Is it my responsibility to clean mold/mildew that was hiding underneath the bathroom floor?
August 25th, 2010
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eddie asked:
I have been living in the same one bedroom condo for two years now and noticed cracked caulking along the bathtub and where the bathtub meets the linoleum flooring. After I told the property manager about it, he sent a repair man to fix the caulking and he noticed black mold all over the wooden baseboard underneath. The property manager told him to just re-caulk it and they were going to call ME with questions as to how this has happened. Should I be responsible? If so how much is it going to cost?
The source is from cracked caulking all laong the bathtub separating the bathtub from the linoleum and the water is from the shower.
I’m the tenant
What should I do if the property manager says it is my fault? Can he make me pay for it? I’m worried
Property manager insists the shower the shower curtain is not low enough. I think it is. He doesn’t watch me take a shower.
Addendum to my lease that I signed states: “Any water damage done to bathroom floor due to tenant negligence (including but not limited to: not using a shower curtain) will be charged to tenant. Repairs include but are not limited to replacing linoleum, the subfloor and resetting the toilet. It is the tenants responsibility to immediately notify us of any suspected water damage either at the time tenancy begins or during tenancy.”
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I have been living in the same one bedroom condo for two years now and noticed cracked caulking along the bathtub and where the bathtub meets the linoleum flooring. After I told the property manager about it, he sent a repair man to fix the caulking and he noticed black mold all over the wooden baseboard underneath. The property manager told him to just re-caulk it and they were going to call ME with questions as to how this has happened. Should I be responsible? If so how much is it going to cost?
The source is from cracked caulking all laong the bathtub separating the bathtub from the linoleum and the water is from the shower.
I’m the tenant
What should I do if the property manager says it is my fault? Can he make me pay for it? I’m worried
Property manager insists the shower the shower curtain is not low enough. I think it is. He doesn’t watch me take a shower.
Addendum to my lease that I signed states: “Any water damage done to bathroom floor due to tenant negligence (including but not limited to: not using a shower curtain) will be charged to tenant. Repairs include but are not limited to replacing linoleum, the subfloor and resetting the toilet. It is the tenants responsibility to immediately notify us of any suspected water damage either at the time tenancy begins or during tenancy.”
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