sunvalleymom
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Our rented house had a spot on the carpet that kept coming back no matter how many times I cleaned it over a 2 week period. We called the landlord and he sent out a plumber who said that there was a leak in the walls that was expanding into the floor, and that is what caused the leak. They could not find the source. Next thing we knew, a contractor showed up and told me that insurance does not cover a slow leak, just a catastrophic event. He ripped out the tub in the main bathroom to "see what is happening" and when I came home from work there was a flood in my basement. He said that he had accidentally cut a pipe with his saw, so it created a flood in the basement. Next thing I know he has contacted the landlord (who called this contractor out in the first place) and we are told that we have to move out because they are going to recarpet the entire house. Then I came home and the kitchen had been torn apart. The entire house has now been gutted, and all supposedly because we caused a flood. There was no flood caused by us. They say that my kids held their hand over a faucet and stopped the flow of water, bursting a pipe and creating the catastrophic event. My kids hated that bathroom and never used it. But even so, the flood was caused by the saw of the contractor.
The contractor and landlord told us we had to move out because the house would be a construction site. They told us they would pack us up and move us to a storage unit which would be covered by insurance. We had 2 days to get out (except for the garage) and find a new place to live. Lucky for me, my company's corporate condo was available, and though it did cost money, at least we were not homeless (except for 5 days when it was reserved for someone else).
The landlord refuses to give back our security deposit or last month's rent. Also, we had paid rent for the entire month, and were moved out on the 17th of July.
I would like my security deposit back minus any damage made before the "flood" and feel I am due my rent from July 17 to July 31, as well as my last month's rent which was given to the landlord when we moved into the property.
We did receive an eviction notice after we had been moved out. He sent it on July 29 and gave us 10 days to "vacate the property" due to "maintenance and Repair" rules, damage to premesis, and surrender of premesis. We cleared all remaining items out of the garage by the date on the notice.
This entire event has cost me a fortune in duplicate rent (had to pay for housing when I had already paid rent to landlord), new security deposit and rental fees, moving fees, etc. that were totally unanticipated. At the time of the "flood" our lease had expired and we were on a month to month tenancy.
He has $1000 in security deposit and $1400 in last month's rent, plus a prorated July based on $1200 a month rent (rent had been negotiated down during the second lease term). It left us homeless for 5 nights when my condo had been reserved ahead of time and we had to move out. I have 4 children, and this has caused them great stress. As a matter of fact, it has caused so much stress that it was the last straw for an already stressed out husband, and now my husband has left us and we are now going to be divorcing.
I cannot afford an attorney at this point, due to all the money I have had to put out through this fiasco. So I am hoping someone can give me some advice that will help.
My pastor was at the house the entire time the contractors were there, as I did not want strangers in the home when my kids were there. He knows exactly what has happened and what was done. He would like to turn in the contractor and landlord for insurance fraud. The entire house is now being redone. Main floor, basement, upstairs (ABOVE the flood) and it even got a new deck on the back of the house. Any advice about turning in an insurance fraud would also be welcome.
Thank you so much for reading my long story.
The contractor and landlord told us we had to move out because the house would be a construction site. They told us they would pack us up and move us to a storage unit which would be covered by insurance. We had 2 days to get out (except for the garage) and find a new place to live. Lucky for me, my company's corporate condo was available, and though it did cost money, at least we were not homeless (except for 5 days when it was reserved for someone else).
The landlord refuses to give back our security deposit or last month's rent. Also, we had paid rent for the entire month, and were moved out on the 17th of July.
I would like my security deposit back minus any damage made before the "flood" and feel I am due my rent from July 17 to July 31, as well as my last month's rent which was given to the landlord when we moved into the property.
We did receive an eviction notice after we had been moved out. He sent it on July 29 and gave us 10 days to "vacate the property" due to "maintenance and Repair" rules, damage to premesis, and surrender of premesis. We cleared all remaining items out of the garage by the date on the notice.
This entire event has cost me a fortune in duplicate rent (had to pay for housing when I had already paid rent to landlord), new security deposit and rental fees, moving fees, etc. that were totally unanticipated. At the time of the "flood" our lease had expired and we were on a month to month tenancy.
He has $1000 in security deposit and $1400 in last month's rent, plus a prorated July based on $1200 a month rent (rent had been negotiated down during the second lease term). It left us homeless for 5 nights when my condo had been reserved ahead of time and we had to move out. I have 4 children, and this has caused them great stress. As a matter of fact, it has caused so much stress that it was the last straw for an already stressed out husband, and now my husband has left us and we are now going to be divorcing.
I cannot afford an attorney at this point, due to all the money I have had to put out through this fiasco. So I am hoping someone can give me some advice that will help.
My pastor was at the house the entire time the contractors were there, as I did not want strangers in the home when my kids were there. He knows exactly what has happened and what was done. He would like to turn in the contractor and landlord for insurance fraud. The entire house is now being redone. Main floor, basement, upstairs (ABOVE the flood) and it even got a new deck on the back of the house. Any advice about turning in an insurance fraud would also be welcome.
Thank you so much for reading my long story.
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