All Forum Posts by: Leona Batiste

I also have on the lease she was to get renter's insurance but she said she could afford to get it. I told her it was only 12.50 through my house insurance but she said no.

I did try to contact her. her phone was off. I when there 3 times to reach her but she wasn't there. She called me the day she came back and noticed the pipe was busted. I did not drop the ball I could not notify her because she was not there to tell her to drip the water to avoid damaging the pipes.

No the electricity was not off. She left the kitchen light on in the house. And no she did not let me know she left the house. I tried to contact her to remind her to let the water run but could not I went to the house 3 times before the temperature dropped and no one was home. My brother evicted his tenant because they were damaging his property Which she did by not letting the water run and allowing the pipes to burst. House is habitable but the water is off. I called the utility company and they turned the water off to the house. The pipe is under the house.

My tenant called me to let me know the pipes had burst at the rental. Her lease states that she is responsible for damages to property due to negligence. When I asked her if she let the water drip she said she didn't know she had to let the water drip although on the news they constantly told people to let the water drip due to the temperature dropping to the 20s for 2 days and ice was on the ground. She said she don't look at the news. I tried to call her 2 days before the freeze and could not contact her. She said her phone was off. I went to the house for 3 days but could not get her. She called me after she noticed the pipe was burst. She said she went to her mom's house and stayed their for 2 weeks because she said she plugged the heater and it tripped the circuit in the house. She did not notify me of this or that she went to her mom's house. Can I evict her? She have also not paid her rent in a month.