No Running Water!

daytona0

Laz123 wrote: »

Being without water for 3 days is not acceptable, contrary to what the trollers say.

1. Is that why you go to 3rd world countries and build wells in your spare time? Or are you British and just call things unacceptable when you have practically zero risk at dying (unlike a good number o people in the world) when you don't have temporary access to water? 3rd world problems are unacceptable, just as expecting someone to go buy bottled water, go to the gym 4 a shower, or have a cold wash in the tub is unacceptable as well (apparently)

2. The "trolls" have merely pointed out more practical solutions which would have ensured that the landlord was not extortionately out o pocket. Why should landlady have no choice in the resolution?

SlowCooker

The trollers could be those who have nothing better to do than tell people that they have no rights or to put it down to experience whatever the situation is, and this is of course based on no experience or knowledge. I'm not sure if it's just because they are bored or because they let people walk all over them in real life.

Laz123

I think you've just shot your little selves in the foot by identifying yourselves as the accused.

If you enter into a contract with a landlord in this country there are certain criteria they have to adhere to for health and safety matters which are quite basic needs. If the pipes were in a state of disrepair that is the landlords responsibility. We are a family of four here in the UK and couldn't survive without running water for 3 days. Conversely when we live in our Kenyan house in Migori that is a completely different matter and we use our borehole becuase we know there is no running water.

thunderella

SlowCooker wrote: »

Are you just giving random advice based on no knowledge whatsoever?

Are you just questioning the posts of others, based on no knowledge whatsoever? :cool:

thunderella

SlowCooker wrote: »

The trollers could be those who...

Who's trolling?

If you think anyone is trolling, you should ignore and report, not continue a discussion here.

thunderella

Remember everyone

Please be nice to all MoneySavers : There's no such thing as a stupid question and, even if you disagree, courtesy helps.

Hintza

Laz123 wrote: »

If the pipes were in a state of disrepair that is the landlords responsibility.

Not if the pipes were not on the landlord's property.

lammy82

Hintza wrote: »

Not if the pipes were not on the landlord's property.

Yes! Even if the property was fed via a direct pipeline from the world's purest water source in Antarctica - If the pipeline gets broken open somewhere over Namibia and the tenant's taps run dry, it would be the landlord's responsibility to get the water back on and to provide suitable accommodation in the interim.

They might not be able to directly maintain the pipeline, because it's not theirs, but they do have to take responsibility if it fails.

Hintza

lammy82 wrote: »

Yes! Even if the property was fed via a direct pipeline from the world's purest water source in Antarctica - If the pipeline gets broken open somewhere over Namibia and the tenant's taps run dry, it would be the landlord's responsibility to get the water back on and to provide suitable accommodation in the interim.

They might not be able to directly maintain the pipeline, because it's not theirs, but they do have to take responsibility if it fails.

Your first paragraph of nosense is contradicted by your second paragraph.

marliepanda

Hintza wrote: »

Your first paragraph of nosense is contradicted by your second paragraph.

It is the landlords responsibility to get it sorted. That can usually be by calling the people who maintain it.

The landlord can then file a complaint/claim against those people.

At no point is it the tenants problem or responsibility.