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I was charged $12,000 today for vacuuming up (I'd approximate 10 gallons of water) from my apartment floor and the floor of the apartment below me. They replaced about 10 feet of rubber on the bottoms of the walls, they didn't touch the carpet, wood, or walls. They left approximately 10 fans and 3 dehumidifiers for days.
I am right to think that they are trying to manipulate me because I'm young, correct?
I do not have homeowners/renters insurance because I'm living in graduate school housing and it is not recommended.
The company used was chosen by the school without conferring with me in any regard.
Please help me! Tell me I'm not insane to think that this is about $10,000 too much and there must be a mistake !!!!
Can you say a little bit more about what state you are in?
Why was there flooding, was there a storm or was it a problem with something like a washing machine?
If you are in housing at an educational facility, most states specifically exclude those arrangements from landlord tenant laws. They become internal school issues not covered by regular rental procedures and often excluded from small claims actions as well. You fight through the school's administratve process or governing body and if unable to get satisfaction, a traditional civil court lawsuit usally is the only recourse.
They vacuumed the damp floor of three rooms, they replaced about two square feet of drywall and replaced approximately 15 feet of rubber stripping. They worked for approximately 8 hours and they left fans and three dehumidifers. On campus housing, yes. State of California.
They vacuumed the damp floor of three rooms, they replaced about two square feet of drywall and replaced approximately 15 feet of rubber stripping. They worked for approximately 8 hours and they left fans and three dehumidifers. On campus housing, yes. State of California.
Why was there water that needed to be cleaned up and dried out?
Did you let the tub overflow? Did a pipe burst in the wall? Did your aquarium leak?
If you did something negligent to cause the water problem, you will be responsible for the clean up and repairs.
If there was a burst pipe or the roof leaks, you should be off the hook.
That being said, $12,000 sounds like a lot for what you describe. $1200 sounds more reasonable. Do you have the decimal in the right place?
It was a tub overflow, but I agree that 12,000 is way too much. 1,200 sounded normal. They're insisting (angrilly I might add) that this is a normal charge for vacuuming three rooms, renting fans and replacing about two square feet of dry wall. That is the EXHAUSTIVE list of what they did. That's it.
They're yelling at me, but I'm right to think they're robbing me right?
It was a tub overflow, but I agree that 12,000 is way too much. 1,200 sounded normal. They're insisting (angrilly I might add) that this is a normal charge for vacuuming three rooms, renting fans and replacing about two square feet of dry wall. That is the EXHAUSTIVE list of what they did. That's it.
They're yelling at me, but I'm right to think they're robbing me right?
I have a single family home in GA.
Due to something stupid I did, I flooded my kitchen and had it leak through the floor and the ceiling in the room underneath.
I cleaned it up myself and repainted the downstairs ceiling.
I cannot envision paying $12,000 for someone to do what I did.
I paid $15,000 for repair of a roof leak that caused hidden damage, taking down some sheet rock (a tall wall that required scaffolding), replacing and repainting the sheet rock, and completely ripping out the floor on an outside sunporch, rebuilding it, and installing new tile. This was probably a higher than average price because the porch has been a recurring problem and I wanted it done once and forever. The porch job also included replacing and repainting water damaged siding on the outside of the house.
The person who did the work charged me the actual cost of materials and I paid an agreed price for the labor.
So, yes, I think $12,000 is too much for what you are describing.
Make them give you an itemized bill for materials and labor. I also suspect the school owns the fans and did not need to rent them. If they do not own them, they need to give you a receipt for the rental.
After you get the itemized bill, if it still totals $12,000, you will need to seek legal advice.
Edited to add: You could call a company (say ServiceMaster) that does work like that that and run the scenario by them. See what they would have charged.
YbarraSpangard...don't pay their phony bill....they're definately trying to RIP you off....tell them to take you to court!....no judge would go for that.
No, manderly. The University chose to call them in and have them do work without conferring with me.
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