QUESTION
Have water leak somewhere downstairs below unit it has flooded the vacant downstairs unit. Who pays what?
Asked on Sep 03rd, 2015 on Residential Real Estate - California
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Water company notified us because of extreme increase in water usage from previous month. HOA had painting contractor making massive repairs to all exterior wood areas, which includes a wooden band between upstairs units and downstairs. Could there have been a nail in a line? Reported to HOA No leaks upstairs that can be found Water service enters outside wall of downstairs unit. Where it goes from there is unknown.. Plumber states it is a slab leak or ??? leak in the wall downstairs below our unit, but water service is to our unit.
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First and foremost, submit a claim to your insurance company for the damage. Whoever will be responsible for the damages depends on the facts and circumstances of the leak. You can argue back and forth between you, your neighbor, the construction workers, or the HOA but at the end of the day, only a court will be able to determine who is responsible after exhaustive testimony from construction experts.
Answered on Sep 03rd, 2015 at 9:23 PM