Flooded apartment for 2nd time

[aew21]

i live in branford, CT..for 2nd time since January my apartment was flooded due to clogged drains in the building. each time they were cleaned out and water receded. i was told that a permanent remedy to this problem would be installing subpumps but landlord has ignored this. while they do come in an vacuum up water, i have damage to items stored in a walk-in closet. i just signed a new lease in may and wonder if this problem would be reason to break lease. all apartments on my floor have similar damage. also, is landlord responsible for replacement of damaged items?

 

[Sherlene]

Flooded apartment

Looks like we are in the same boat, or at least we need one. Our Apt. was flooded by busted hotwater heater while we (still) are on vacation. The landlord removed everything from our apt. into an upstairs apt. Everything is ruined. They say we can stay in the upstairs apt. until WE can get moved back in when we return home. They won't move the things back in for us. We both have jobs, and a baby. My husband can't move things down stairs alone. We don't have Renters Insurnce, but I think there should be some recourse. If you find out anything that you think would help us, please let me know, and I will do the same. Hope you get to shore..keep paddling.

 

[dj1]

Get this straight ONCE AND FOR ALL.....

YOU are responsible for YOUR belongings.

YOU have car insurance for your CAR

YOU MUST have renters insurance for YOUR belongings

Thats IT. The only possible way to sue the landlord is if the LANDLORD actually caused the damage, such as starting a grease fire and it burnt the building down. Unfreezing pipes with a blowtorch, and it flooded the basement.

 

[aew21]

Cause is fixable

i am not as concerned with recovering my loses for personal property as i am whether landlord is responsible to fix the initial problem causing the flooding in the first place. the plumbing company that pumped out the drains said a well with pump would prevent this condition permanently..they put this in writing for me as well.

 

[TCB4U2B2B]

Difficult To Say

Hello aew21

I highly doubt you have any leverage or legal means by which you can force the owner of the property to permanently fix the flooding condition on his property.

Landlords, like everyone else, have the right to act or not act to protect their own best interests. If the landlord chooses to not care to upgrade his own investment, that's his own poor choice.

Whether you have rights to break the new lease, as a result of this continuing flooding situation, is a question I would suggest you seek the advice of your own personal attorney about.

Note To: Sherlene

I have provided you with a reply to your question within this forum. Hope it offers you an alternative view point and some minor comfort to the problem you discribed.