Emily Beatty
Basement flooding - 3 contractor opinions
Bought a property in June 2020 in Atlanta, GA - placed tenants in August. The basement didn't have any water issues all summer while vacant. In mid Sept when the hurricane rains came the basement has had water leakage...
Teri B.
Hair Clog - The Tenant Side?
Hello,I've read through some 'hair clog/landlord' threads.This is the other side of the coin and I'm curious what you'd do as landlord.-----My kid shares a house with 3 other roommates at school.Kid 1: Mine - moved i...
Jack Murray
Rental Rehab replacing cast iron pipe
Bought a 2 bedroom 1 bath house that I'm fixing up, and planning to rent. I'm building an addition to add a third bedroom and bath (master bedroom with onsuite) and a laundry room. The house was built in 1950, and m...
Zee Ayezain
Replacing leaky sink garbage disposal against code?
Hi there, one of my properties in Washington DC has a leaky garbage disposal. I told the plumber to go check it out and if he can fix it great but if he has to replace it then to just remove it all together and not re...
Ting Liu
How to open up T-shape clogged drain pipe?
I have a two-unit apartments. The two apartments are side by side. Their kitchens are next to each other separated by a wall. The two kitchen sinks are connected by a T-shape drain pipe. The T-shape drain pipe is clo...
Missy H.
Acceptable Wait Time for a Plumber
My tenant texted me last night at 8:39pm that the toilet is backed up. I called the plumber this morning and he said that he would try to make it there today but has a busy schedule. He is a guy that I normally use ...
Tommy Kim
On going Tenant Plumbing Requests
One Tenant has been frequently having toilet and shower clogging issues and requesting us to fix the issues. I have told them if it's plumbing clog caused by the tenants we have plumber bill the tenant directly. I'm...
Sam Leon
Flushable wipes - do you allow/encourage/discourage that?
As I walk my properties I am noticing an increasing usage of flushable wipes. Using sitting on top of the toilet tank.Are you noticing the same?As a landlord, is this a concern to you?I am sending this article from N...
Loc R.
Sinks between tenants
I was wondering what you landlords do with your kitchen and bathroom sinks (and drains) between tenants.
I've gotten into the habit of using a bottle of Drano Max for all the drains in between tenants. I had another...
Steve Boianelli
Major plumbing issue caused by tenant misuse
A tenant of mine caused a major plumbing issue after admitting to pouring cooking grease down the drain over the past 4 months of residency. Needless to say my plumbers tried a number of different methods to unclog th...