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Reduction in rent due to a leak from the above flat (inconvenience etc)
richimgd
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Hi there,
I live in a first floor flat where some damp patches on my ceiling turned out to be from a leaky pipe in between by ceiling and the flat above. The leak is above my sink in the kitchen which is also the main living area of my flat. My landlord who owns the whole block of flats (an old converted building) which contains about 12 flats all together. He has been round to puncher holes in the ceiling to let the water out. A plumber has been round to the flat above to fix the leak. Things were apparently sorted out, but someone (i think the plumber) had removed a light fitting and rested it on top of a kitchen work top while the wire was still connected. Because of this water has been able to drip along the wire and onto and down some cupboards and eventually down through my floor and through the flat below. THere has been some damage to food goods as well as items of my belongings such as a knife block, possibly a microwave and hand held hoover (seems to be working for now but was standing in water).
It is going to take about 3 weeks for the ceiling to dry out according to the landlord - before the place can be repaired / decorated, so thats nearly a month that things are going to look a bit nasty, plus the inconvenience of having people round to carry out repairs etc.
I pay quite a lot for rent so was wondering if I should ask for any kind of reduction in rent? Its only one room which is effected, but its my main living room. Its a 2 bedroom flat that I live in...
Cheers
Rich
I live in a first floor flat where some damp patches on my ceiling turned out to be from a leaky pipe in between by ceiling and the flat above. The leak is above my sink in the kitchen which is also the main living area of my flat. My landlord who owns the whole block of flats (an old converted building) which contains about 12 flats all together. He has been round to puncher holes in the ceiling to let the water out. A plumber has been round to the flat above to fix the leak. Things were apparently sorted out, but someone (i think the plumber) had removed a light fitting and rested it on top of a kitchen work top while the wire was still connected. Because of this water has been able to drip along the wire and onto and down some cupboards and eventually down through my floor and through the flat below. THere has been some damage to food goods as well as items of my belongings such as a knife block, possibly a microwave and hand held hoover (seems to be working for now but was standing in water).
It is going to take about 3 weeks for the ceiling to dry out according to the landlord - before the place can be repaired / decorated, so thats nearly a month that things are going to look a bit nasty, plus the inconvenience of having people round to carry out repairs etc.
I pay quite a lot for rent so was wondering if I should ask for any kind of reduction in rent? Its only one room which is effected, but its my main living room. Its a 2 bedroom flat that I live in...
Cheers
Rich
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Of course you can ask. Up to the LL whether to give you a reduction.
To be honest he seems to be doing all he can to put things right asap.0 -
Your rent has nothing to do with the leak, your rent is for sole use of the property which you appear to have been able to continue unimpeded. If your property has been damaged take photographs and ask for compensation for the value of the items damaged/ destroyed, taking into account wear and tear.
If you lose money by having to take time off or don't want to waste annual leave you can ask for the landlord or his agent to be present when the repairs are carried out. IMO you are making a fuss about the visible appearance, given it is above the sink rather than something you might reasonably sit and look at or sit next to. There is no legal requirement for the landlord to make good any damage to the decor at all, he could just make it safe and leave the rest for when you vacate.Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️0 -
Fair enough, thanks for the replies.
To be fair to the landlord he has acted pretty quickly to start sorting out the issues. And maybe things arnt quite as bad as they could be...!0
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