I love my 20' collapsible telescoping ladder which is like climbing a go-go gadget ninja bamboo ladder (not real sturdy to work off of but handy to get on roofs, easy to carry). 

If I am certain that it isn't my problem (ie collapsed drain line or corroded and scaled cast iron) then I pay for the first unclog on a drain and the tenant pays for subsequent unclogs of that same drain.

The ants generally take it back to the colony and this causes a colony to collapse (also works for some breeds of roaches).

There were only a couple times when we had to have a tenant vacate their unit because of a problem - once because the plumbing overflowed and flooded the apartment; another time when the ceiling collapsed (I think because the tenant was banging on the ceiling with a broom handle because she was irritated by the noise from the upstairs tenant).But, in both cases, the tenants were no fun to deal with - even though our contract was very simple and clear on the fact that the landlord was not responsible for tenant belongings in the event of any kind of flooding, etc., and that tenants were responsible for getting their own insurance to replace their own stuff or pay for a hotel, etc., etc., etc.So, no you aren't liable for their stuff if there is a problem - but seriously save yourself a bunch of hassle by requiring insurance, including a loss of use rider.I live in low income senior housing now, and my neighbors are bad about overflowing plumbing, etc., and I can't even begin to count how often the smoke detector alarms go off because of old people leaving the stove on, etc.  

Of course, if it is not habitable because of landlord negligence, that's a different story.If a unit floods because the sewer main collapsed unexpectedly, the landlord most likely bears no responsibility and -- according to contract -- is not responsible for motel room bills.I have seen a landlord being forced by the city to put tenants in hotel rooms -- 1 week for adults and 2 weeks for adults with kids, because the city red-tagged several buildings.Now, what you are legally obligated to do, and what you may end up doing for good-will reasons, that's not the same.No legal advice given.

Recently i found out that the lot next door has been purchased and plans have been filed for a major ground-up development that will require a pretty large scale Excavation and Underpinning of my property's foundation.There have been many horror stories in NY about shoddy underpinning work causing a complete collapse of the building next door. 

In Atlanta - someone mentioned Gwinnett county - Last night part of a main freeway towards Gwinnett county collapsed due to a fire underneath.

I dont see some great economic collapse, Im not a doomsdayer or anything of the sorts.

Coronavirus, Financial Crisis, 9/11, Dot Com Bubble, Latin American Debt Crisis, 1987 Stock Market Collapse, Energy Crisis.Everyone always thinks the present is worst than the past.

After banking almost collapsed in 2008, was anything really fixed (I.e. let the bad banks fail like in Iceland), or did they continue going about it as if nothing was wrong in the first place?