I am a landlord and I currently rent out to a group of students.
A leak occurred for a few weeks, the anglestop near the toilet was leaking very slowly. The tenants claim that a few puddles appeared in the bathroom, they did not report these to me. They do claim to have cleaned up the puddles, and that the puddles went away and came back.
Eventually water leaked through the drywalls and floor to the unit under them. Once the bottom unit complained to them, they brought it to my attention.
The tenants claim to not have noticed any leakage signs. Eventually the leak dripped into the downstairs unit and both units had serious repair done. About ~10k worth.
They do not have renters insurance (not sure if that would cover it) but basically I had to cover it.
Does this constitute as negligence and should they be responsible for the repairs?
Thank you all in advance for any advice.
A leak occurred for a few weeks, the anglestop near the toilet was leaking very slowly. The tenants claim that a few puddles appeared in the bathroom, they did not report these to me. They do claim to have cleaned up the puddles, and that the puddles went away and came back.
Eventually water leaked through the drywalls and floor to the unit under them. Once the bottom unit complained to them, they brought it to my attention.
The tenants claim to not have noticed any leakage signs. Eventually the leak dripped into the downstairs unit and both units had serious repair done. About ~10k worth.
They do not have renters insurance (not sure if that would cover it) but basically I had to cover it.
Does this constitute as negligence and should they be responsible for the repairs?
Thank you all in advance for any advice.