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Apartment Leak

July 4th, 2023 at 08:01 pm

Thursday I was sitting in my living room and I thought I heard water dripping. I knew I had not left any water running so I figured maybe that's just what it sounds like when water is going through the pipes. I live in a second floor apartment. There are three floors. Not fifiteen minutes later I'm talking to my manager on the phone when all of sudden I hear water running inside me apartment. I get up & start walking around my apartment. 

I find water pouring through the sprinkler system in my master bedroom as well as running down my bedroom walls in two spots. In the bathroom water is also pouring out that sprinkler and leaking through the ceiling. I call the rental office immediately then run upstairs.

My neighbor's door was open (so strange when there is a heat advisory out). It's nearly 100 degrees outside! I knock & when he comes to the door I inform him that water is coming through my ceiling & ask if he has any water in his apartment. He says that he turned off the water valve & walks away to check. He comes back & says he has an inch of water in his bathroom because he forgot to turn off the sink faucet. Unbelieveable!

So anyway maintenance comes & assesses the situation. I'm glad I was at home because usually at that time I'm at work. I was home early because I worked an earlier shift. The damage wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been. I have a dehumidifier that they brought to prevent mold & they will come back later to repair the sheet rock.

What a mess! I still can't believe he just left his sink running. Why?! Was the stopper plugged? And how could he not hear the water running? I do have have renter's insurance, but thankfully had no damage to my personal property.



Posted in Home sweet home | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “Apartment Leak”

  1. jokeabee Says:
    July 4th, 2023 at 10:31 pm 1688509872
    1688509872

    We once bought a commercial building and when I called to change the utilities into my name the water rep said that there was a really unusually high water bill and that is when we learned the current owner turned the sink on, got a phone call, left and left the water running for several days (until we alerted them to the high bill-we hadn't closed yet) luckily there was no flooding, the sink drained every thing but WHO DOES THAT??? Who doesn't turn a sink off???

  2. mumof2 Says:
    July 6th, 2023 at 03:45 am 1688615115
    1688615115

    wow maybe he has dementia starting or something...or fell asleep...hope it is fixed soon for you...

  3. LivingAlmostLarge Says:
    July 7th, 2023 at 10:06 pm 1688767587
    1688767587

    I wonder if he has early dementia? The door, sink, and other stuff might be happening. Keep an eye out. There may be other things that he accidentally causes.

  4. Amber Says:
    July 10th, 2023 at 11:08 pm 1689030512
    1689030512

    Ugh what a mess. I’m so glad you have renter’s insurance, so many do not. Be sure to take photos

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