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phoenix70157015 | If my power went out while i was gone and food spoiled,should my landlord reimburse me for the food or...? |
knock the price of the food off the rent? The energy people came and fixed it temporarily but said it was my landlords problem.
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The power company said we were still receiving power but the main breaker went bad (looked old). the power guy "hard wired it someway and told me to call the landlord.I called and she sent out her repair man to fix it.
I just found this on Realtytimes.com
General power failures are rarely a landlord's fault. Power is sometimes lost throughout large areas -- as an extreme example, consider the 2003 blackout that impacted several states. A landlord can't go down to the generating station to pull a switch or string wire on your block -- thus a landlord has no liability when such general problems occur. If the cause of the failure is inside the house, then the landlord has a responsibility. |
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Adam S
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I've never heard of a landlord having to be responsible for a power outage. He doesn't control the power system, why should he be held responsible for something that's out of his control?
It sucks that all your food spoiled but, no, I don't think the landlord should have to reimburse you. Suck it and go buy new groceries.
Unless, of course, the landlord was some how responsible for the power outage. Then, you might have a reasonable case. |
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ms_spesh
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If it was your landlord's problem, why did the energy company fix it? You should get documentation from the energy company that the problem was caused by the landlord (neglect, shoddy maintenance, etc.). Once you are absolutely sure that the landlord is at fault here, demand the money for the cost of spoiled food. If the landlord refuses to pay, take him/her to court. |
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Pengy
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Landlord is not responsible for that, if you had renters insurance it would have been covered. |
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cbmttek
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Check your lease.
If the power went out as a result of something under the landlord's control, and you suffered a loss as a result of it, he could be held responsible.
But, there is a catch (may be a catch). A lot of leases put a requirement on the tenant to have renters insurance. What that means is that any claim against the landlord for loss of facility use would have to be put to your insurance first.
If the landlord wants to keep you on as a tenant, it would be good relations to kick in a few dollars though. I did that when my tenant lost use of the rental property do to property damage. I refunded him cost for two nights use, and about $100 for miscellaneous expenses. |
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zyberianwarrior
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get proof... |
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dragonfire
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if the main circuit breaker feeding your unit went bad, then it went bad, the landlord is not a qualified electrician, therefore he cannot reasonable know the status of all his tenant's electrical back bones and the breakers feeding them, if they go out that's a wear and tear item and thus you are not covered what so ever. he cannot ( and no one will ) guarantee any of his subsystems ( heating / cooling, plumbing, electrical ) from failure, as eventually all subsystems will fail, hence the usual need for renter insurance to cover such contingencies. |
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Blue October
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Phoenix....
here is what the law says...act of god---your responsibility
however...if it was an appliance failure (without act of god) - then it is landlords responsibility.
i would chalk this one up to a learning experience, and call your local insurance company to acquire renters insurance for the future.
good luck :) |
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S. B.
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It's your loss, unless you have renters insurance. |
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MR MOM
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act of god,, not responsible |
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jitterbugj
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This is not a landlords responsibility - he didn't know the breaker was going to go bad so how can you hold him responsible. What would you do about your food if you owned the house?
Some landlords will offer to pay to replace but alot will not. And with Renter's Insurance deductibles usually being about $500 a claim wouldn't make any sense. |
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Alterfemego
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It's not the landlords responsibility. Some folks are so ready to sue for **** that doesn't or won't matter a week, a year from now. So sue the power company if you feel so inclined. Good luck collecting that! |
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jonas_grant
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glad you're not my tenant! ridiculous (from the facts you've presented - if you told me that the fridge is part of the lease and the landlord had been previously notified it was not worknig right, and hadn't done anything about it....). |
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