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Rain Man, Inc. pays all damage. Bad dishwasher move. | 14 | 26.92% | |
Rain Man, Inc. pays most damage. Some shared blame. | 8 | 15.38% | |
Split it down the middle. | 3 | 5.77% | |
Landlord pays most damage. Some shared blame. | 5 | 9.62% | |
Landlord pays all damage. Should've fixed the damn pipe. | 17 | 32.69% | |
I like running in sprinklers. | 5 | 9.62% | |
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06-25-2011, 02:09 AM | #31 |
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I'd say you shouldn't have to pay anything, but you did hire a dizzy broad who couldn't figure out that the water from a dishwasher would go into the sink with the "DO NOT USE" sign that's right next to it. And you put her in an administrative position!
I'm not up on my labor laws, but that sounds like a fineable offense. Last edited by BigRock; 06-25-2011 at 02:14 AM.. |
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06-25-2011, 05:26 AM | #32 |
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No doubt that's a maintenance issue.
If the landlord is threatening to charge you for the damages, I would contact him immediately and explain the situation. I wouldn't be surprised if the maintenance guy was a bit dishonest with him regarding the situation. As others have stated, the guy acted less than competently, and may have attempted to cover it up with the landlord.
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06-25-2011, 05:32 AM | #33 |
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Maintenance issue. They should have warned not to use the dishwasher. IMO, they should have disabled it.
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06-25-2011, 05:43 AM | #34 |
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06-25-2011, 05:52 AM | #35 |
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Landlords are expected by law to make repairs that are necessary within a [U]reasonable amount of time[U] What that time frame is would have to actually be decided by the judge. I would say 48 to 72 hours on a sink that is necessary for your office. If you end up footing the bill I would immediately start loosening all the doorknobs on a daily basis and reporting them to be fixed
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06-25-2011, 07:12 AM | #36 |
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Good news, bad news. Unless the landlord is in a good mood, you are responsible for the damage. I doubt it's much and their guy may just replace a couple ceiling tiles and not bill you.
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06-25-2011, 11:01 AM | #38 |
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Seems like negligence on the part of maintenance.
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06-25-2011, 11:04 AM | #39 |
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I would burn the building down. Just to be on the safe side.
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06-25-2011, 11:14 AM | #40 |
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I tend to side with Phobia. Maintenance fumbled this one.
If you are thinking of taking full responsibility, however, I would advise you to learn first how much responsibility there is to take. I'd hate to see you take full responsibility then discover that there was a $500,000 piece of equipment directly under the leak.
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06-25-2011, 11:47 AM | #41 |
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If the maintenance guy had the drain pulled apart, he should have shut the water off, put a sign to not use it or something.
bRainman, Inc aren't plumbing professionals are they? Did bRainman, Inc leave a clogged drain in your office for a week? Did bRainman, Inc leave an open drain? If the landlord wants to be jerks about it, I'd think that would be the time you ask them about the quality of maintenance you're paying for with your rent, and if it's acceptable timeframes for a sink to be clogged for an entire week. |
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06-25-2011, 12:13 PM | #42 |
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Shouldn't there have been a water cut off value to the dishwasher? I had to get one installed on mine the last time it was replaced. Why did the maintenance man turn the breaker off for the dishwasher?
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06-25-2011, 02:36 PM | #43 |
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The landlord can go **** himself. This accident was not the result of negligence on your ("your" meaning your company) part. It was the result of negligence on the maintenance person's part.
Would a prudent person be expected to know that they can't run the dishwasher because the sink was under repair if no clear warning was given? Probably not. Would a prudent maintenance person be expected to know better than to leave a sink with an open pipe and the water on without putting up a very visible sign stating not to use the dishwasher nor sink? Absolutely.
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Maintenance guy should have known that most DWs are connected to sinks and he should have shut the water off at that point. Landlord hands down!!!!
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06-26-2011, 01:08 PM | #45 |
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This is turning out much better than I thought.
My challenge, though, is that I have a really weak negotiating position. We're having to crawl back on our hands and knees to do month to month leases since Keith Neff of Broe Realty screwed us over on our new commercial lease. That's Keith Neff for anyone who missed it. Since we're starting our search over, and since our lease has ended, we're hoping the current landlord will keep us at the same price. So far they have, but if we get into an argument about this stuff it could result in a big short-term rent increase. Even if it's not our responsibility I may pay it if it's not much money just to keep that good relationship on the rent stuff.
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