Water damage and cement floors

[konik mum]

I reside in Charlotte NC, approx 3 weeks ago, there where some repairs being done to my town house complex. Evidently the men working on the property forgot to turn one of the water pipes back on and after a very cold few nights it burst, flooding a number of townhouses in the complex.

One of my neighbours had their first floor ceiling cave in, my carpet was BADLY damaged and for the last 2-3 weeks I have lived upstairs in my sons room and my son has stayed with his other parent as a result of the house being rather inhabital.

I was recently contacted by my landlord and told that they where going to rip my carpet up today, leaving cement floors exposed. When I asked about new carpeting I was told "oh it wont be installed for another week or so".

I'd like to know if I have any legal options as in the middle of winter, my heating bill is going to be outrageous, trying to heat a townhouse with uninsulated cement flooring.

Please help

 

[Cvillecpm]

Cement is insulation....If you are living on the second floor and heat rises, your heat bill should be LOWER since the warm air is reaching you UPSTAIRS.

You are using reverse logic. That said, your landlord is probably working with an insurance company - either his or his contractor's - so it will take as long as it takes to have the situation corrected.

 

[konik mum]

Thank you for your unhelpful reply.

Cement may be insulated yes, however when the ground floor is FREEZING and my kitchen and all of MY other things are on the first floor; your advice doesn't help me, in fact I feel rather insulted at your condesending attitude.

My main concern is that while I have a second floor it is where my son lives, and he is unable to come and stay with me as a result of this problem.

I would appreciate HELP and ADVICE from others, NOT rude and unhelpful comments

Thank you

 

[Alaska landlord]

I had a similar situation here, and the tenants got their carpets cleaned not replaced. Your LL is trying to work with you, you should cut him some slack.

 

[Cvillecpm]

uninhabitable. If the property was UNINHABITABLE, you would not be living there and since you ARE living there and the main/ground floor is the only carpet that is effected, wear shoes.

You appear to want sympathy rather than advice as to how to actually handle the situation.

A mistake was made by the contractors, your landlord is handling the situation - YES, it is not to your liking and the timing sucks; however, it is being handled and you are choosing not to have your son with you. If you want your son with you, bring him home and treat the "no carpet" on the 1st floor as an ADVENTURE.

Your "woe is me" attitude won't help and certainly is a poor example for your son.

 

[aabbcc]

Concrete floors are not really a problem and certainly do not make a property uninhabitable. It would be no colder than a tile floor. As you probably know, tile floors are quite common in newer construction/remodels and are in "style". As mentioned, you are lucky you are getting new carpet. These things do take a little time.

 

[Alaska landlord]

Concrete floors are not really a problem and certainly do not make a property uninhabitable. It would be no colder than a tile floor. As you probably know, tile floors are quite common in newer construction/remodels and are in "style". As mentioned, you are lucky you are getting new carpet. These things do take a little time.

They are very popular with suction 8 landlords. No changing of carpets between tenants.

 

[konik mum]

OK, so now it's coming down to it.

A: I'm actually doing this for a friend who has no access to the internet, so bringing someones parenting into it, is compleatly unacceptable, and I will be reporting you to the mediator. Oh and for future reference, the boy is 13 years old and has said to his father that he doesn't want to stay there because IT IS COLD and musty smelling BEACUSE OF THE WATER DAMAGE.

B: None of you; nore myself are in his situation, oh and by the way it must have been multiple pipes because there is damage to both 1st and second floors, however more damage has been done to the 1st floor. According to my friend it is near un-inhabitable, as there are cracks in the walls the windows wont open the airconditioning is broken, the doors are damaged due to weather and wear and tear.

C: I'm not origionally from this country, I'm actually from Australia and had a smiilar problem with a LL of mine, I was greatly compensaited, with matters involving electricity bills and reduced rent due to the imconvenience, HOWEVER, because this is not Australia, I wasn't sure of what, happens here in that situation.

D: If it where myself I'd be upset at the inconvienience as well, but I do understand that the LL is prob working with an insurance company therefore it takes time. However expecting a man to not see his son for 3 weeks due to the fact that the child feels it is a
"nasty" place to be right now, and not being compensaited for the fact that he has had to go out and buy 3 de-humidifiers, adn run the electric heater non-stop on high for 3 weeks, is a little much for my liking, regardless of wether or not the LL is doing is best. From what I read and can understand YES the LL is doing the right thing, however must compensaite the tenents the any purchases made as a direct result of the flooding ie; de-humidifiers.

