way my fault.
Thank you in advance, and sorry this is so long!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I apologize that this may be long, but I want to give the whole picture.
I have been renting a house for the past year. Almost 4 weeks ago, I came home from work during a severe thunderstorm to find 3 inches of water in the basement. I called one of the LL's and he immediately came over to find that the sump pump had gone out. (the home is owned by a brother and a sister) He replaced the sump pump that night & even helped me move my things upstaris out of the water. His insurance company insisted that a water clean-up company come out to dry everything, pull up the carpet pad, and re-lay the existing carpet.
After the existing carpet was put back down with new pad, the clean-up company steam cleaned the carpet. It looks terrible!! You can still see the areas that had standing water and there is still a musty smell. It has been a week since the cleaning so I think the smell should be gone. My father and I have re-checked the entire basement and it is completely dry. I have spoken with the other LL about this and she has contacted the insurance company.
The insurance company says that they have put so much money into this that they will not cover the full cost of replacing the carpet. My LL has informed me that I will need to split the cost with her. Am I required to pay for half of this since I am renting, or should the cost be on them. I have no plans to move out, and I feel that the damage was in no way my fault.
Thank you in advance, and sorry this is so long!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?