Jon K.
Costs to fix 2nd floor shower leaking in downstairs?
I've been trying to save money, and even am getting a roommate.
Now I've got a 2nd floor shower leak, leaking downstairs onto tile kitchen.
It's a stall shower with plastic shower floor. Shower & pipes ~10 year...
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How do you protect yourself from frozen pipes?
I hear stories all the time about tenants going on vacation, turning the heat down, and coming back to burst pipes, which seems to typically end up being the landlord's problem. Is this actually as common as it seems?...
Lee Gierszewski
Who should pay for water damage bill
Back in early April i received a call from one of my properties claiming that there was water gushing out of the ceiling. I get over there & water is pouring out of the radiant heat system underneath a window. I s...
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Remove an unused basement bathroom
Dear BP community,
I'm a beginner at this landlord stuff and have owned a multifamily for just about a year and a half. I'm looking for guidance on a pest/bathroom issue.
I live on the first floor of the unit and m...
Jaden Ghylin
Odor from bathroom when windows open
I own a property with a weird problem. There is no odor present in the house if the windows are closed. However, if the windows in the master bathroom are opened and there is a slight breeze, there will sometimes be...
Vladimir Khorikov
Tenant wants to test water for copper
Hello everyone.A tenant just moved in, says the water from the kitchen sink is blue and wants to test it for copper:"My water from my kitchen sink was blue this morning when I went to rinse a glass. It’s not remaining...
Mindy Jensen
Looking for an Automatic Emergency Water Shutoff - Does it exist?
Our MHP is located in Maine. Water is submetered, but a tenant in the throes of eviction had a pipe burst, didn't do anything about it and now I'm on the hook for a hefty water bill.Since we're in Maine, freezing pipe...
Michael S.
Leaking Copper Pipe in Slab
looking at potentially a disaster of a situation regarding copper pipes inside concrete slab.-Home is 10 years old-Copper pipe inside the concrete slab had a leak.-Pinpoint leak was found (after digging through severa...
Tyler Brown
Splitting gas lines on a 2 family house?
I've got a (legal) 2 family house in Queens. Right now, the electric is split and the tenants pay for their own usage, while I pay for the water and gas for the whole house.All the water bills for 2018 added up to ab...
Josh Dillingham
No heat in one zone (boiler help)
Hi BP,
I'm having an issue with my boiler and thought I would ask here before calling the repair guy. I have a 5 zone boiler, system 2000. 4 zones are working perfectly, one zone has no heat at all. The thermostat i...