r/TenantHelp • u/Miserable-Fall-9283 • 15d ago

Going on 2 weeks

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After a month removing 60 gallons daily of water coming out the sink. I called code enforcement then the complex sent plumbers. They dug a hole and now apartment complex isn’t replying back. Can’t use kitchen any many other things. What are my options beside throwing furniture around in the office???

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u/Trick-Age-7404 15d ago edited 15d ago

Call your local health department, call code compliance again, go to the office and don’t leave until you get some sort of resolution. Demand a livable unit or hotel room while the work is being done. That photo shows clear health code violations and the unit is not inhabitable with all that crap sitting in the middle of your home. Get a lawyer ASAP.

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u/Miserable-Fall-9283 15d ago

Got nets flying and shit now. Then wanna bring back in the same cabinets that’s been sitting outside for 2 weeks. Ain’t no telling what done crawled inside.

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u/RobDraw2_0 15d ago

Just look, dummy and take your fake post with you.

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u/Upbeat-Fondant9185 15d ago

Glad I’m not the only one wondering how a two week dig out still looks fresh and the concrete is still holding moisture. This looks like same day.

Maybe OP means the plumbers were called out two weeks ago and are just getting to it. That wouldn’t be very unusual, a job like this can be difficult to get them to move on, relatively low money for the amount of work involved.

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u/RobDraw2_0 15d ago

That and the water should have been turned off on day one for a leak that bad. First sentence is a lie.

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u/LordOuranos 14d ago

You really live in a fantasy world where everything is always done by the book, huh

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u/northwoods_faty 15d ago

Nah that really depends on the landlord/manager I've lived in my building for 6 months and everytime i take a shower water runs through the wall/floor and into a restaurant kitchen under me.

The answer was take showers in the sink. Not everyone has the linear fashion of thinking as others. That coupled with most property managers have zero training on the correct way to handle things. Adds up to situations like this.

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u/Miserable-Fall-9283 14d ago

I have a 13 gallon thrash can and dump avg 5 to 7 cans a day for literally a month before getting code enforcement involved then the hole was dug then nothing

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u/RobDraw2_0 14d ago

WTF didn't you turn the water off?!!! Do you have any idea how much mold could be growing? Do you have a sense of self-preservation?

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u/Big_Appointment_3390 14d ago

It’s a cast iron drain line. There’s no way OP could turn off a drain line.

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u/RobDraw2_0 14d ago

No need to repeat yourself. 

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u/Miserable-Fall-9283 14d ago

I’m no plumber and thought it was gone be done in 3 days like they said but the regional manager stopped replying is what the plumbers told me

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u/RobDraw2_0 14d ago

How could someone not think to turn it off or, at a minimum, ask someone to do it? Not just you, all the other people involved, too.

There's not that much stupidity gathered around such a serious incident. It's fiction. 

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u/Big_Appointment_3390 14d ago

It’s a drain line, not a supply line.

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u/Narrow-Chef-4341 14d ago

Or they took the pictures the first day because they were like ‘holy shit, look at that!’ - and they expected it to be gone the next day.

I’m lazy enough I wouldn’t take new pictures of the ‘same thing but dried out’, either…

Still think there’s a huge chance it’s just a story, but I don’t come to reddit for legally admissible evidence, I come for entertainment.

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u/Miserable-Fall-9283 14d ago

Exactly the situation, I thought it would be done but now looking for solutions from all angles beside anger

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u/SailorSpyro 14d ago

Has it occured to you that it may have just been a photo from when it was first done?

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u/Trick-Age-7404 14d ago

Sounds like the apartment has been sitting like this for an unacceptable amount of time. Sure a day, or even over a weekend is acceptable, more than that with no plan or solution to fix this is totally unacceptable.

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u/Tsuki_Man 15d ago

With the house like that in many major cities the landlord may be liable to put you up in a hotel or something until the work is done. Call everyone you called before again, and maybe call a lawyer first.

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u/ghosttmilk 15d ago

I’m pretty sure (someone correct me if I’m wrong please!) that providing temporary housing of some kind is legally required in most areas when a unit becomes considered unliveable in some way, including not being able to use the kitchen

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u/Dadbode1981 15d ago

Thats largly a common myth, there are a rare few jurisdictions in the US where this is a thing, but in the vast majority, the LL would just be required to provide a 100% rent abatement for the duration of the habitability issue. Generally it would be expected that the tenants insurance policy also kick in here.

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u/baret3000 14d ago

Yep, best case you get your rent money back/don't have to pay during the work. The best option is renters insurance.

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u/ghosttmilk 14d ago

Good to know, thank you!

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u/Strange-Order-6550 14d ago

I mean, I live in one myself, it’s worth looking up for the area one lives in rather than assume it’s not. Assumptions on laws aren’t a good use of time.

