Floor Support cracked

[tarik3001]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA

We own a pizza shop in a building which we pay rent to. 2 days ago we wanted to replace the entire floor and paid for it ourselves. Today though, we wanted to pick up the oven and move it so that we could put the remainder of the new tiles there. Before we did that though, the guy who is doing the floors, wanted to check the basement to make sure the supports would hold the very very heavy oven. We found out the supports were damaged and we would have to repair them so that the floor wouldn't collapse under us as we put down the oven in the new location. Since the support has been cracked for a while now, who should have to pay for the repair of it? Our landlord or us?
thanks

 

[ecmst12]

What does your lease say about repairs and alterations?

 

[BL]

Well since the supports are in the basement , they would have to be maintained by the owner .

Having said that ,even if you were to complain to build. code enforcement and they find the supports need to be repaired to meet code ,it wouldn't necessarily mean you would then be able to move that very heavy oven to that area .

If you complained to Gov. officials ,you could expect the owner not to renew your lease .

Why can't you just work around the oven with the flooring ?

 

[JETX]

Well since the supports are in the basement , they would have to be maintained by the owner?

And of course, that is NOT correct.

There is NOTHING in the OP to even suggest that the floor is unstable... as it is. The problem arises as the floor is not strong enough and "we would have to repair them so that the floor wouldn't collapse under us as we put down the oven in the new location".

Since this 'problem' arises from the tenant moving appliances, unless there is something to the contrary in the lease, it would be the responsibility of the tenant to provide sufficient support for HIS equipment.

 

[BL]

Originally Posted by BL
Well since the supports are in the basement , they would have to be maintained by the owner?

Legally speaking ,yes to code.

We have not been told to what extent the cracks or damages are , only what was told to the poster.

 

[JETX]

We have not been told to what extent the cracks or damages are , only what was told to the poster.

Or even that there ARE "cracks or damages". The only thing we know is that the current floor structure is not sufficient to support the "very heavy oven". There is nothing to even suggest that the floor is unsafe for NORMAL loads.