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kevinsky@feddit.nl 1 week agoThe 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.
“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.
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.
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.
socsa@piefed.social 1 week 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.