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Daughter Homeless due to Flooded Flat
oneofthetrio
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My daughter returned to her rental flat after Christmas to find a pipe had burst and the bedroom flooded. This was 3 days ago and the letting agent has still not found her any alternative accomodation as the flat is uninhabitable until repairs are carried out. They say this may take 2-3 months! Her rent has been paid in advance up to end of March 2011. If I pay for her to stay in a hotel for the time being will I be able to claim this back from the Letting Agent or Landlord?
She is a student at the University there (which is over 2 hours drive from home) and starts exams on Monday so must get back there.
She is a student at the University there (which is over 2 hours drive from home) and starts exams on Monday so must get back there.
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Did your daughter leave the heating set to come on at a low level for short periods each day whilst she was away? Ts are obliged to take reasonable precautions to prevent pipe bursts when cold weather has been forecast.
The LL should have insurance cover for such events but your daughter may well get sent a bill, unless you mean that a neighbouring property's pipes have burst?
You say that the property is uninhabitable and yet only refer to the bedroom as being affected?
Has the LL/LA got a dehumidifier into the property?0 -
Firstly is the whole property uninhabitable or just a bedroom?
Has the LL started to recover the property (by starting to dry it out - which can take days).
Secondly, is there the possibility that this is your daughters fault? For example, did your daughter leave the heating on over the holidays on a low setting to keep the property above freezing? If the answer is no, then your daughter is liable for her and her LL's costs.
Edit: TBS beat me to it!0
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