oukewldave
08-20-2007, 07:51 PM
I moved into a coworkers house he leases. It is 2 units; upper and lower. I am in the upper. We have no formal lease agreement; I just pay monthly. The problem is a week after I moved in, I noticed the bathroom sink drains incredibly slow, so I mentioned this to him and that was the end of it. Skip 3 months ahead to a week ago. Middle of the night I go to the bathroom, use the sink, then go back to sleep. 2 hours later i get a call from the guy downstairs about water everywhere. i get up and look and noticed that I apparently left the sink on at a slow stream where any normal sink would be no big deal. So we cleaned up, the owner decided to file a claim although there has been water damage before. Today, I get a letter from Insurance saying that I have to pay, but they don't give any amount. I also did not get renter's insurance. Is this something that I have fully responsible for when I told him about this problem and nothing was done? I think it should be something like 50/50. Please advise me of the best outcome for me. Sorry for such a long story, but thank you a lot to anyone who responds!