Nichole Briscoe breaks down a landlord-tenant dispute: tenants report a leaking toilet, but the plumber finds the husband tried a DIY fix that made it worse. When the plumber removes the toilet, he cracks a water line. Who pays for the damage, the tenant or the landlord?
Quick question, is this a tenant issue or a landlord issue? Let's just say you have a 3-bedroom, 2-bath mobile home that you're renting out to a couple. They've been there for about 3 months now, no issues, everything is fine. Well, now they make a report that, "Hey, this toilet is leaking. We need a plumber, somebody to come and take a look at it." So you contact said plumber, the plumber gets to the property, and upon reviewing the bathroom, he's like, "Uh, this This is more than a leak. This toilet has been leaking for a while, and now it is leaning. The, the renters say, well, it's leaning because my husband attempted to fix it. Well, they admit that they knew it was leaking for a while, and upon his review of removing the toilet, they have now cracked the water line. Is this a tenant issue or a landlord issue? What would you do in this situation? Who's responsible for the bill? Let me know your thoughts.
