So it will affect multiple landlords? 😈
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protist@retrofed.com 6 days ago
The oil doesn’t necessarily just make a problem for your landlord. Fat/oil can clog sewers way down the line, causing problems for entire neighborhoods over time and requiring costly maintenance, which increases the costs of sewer service for everyone
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 6 days ago
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 6 days ago
that’s what my tax dollars pay for, damnit!
protist@retrofed.com 6 days ago
I can’t speak for every municipality, but where I live sewer service is definitely a portion of our water bill and is (at least mostly) not tax-funded
kolmaskommentoija@sopuli.xyz 6 days ago
And even if it creates a problem for your landlord only, it is you, who is going to pay for it, anyway. They will not just eat the loss - why would they? - they will increase the rent even more, than they would otherwise, to cover the costs.
kevinsky@feddit.nl 6 days ago
The whole idea of willingly causing damage somewhere and somehow not being held accountable for it because it’s not your property is wild.
If you have your landlord send a plumber do declog a drain clogged by a bunch of grease or wet wipes or some other garbage that shouldn’t go down the drain there’s no way you won’t get the bill for that where I live.
There’s renters protection but not against your own acts of misuse.
socsa@piefed.social 6 days ago
It also means that if the home is ever put back onto the market and purchased by a family instead of a landlord, that person will end up dealing with the issue years down the line. It’s just overall kind of an edgy, poorly thought out idea.
Dookieman12@piefed.social 6 days ago
“I’m not paying for that. I didn’t put any wipes or grease down the drain. The last tenant must have done that. If you thing you can prove it was me, you can take me to court.”
They can’t charge you money unless you agree to it. Drains are always the responsibility of the owner. Ask the city of you don’t believe me.
kevinsky@feddit.nl 6 days ago
Taking people to court over a plumming bill is not a thing here, and even if you make a point of not paying it they’ll just take it out of your deposit and then it’s you that’ll have to fight them over those 200 bucks or so. Who has time for that.
Also the practicality of it. Blaming previous tennants might fly if you’ve just started living there, but there’s no way that is a reasonable defense after two years.
It’s easier to just not toss crap down the drain that has no business being there. I’m almost 40 and so far I still have to make my first call to a plumber over a clog.
Alkali@lemmy.ml 6 days ago
Wow, you are very wrong. The landlord simply does a pipe check and clean out after changing tenants, this proves it was you… You know… Legally. That is pretty standard practice. After that, the plumber assesses the cause of the clog. Based on the assessment, misuse can be determined. You have a right to your option, but legal proceedings are independent of your opinion.
But good luck with that approach, and cheers if it has worked so far.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Common misconception. If they could raise prices more over time, they already would. Costs are irrelevant.