Jason M.
Can I deduct bathroom water damage from security deposit?
My tenant just moved out recently and I discovered water damage under the floor of a bathroom. I don't have a "before" picture proving it wasn't there before hand. However, I do know that the tenant was caring for sma...
Eric Sandmann
Water Damage From Leaky Roof - HOA Responsible for Roof
I have a property in Florida where the HOA is responsible for maintenance and repair of all parts of the building outside of my unit walls, including the roof. The roof begun leaking this week and has caused water dam...
Sousie El
Seeking Legal Advice on HOA and Water Damage Issue
Hi everyone, I recently purchased a rental property in a condo managed by an HOA, and I’m dealing with a challenging situation that I’d appreciate advice on. Shortly after closing, I discovered that the roof above m...
Jordan Eng
Reduced Rent for Tenants - Home Renovation due to water damage
Hi there! I am not sure the protocol for this and wanted to get some feedback. I currently own a 3 bedroom townhouse and rent out 2 of the rooms. On 10/26/18 there was a flood in the home (fault of my own) causing dam...
Vinson Lee
Water Leak At Rental Damaged Below Unit Whose Insurance Covers
Hi Everyone,Wanted to see if anyone had any advice to share on how I should be handling this. My rental property, which is a condo, recently had a water leak from the pipes under the kitchen sink. The water seeped d...
Zoe Lee
Are asbesto and lead testing required for water damage demolition
Are asbesto and lead testing required for water damage repair related demolition in Texas?
Been working with a california-based water damage repair company. They said they cannot open the wall without asbesto and lea...
Xavier Mike
Water damaged my unit from the exterior due to gutters
I live in a 36 unit 3-story condo in seattle, wa. I am on the third level. The building was built in 1956 and then in 2008 it was renovated into condos. I purchased my unit and moved in in 2014. It is a 1 bedroom 500 ...
Zoe Lee
Contract with water damage co still valid after denied coverage?
We had sewer water backed up into a multiplex a couple of weeks ago. Our PM sent a water damage company onsite to extract the standing water on emergency.Later the company called and asked me to sign a contract so the...
Michael Hunter
How do you deal with water damage in your properties?
I had some properties near D.C. when hurricane Sandy hit, and got flooding in the basements that we had just refinished. We had to remove some drywall, and carpet pad and start over. I would love to hear what others d...
Roy C.
Parquet hardwood floor water damage: repair or rip it out?
I have a property with extensive water damage on parquet hardwood flooring as shown below. The property is about 1000 sq ft and I have three water damaged spots like the one shown in the pic. The hardwood is lay on ...