The only thing I was a little hazy on was wether or not my friend could be compensaited in regards to the electricity bill, which is undoubtedly going to be horendous.

Thank you for your compleate and utter lack of help understanding and in fact rudeness in this matter Cvillecpm you will be reported, for your rude, pretencious, condensending and insulting remarks, this is a forum for helping others not belitteling them.

 

[acmb05]

OK, so now it's coming down to it.

A: I'm actually doing this for a friend who has no access to the internet, so bringing someones parenting into it, is compleatly unacceptable, and I will be reporting you to the mediator. Oh and for future reference, the boy is 13 years old and has said to his father that he doesn't want to stay there because IT IS COLD and musty smelling BEACUSE OF THE WATER DAMAGE.

B: None of you; nore myself are in his situation, oh and by the way it must have been multiple pipes because there is damage to both 1st and second floors, however more damage has been done to the 1st floor. According to my friend it is near un-inhabitable, as there are cracks in the walls the windows wont open the airconditioning is broken, the doors are damaged due to weather and wear and tear.

C: I'm not origionally from this country, I'm actually from Australia and had a smiilar problem with a LL of mine, I was greatly compensaited, with matters involving electricity bills and reduced rent due to the imconvenience, HOWEVER, because this is not Australia, I wasn't sure of what, happens here in that situation.

D: If it where myself I'd be upset at the inconvienience as well, but I do understand that the LL is prob working with an insurance company therefore it takes time. However expecting a man to not see his son for 3 weeks due to the fact that the child feels it is a
"nasty" place to be right now, and not being compensaited for the fact that he has had to go out and buy 3 de-humidifiers, adn run the electric heater non-stop on high for 3 weeks, is a little much for my liking, regardless of wether or not the LL is doing is best. From what I read and can understand YES the LL is doing the right thing, however must compensaite the tenents the any purchases made as a direct result of the flooding ie; de-humidifiers.

The only thing I was a little hazy on was wether or not my friend could be compensaited in regards to the electricity bill, which is undoubtedly going to be horendous.

Thank you for your compleate and utter lack of help understanding and in fact rudeness in this matter Cvillecpm you will be reported, for your rude, pretencious, condensending and insulting remarks, this is a forum for helping others not belitteling them.

It's also a forum that has rules, which you obviously did not read first.

 

[VeronicaLodge]

OK, so now it's coming down to it.

A: I'm actually doing this for a friend who has no access to the internet, so bringing someones parenting into it, is compleatly unacceptable, and I will be reporting you to the mediator. Oh and for future reference, the boy is 13 years old and has said to his father that he doesn't want to stay there because IT IS COLD and musty smelling BEACUSE OF THE WATER DAMAGE.

B: None of you; nore myself are in his situation, oh and by the way it must have been multiple pipes because there is damage to both 1st and second floors, however more damage has been done to the 1st floor. According to my friend it is near un-inhabitable, as there are cracks in the walls the windows wont open the airconditioning is broken, the doors are damaged due to weather and wear and tear.

C: I'm not origionally from this country, I'm actually from Australia and had a smiilar problem with a LL of mine, I was greatly compensaited, with matters involving electricity bills and reduced rent due to the imconvenience, HOWEVER, because this is not Australia, I wasn't sure of what, happens here in that situation.

D: If it where myself I'd be upset at the inconvienience as well, but I do understand that the LL is prob working with an insurance company therefore it takes time. However expecting a man to not see his son for 3 weeks due to the fact that the child feels it is a
"nasty" place to be right now, and not being compensaited for the fact that he has had to go out and buy 3 de-humidifiers, adn run the electric heater non-stop on high for 3 weeks, is a little much for my liking, regardless of wether or not the LL is doing is best. From what I read and can understand YES the LL is doing the right thing, however must compensaite the tenents the any purchases made as a direct result of the flooding ie; de-humidifiers.

The only thing I was a little hazy on was wether or not my friend could be compensaited in regards to the electricity bill, which is undoubtedly going to be horendous.

Thank you for your compleate and utter lack of help understanding and in fact rudeness in this matter Cvillecpm you will be reported, for your rude, pretencious, condensending and insulting remarks, this is a forum for helping others not belitteling them.

do you feel better now? good. bye.