Underground water leak tenant or landlord responsibility
Would an underground water leak not inside the building normally fall under tenant or landlord responsibility. I know it depends on the lease but in the average scenario. Thanks
[{"id": "hno5zf2", "text": "Was the leak caused by the tenant?", "replies": [{"id": "hnqqzjb", "text": "This really the right answer. Tenants can cause damage to supply lines with equipment and traffic or even added landscaping. One of my properties I had signage they said no vehicles over 30k and the tenant allowed a business partner to park a truck carrying well over this weight. Water supply line was damaged as well as an in ground meter. Tenant paid. \n\nSame property and waterline another time during a major freeze spring a leak (where the previous repair was made). Landlord responsibility so I paid for that one.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hno62wh", "text": "Land lord if it's supply.\n\ncould be tenant if it's a drain line filled with GI Joe's and other things not designed to be down there.", "replies": [{"id": "hno9ihw", "text": "Echoing this.\n\nAlso-\n\nIs it a shared line (with other tenants) or does it only serve one tenant? This is usually the biggest indicator of who is responsible for repairs.\n\nAnything shared is almost always going to be Landlord responsibility, unless a tenant explicitly caused damage, and even then, the Landlord would typically cure and bill back.\n\nI say this is a lease contract professional and am pretty familiar in this zone. I am not an attorney and am not giving legal advice.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hno84jn", "text": "This one isn't complicated.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hnofk1y", "text": "Definitely land lord", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hnqjgo1", "text": "Saw it is a tree route not mentioned in the lease. I imagine landlord pays for it.   But if it is from abuse, objects thrown in when the root rooter discovers the remanents I think the landlord is not likely to pay for it.  Use that argument approach property manager.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]