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We have been in a rental home for 1 year. In February, I noticed a large amount of water next to the refrigerator (owner's appliances). I contacted my landlord and his handyman, who said the water line to the fridge had a leak and water had been leaking for months. It turned out that a large patch of the wood floor was completely damaged and the entire kitchen flooring had to be replaced. This was a huge project as the entire 1st floor had to be refinished and we were asked to leave the house for 1 week, with our 3 young children and live-in nanny. We did this and our landlord reimbursed us for the prorated rent. We had asked for the cost of the 3 hotel rooms we needed, but he refused.
Anyway, we have now moved out and he is keeping $1000 of the security deposit because it cost him $1500 for his insurance deductible. I don't believe it was our fault that his refrigerator leaked, and we never noticed any water prior to that one incident, so how are held responsible for this?
You aren't really responsible if the landlord's refrigerator leaked. However, you are responsible for damage if you didn't report it and allowed small damage to escalate into large damage. So, how it goes would depend upon whether or not you could convince a judge that you never noticed that extensive damage was happening over an extended period of time.
Have you tried contacting your own renter's insurance company to see what they say about it?
You never heard dripping water? You didn't question why your water bill was higher then normal? Even small leaks waste a large amount of water. You would have to convince a judge that you never noticed the damage and something so major and for an extended period of time you have a battle ahead. Also if you lose the insurance can take that as a possible win against you and try their luck in court for their cost.
You never heard dripping water? You didn't question why your water bill was higher then normal? Even small leaks waste a large amount of water. You would have to convince a judge that you never noticed the damage and something so major and for an extended period of time you have a battle ahead. Also if you lose the insurance can take that as a possible win against you and try their luck in court for their cost.
Dont be silly.
I have many rentals. Things like this do happen. It is hard to notice a pinhole leak in a pipe. Generally the water just seeps under the floor and you never notice a thing until it either leak thru the ceiling below or the floor starts warping.
The Owner/landlord is in the wrong and you should sue.
I removed all the refrigerator water lines from my rentals. They are just problems waiting to happen.
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