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04-22-2013, 10:18 AM
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The building is almost 15 years old. But I haven't heard of leakages in the building until the unit directly upstairs decided to renovate their place and possibly fucked up both bathrooms.
Couple years ago my other washroom had a similar leak and was fixed.
Why did you fail melloman's suggestion dinosaur?
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04-22-2013, 10:36 AM
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I think you need to deal specifically with the strata\building management company. Call the head office...non-stop until you get in-touch with the property manager who oversees your specific property.
People are so quick to throw "lawsuit" out there. Everyone wants to sue this person, sue that person, threaten to sue to for this or that. You need to step back and really look at what is happening. YES, this is kinda gross and and hassle , but it is nothing to have a brain aneurysm over.
You are not going to be able to dictate who they hire to fix the problem, the only thing you have the right to request is that the plumber is certified.
DO you REALLY want to spend time and money dealing with lawyer (who won't give a shit) and filing a lawsuit? come on...
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04-22-2013, 10:43 AM
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The point isn't to pay money to a lawyer.
It's an empty threat that will either get your problem fixed quicker, or leave you at the stalemate your currently in anyway.
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04-22-2013, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by melloman The point isn't to pay money to a lawyer.
It's an empty threat that will either get your problem fixed quicker, or leave you at the stalemate your currently in anyway. | But what happens if the other owner calls your bluff? Suddenly you're either stuck forking out money to hire a lawyer or simply looking like a douche after throwing out an empty threat. Chances are they wont take you seriously once you start asking for certifications and whatnot.
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04-22-2013, 10:49 AM
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If my unit was to get shit-water all over, and they called my bluff;
I'd go to small-claims court and sue for damages to interior surfaces, clean-up of un-sanitary waste, and loss of pay to deal with this issue.
Small-claims court = no lawyer. Lets not forget.
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04-22-2013, 10:49 AM
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Must be our young generation lawsuit happy.
But aside from routing the leak back upstairs to them, you absolutely have to light a fire under their ass or you gon get fucked with nothing in return. Posted via RS Mobile |
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04-22-2013, 11:04 AM
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I understand filing a lawsuit or going to small claims court would be my last resort. We are neighbours and the best solution would be to negotiate and cooperate.
The fustrating part is that I cannot dictate any action. And upstairs can continue to play games unless the strata take enforceable action.
The challenging part is to engage with upstairs and strata to fix the leakage ASAP, without looking like I am harassing them every hour.
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04-22-2013, 11:11 AM
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Goodluck.
Don't forget to TRY then to get some compensation from the strata/unit owner/property owner for the damaged ceiling and if your flooring got damaged. Goodluck on this too. (Might see it in like a year or 2)
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04-22-2013, 04:24 PM
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man, if I had shit leaking through my roof i would be pissed off.
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04-22-2013, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by noventa man, if I had shit leaking through my roof i would be pissed off. | Hell yes, I'd be pissed off too.
But screaming and yelling "lawsuit" and losing your shit is a rather immature way to deal with the situation.
You don't "get shit done" by throwing a temper tantrum.
You "get shit done" by being calm, professional, and contacting the correct resources to fix the problem.
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04-22-2013, 07:16 PM
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Kinda off topic but still relevant-ish....but why anyone wouldn't have insurance when living in a strata building is beyond me.
Water leaks/floods happen all the time whether it's from legit accidents (laundry flood/dishwasher/etc) or from STUPID people who for some reason it's a good idea to hang their clothes on the sprinkler heads, or turning on the water reserve from the roof for funsies (like one of our buildings in YT that was all over the news awhile ago; we had JUST installed new hardwood a week before it happened but luckily our suite escaped any major damages)
The amount of $$ you pay for your insurance is peanuts compared to the damages that might occur if something BAD did happen.
Anyways, OP I hope you get things figured out and fixed. There's nothing worse than dealing with a homeowner/tenant who doesn't follow the rules for one and who is not cooperative when shit hits the fan (literally).
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04-22-2013, 07:58 PM
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Theres a grow op upstairs and its almost time for cropping thats why she's taking her time. The so called shit water is soil water. That's also the reason why she doesn't want you entering her suite with your plumber. |
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04-23-2013, 12:46 AM
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OP, i dont know about your building specifically, but for my family when we had a similar situation, well, our problem was we saw some cracks in the walls.
I also called/emailed my strata multiple times to no avail. It wasn't ratified until I got to meet our building manager. (not our building elected council members) but the manager who our management company hired to oversee our building.
What I ended up doing was me taking a few photographs of the wall, uploaded to my ipad. Drove over to our management company, waited there until the manager was ready to see us.
note, i didnt go in there yelling and swearing. (but i guess our situation was not nearly as bad as yours) But I was polite and dressed professionally. I just wanted the problem solved. Once our manger was notified of the situation. He apologized for the delays and had an inspector come to our unit the very next day.
that was my experience, good luck OP! (skip the strata, go straight for management)
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04-25-2013, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Lomac Out of curiosity, would a building's strata have any say or responsibility in a situation like this? | I would think that the floor between the two suites would be considered "common property" which would then create obligations on the part of the strata/property management company to become involved, at least as a liaison or mediator between the two property owners.
I think the OP should check his bylaws to see what the strata/property management company's obligations are in situations like his.
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