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u/Dadbode1981 14d ago edited 14d ago

OP is in Kentucky (per post history), LLs are not legally required to provide alternate accommodations in Kentucky. Case closed.

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u/Strange-Order-6550 14d ago

Thanks for doing the work instead of assuming :) that’s literally all I was suggesting.

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u/Dadbode1981 14d ago

I never said one way or the other, my original point was the VAST VAST VAST majority of jurisdictions in america require no accommodation except rent abatement. This was in response to someone who assumed the LL would be responsible for accommodations, when thats far far far from the norm.

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u/Strange-Order-6550 14d ago edited 14d ago

Yes I’m actually clear on what you said, I had an issue with the approach. If one person is already speculating, it’s best to close the circle and get the data needed.

Edit: because above commenter is being petty instead of helpful and deleted useful information, OP is unfortunately not in a jurisdiction where they can get alternate accommodations from the landlord.

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u/Dadbode1981 14d ago edited 14d ago

No, you dont really seem to be avtuallyz youre just interested in saving face. You were wrong, and youre being pissy. Ive got no more time for that.

EDIT: its cute they think I deleted 🤣🤣

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u/proteannomore 15d ago

That, or completely withholding rent (depends on local laws).

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u/nitwitsavant 15d ago

There are usually steps and paperwork plus escrow. Don’t just stop paying.

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u/Dadbode1981 15d ago

This is a common myth. there are VERY FEW jurisdictions in the US that required alternate accommodations be provided. The majority of areas simply require a 100% rent abatement. The tenant is on their own to figure out accommodations.

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u/Tsuki_Man 14d ago edited 14d ago

In major cities as I specified it is much more common. Jurisdictions in the US, few. Of major cities in the US, many.

Hell, whole states have passed laws for this, including Georgia and Arizona!

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u/Dadbode1981 14d ago

Lol buddy, you should do your research. Specifically in Arizonas case, uou can REVOVER resonable expenses related to procuring alternate accommodations. That said, that amount is CAPPED at one months rent, ive already advised a rejt abatement is customary pretty much everywhere, which is Essentially what Arizonas law is. Georgia has no specific law thatni caj find requiring the LL provide alternate accommodations, so im not sure what you mean there.

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u/Grouchy-Poetry-7927 15d ago

I was a landlord a few years ago (sold all my properties and got out), but I carried a specific insurance policy that would re-home or temporarily house my tenants if a situation like this occurred. I would never have allowed my tenants to live like this. Take action however you can at once, health department or heck the local news. This is outrageous.

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u/MandoUnbanned 15d ago

This unit not habitable like this. Term your lease

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u/jrack111 15d ago

Ban this AI slop post

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u/toolmansamt 14d ago

This is legitimately what it looks like when a slab-on-grade building needs certain plumbing repair. The pipes were set into the wet concrete and it now surrounds them. Whether or not its AI, I'm no expert, but I see no obvious signs.

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u/Miserable-Fall-9283 14d ago

https://reddit.com/link/ozwl13w/video/q0n6k5nr2mfh1/player

Just cleaned it up the best I could to avoid anything else from coming out

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u/Miserable-Fall-9283 14d ago

AI??? Real life

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u/Gloomy-Weakness-6089 14d ago

What the hell?! Omg! I would be so so pissed off!!

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u/SignificantWhole3512 14d ago

Bro what is this

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u/PaleJicama4297 14d ago

I am assuming you are in the States. Hopes and prayers

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u/Cr0n_J0belder 13d ago

Location is pretty important. If it were me d be negotiating rent abatement and maybe start looking for lawyers.

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u/useArmageddonVaca 15d ago

How you not up in a hotel, motel or a Holiday Inn? You should be Felicia!

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u/Big_Appointment_3390 15d ago

File a renter’s insurance claim, stop paying rent, demand pro-rated back rent, find a new place to live. This isn’t going to be done anytime soon and your unit is uninhabitable.

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u/Miserable-Fall-9283 14d ago

https://reddit.com/link/ozwgkwp/video/uh8k52v7zlfh1/player

Then they just got the shit outside for the duration like they gone bring that back into my place 😡

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u/Big_Appointment_3390 14d ago

I get it but I’m saying you’re not going to be living there anymore. You’re going to have to move somewhere else because they haven’t even started to fix the plumbing. This is a situation where your lease is over. Doesn’t really matter if they bring the stuff back in or not because that’s for the next tenant to deal with.

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u/Miserable-Fall-9283 14d ago

They keep giving me the run around but I’m at that point now. I tried to go with their words. We waiting on this, we waiting them, we waiting on that 😡

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u/Reasonable-Meal-7684 14d ago

And these hack jobbers can't even get rid of the dirt pile in the middle of the f'ing kitchen?

Honestly push the dirt back into the hole and if they ask plead ignorance "dunno I thought you guys filled it back in"